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Similarly, until she was appointed Britain's European Commissioner last year, only hardened London politicos were familiar with Baroness Catherine Ashton's name. But she is now the E.U.'s Foreign Minister-designate, with the unwieldy title of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. (See the 10 greatest speeches of all time...
...become household names, but today, most Europeans will be scratching their heads at the decision by the E.U.'s 27 leaders to anoint Van Rompuy and Ashton to the organization's top two jobs. After all, the positions, which were created by the E.U.'s newly ratified Lisbon Treaty, were supposed to give a voice and a face to Europe on the world stage...
There was more to the choice of Van Rompuy and Ashton than their individual qualities. In the classic European tradition of horse-trading, the E.U. tried to balance out the top jobs according to political background, geography and gender. Indeed, the Lisbon Treaty states that the two jobs - and that of the European Commission President - have to take account of "the geographical and demographic diversity of the Union...
...TIME: We're live with @aplusk for a Twitter version of 10 Questions. His new movie, Spread, is in theaters tmw. Ashton, thx for joining us. @aplusk: thanks for having...
...finally, from @BlackweirYurts, Who's most obsessed with Twitter, You or @mrskutcher [Demi Moore]? I think I'm a little more obsessed than wifey but she has her days. Watch TIME's 10 Questions video with Ashton Kutcher Read TIME's full 10 Questions interview with Kutcher...