DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Acting Assistant Secretary Yun, White House Senior Director for Asian Affairs Daniel Russel, Spokesperson Psaki, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. 
3:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry receives a briefing from U.S. Forces Korea, in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
4:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye, in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
5:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, in Seoul, Republic of Korea
6:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a joint press availability with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, in Seoul, Republic of Korea7:10 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in an American Chamber of Commerce in Korea Event, in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Former Indian Foreign Secretary Ambassador Shyam Saran, at the Department of State.
11:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with the Republic of Korea Ambassador to the U.S. Choi Young-jin, at the Department of State.
1:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
Under Secretary Sonenshine is on foreign travel to Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia from April 8 through 16. 

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
4:00 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Barton meets with Irene Khan, Director-General of the International Development Law Organization, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
Assistant Secretary Blake is on travel in Boston, Massachusetts to deliver remarks at Harvard University. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ8:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez and senior U.S. government officials join the visiting Mexican economic delegation in a roundtable discussion at the Council of the Americas with private sector representatives, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
Assistant Secretary Hammer is on foreign travel to Samarkand, Uzbekistan to meet with government officials, journalists and youth. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with Ann Hollingsworth, Senior Analyst for the International Crisis Group, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS ANDREW SHAPIRO
8:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Shapiro participates in a roundtable conversation on the efforts of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs in advancing U.S. national security, at the Council on Foreign Relations.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
1:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Ibrahim El Houdaiby, Egyptian activist, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY 
Ambassador Goosby meets with senior government officials and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) country team, in Windhoek, Namibia.