30/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - Catherine Ashton welcomes appointment of John Kerry to post of secretary of state. On Wednesday 30 January, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton welcomed the confirmation of John Kerry as successor to Hillary Clinton in the post of secretary of state of the United States, saying she was “delighted”. Stating that she had already had “the privilege” of meeting Kerry on several occasions, Ashton said in a...