Thursday, April 25, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013


SECRETARY JOHN KERRY9:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Olugbenga Ashiru, at the Department of State.
10:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry briefs members of the Senate, on Capitol Hill.


DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on foreign travel from April 22 through April 29 to Asia and Almaty, Kazakhstan.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH10:00 a.m. Administrator Shah testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Capitol Hill.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with President of Somaliland Ahmed Mohamoud Silanyo, at the Department of State.
3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with National Security Adviser of Germany Christoph Heusgen, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
8:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets Mark Linscott, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources, at the Department of State.
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks at the Annual Conference Committee of C-100, at the Reagan Building.
12:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats holds a conference call with Lael Brainard, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, at the Department of State.)
12:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver, at the Department of State.
1:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis Riccardone, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Dr. Marc Maurer, National Federation of the Blind, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks on wildlife conservation at the School Without Walls, in Washington, DC.
2:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine joins Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya to launch the World Press Freedom Day, at the Foreign Press Center, in Washington DC.
6:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a reception in honor of the 65th Anniversary of the U.S.-UK Fulbright Commission, at the British Ambassador’s residence.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
12:45 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller delivers remarks at the American Bar Association Section of International Law 2013 Spring Meeting in Washington, DC. Please click here for more information.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL2:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall hosts a farewell reception in honor of the departing Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, His Excellency Constancio da Conceicao Pinto, at Blair House.
6:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a reception to celebrate the 65th Anniversary of the U.S.-UK Fulbright Commission hosted by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom, His Excellency Sir Peter Westmacott, in Washington, D.C.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton meets with Senator Chris Murphy, at the Dirksen Building.
6:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton attends a reception for International Affairs Journalism, a lead up event to the White House Correspondents Dinner, at the Council on Foreign Relations.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

Assistant Secretary Blake is on foreign travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan through April 27. 


ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS BRIMMER
Assistant Secretary Brimmer is on foreign travel to Geneva, Switzerland to meet with Member State representatives of the largest contributors to the United Nations to discuss management and budget issues.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
Assistant Secretary Countryman is on foreign travel to lead the U.S. Delegation to the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) meeting of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), in Geneva, Switzerland through May 3. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson is on foreign travel to Lima, Peru to hold meetings with Peruvian officials, business leaders, and participate in the World Economic Forum on Latin America conference. 
7:45 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in an interview with Radio Programas del Peru, in Lima, Peru.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES 
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Argentina’s Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation Lino BaraƱao, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in the Department of State’s Take Your Child to Work Day, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS TOM KELLY8:30 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Kelly addresses visiting students from the UK Joint Services Advanced Command and Staff Course, in Arlington, Virginia.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

Assistant Secretary Richard is on foreign travel to Geneva, Switzerland to discuss various refugee and migration issues with UN and other international and non-governmental organizations based in Geneva.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOE YUN2:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Yun appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, on Capitol Hill. 

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
12:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya delivers remarks at an event to honor Berta Soler, 2011 Human Rights Defenders Award Winner, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya joins Under Secretary Sonenshine to launch the World Press Freedom Day, at the Foreign Press Center, in Washington D.C.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA2:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Albanian Prosecutor General Adriatik Llalla, at the Department of State.
5:30 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca delivers remarks at the U.S.-Netherlands Dialogue on Human Trafficking Reception, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY

1:15 p.m. LOCAL Ambassador Goosby delivers remarks at a global-health luncheon during the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, in Dallas, TX.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to Guatemala City regarding the Efrain Rios Montt trial and to meet with officials and civil society groups about rule of law and accountability.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith is on foreign travel in Oxford, United Kingdom through April 28 to speak at the University of Oxford, Oxford Women in Politics (OxWip) event. 

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS
11:00 a.m. Special Representative Lewis delivers remarks at the Atlantic Council Workshop on “A Transatlantic partnership for the Global Future: Urbanization and its Implications,” in Washington, DC.
3:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis, in conjunction with the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Office of Russian Affairs, meets with Alexander Kobenko, Deputy Head of Government of the Samara Region, Russian Federation and Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Elena Shibaeva, Assistant Minister of Economic Development, Investment and Trade, Samara Region and Vadim Belikov, Vice President of the Board of the Business Assembly of the G-20Y Summit IOC, at the Department of State.

SPECIAL ADVISER FOR GLOBAL YOUTH ISSUES ZEENAT RAHMAN4:00 p.m. LOCAL Special Adviser Rahman meets with the Government of India Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morch (BJP Youth Wing) to discuss youth issues, including youth employment and political and civic participation, in New Delhi, India. 
7:00 p.m. LOCAL Special Adviser Rahman delivers remarks at the reception for Microsoft’s Innovate for Good program in conjunction with the Office of Global Youth Issues’ Startup Youth Initiative. The theme of this session is “Sharing global insights on youth economic opportunity and entrepreneurship.”

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
11:00 a.m. Director McKean meets with Ambassador Rimutis Klevecka of Lithuania, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Director McKean meets with U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone, at the Department of State.



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