Obama welcomes first European president

Obama, who returned Thursday from a trip to Asia, issued his congratulations after the EU named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy the first ever president of the European Council.

Former EU trade commissioner, Britain's Catherine Ashton, was named high representative for foreign affairs and security policy.

The new positions “will strengthen the EU and enable it to be an even stronger partner to the United States,” the White House said in a statement.

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