US underwhelmed by top EU appointments

Article looks at the United States reaction to the appointments of Herman van Rompuy as President of the European Council and Catherine Ashton as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, November 2009.

ESO: Background information: Van Rompuy closes in on EU presidency http://www.europeansources.info/record/van-rompuy-takes-eu-presidency/

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