High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

The High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy is a position created by the Treaty of Lisbon, starting December 1, 2009 (it was actually already created in 1999). The position is part of the European Commission.

Her duty is to be the face of European Union to the rest of the world, along with the President of the European Council.

The job is sometimes known casually a "the European Foreign Minister" but this is not correct because she is not a member of any government.

List

No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term			Party				Commission	Member state
			Took office	Left office	Duration	European		National
As High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy – Secretary-General of the Council of the EU
–		Jürgen Trumpf (1931–2023)	1 May 1999	18 October 1999	170 days		Independent		Independent	N/A	Template:Flagbig
–		Javier Solana (born 1942)	18 October 1999	1 December 2009	10 years, 44 days		PES		PSOE	N/A	Template:Flagbig
As High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – Vice-President of the European Commission
1		Catherine Ashton (born 1956)	1 December 2009	1 November 2014	4 years, 335 days		PES		Labour	Barroso II	Template:Flagbig
2		Federica Mogherini (born 1973)	1 November 2014	30 November 2019	5 years, 29 days		PES		PD	Juncker	Template:Flagbig
3		Josep Borrell (born 1947)	1 December 2019	30 November 2024	4 years, 365 days		PES		PSOE	Von der Leyen I	Template:Flagbig
4		Kaja Kallas (born 1977)	1 December 2024	Incumbent	350 days		RE		REF	Von der Leyen II	Template:Flagbig

High Representative Of The Union For Foreign Affairs And Security Policy Media

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  The External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero Waldner, left, *with Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Condoleezza Rice, in 2007 was merged with the High Representative under the Treaty of Lisbon.

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  Baroness Ashton of Upholland, British politician

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  Javier Solana at the 35th Munich Conference on Security Policy in 1999

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  Ashton with Katsuya Okada in 2009

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  Catherine Ashton (far right) with the rest of the Quartet on the Middle East (2010)