
Article 1 
Baroness Catherine Margaret ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND is hereby appointed High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the period from 1 December 2009 until the end of the current term of office of the Commission.
Article 2 
This Decision shall be notified to Baroness Catherine Margaret ASHTON OF UPHOLLAND by the President of the European Council.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 1 December 2009.
For the European Council
The President
H. VAN ROMPUY