Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Commission Vice President and Head of the European Defence Agency, has welcomed the appointment of Claude-France Arnould as Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA).
Claude-France Arnould is currently Deputy Director-General for Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD) in the External Action Service. Previously, between 2001 and 2009, she was Director for Defence issues in the EU General Secretariat of the Council, in charge of CSDP operations and military capabilities. She has more than 20 years’ experience in External Relations, Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy.
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