High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

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High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
(in other official languages) Bulgarian Върховен представител на Съюза по въпросите на външните работи и политиката на сигурност Czech Vysoký představitel Unie pro zahraniční a bezpečnostní politiku Danish Unionens højtstående repræsentant for udenrigsanliggender og sikkerhedspolitik German Hoher Vertreter der Union für die Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik Greek Ύπατος Εκπρόσωπος της Ένωσης για θέματα Εξωτερικής Πολιτικής και Πολιτικής Ασφαλείας Spanish Alto Representante de la Unión para Asuntos Exteriores y Política de Seguridad Estonian Liidu välisasjade ja julgeolekupoliitika kõrge esindaja Finnish Unionin ulkoasioiden ja turvallisuuspolitiikan korkea edustaja French Haut représentant de l’Union pour les affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité Irish Ardionadaí an Aontais do Ghnóthaí Eachtracha agus don Beartas Slándála Croatian Visoki predstavnik Unije za vanjske poslove i sigurnosnu politiku Hungarian Az Unió külügyi és biztonságpolitikai főképviselője Italian Alto rappresentante dell’Unione per gli affari esteri e la politica di sicurezza Lithuanian Sąjungos vyriausiasis įgaliotinis užsienio reikalams ir saugumo politikai Latvian Savienības Augstais pārstāvis ārlietās un drošības politikas jautājumos Maltese Ir-Rappreżentant Għoli tal-Unjoni għall-Affarijiet Barranin u l-Politika ta’ Sigurtà Dutch Hoge vertegenwoordiger van de Unie voor buitenlandse zaken en veiligheidsbeleid Polish Wysoki Przedstawiciel Unii do Spraw Zagranicznych i Polityki Bezpieczeństwa Portuguese Alto Representante da União para os Negócios Estrangeiros e a Política de Segurança Romanian Înaltul Reprezentant al Uniunii pentru afaceri externe și politica de securitate Slovak Vysoký predstaviteľ Únie pre zahraničné veci a bezpečnostnú politiku Slovene Visok predstavnik Unije za zunanje zadeve in varnostno politiko Swedish Unionens höga representant för utrikesfrågor och säkerhetspolitik
Emblem of the EEAS
Incumbent Kaja Kallas since 1 December 2024
European External Action Service European Commission
Abbreviation	HR HR/VP
Member of	European Commission
Reports to	President of the European Commission
Appointer	The European Council with the consent of the President of the European Commission
Term length	5 years
Formation	1999 (CFSP) 2009 (FASP)
First holder	Jürgen Trumpf (CFSP) Catherine Ashton (FASP)
Deputy	Presidency foreign minister
Salary	€288,877
Website	Council, Commission

The high representative of the union for foreign affairs and security policy/vice-president of the European Commission (HR/VP) is the chief co-ordinator and representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) within the European Union (EU). The position is currently held by Kaja Kallas.

The Treaty of Amsterdam, signed in 1997 and entered into force in 1999, had established the position of High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy. The position's purview was augmented by the Treaty of Lisbon, signed in 2007 and entered into force in 2009, which established its current title and authorities, including a seat on the European Commission as Vice-President and the chair of the council of EU foreign ministers. The first person to hold the full title of High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, inaugurated upon the coming into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, was Catherine Ashton. Early in the first term of the post, the office holder became assisted by the European External Action Service (EEAS) that was set up in December 2010.