DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry celebrates his 70^th birthday with friends and colleagues at the Department of State.

7:15 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Samantha Power, at the Department of State.

11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry attends a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, at the Washington National Cathedral. 

1:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with former Vice President Al Gore, at the Department of State.

2:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry and Secretary Lew brief the Senate on Iran, on Capitol Hill.

5:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the 2nd Annual Transformational Trends Strategic Forum, at the Georgetown Four Seasons Hotel, in Washington, DC. Please click here for more information.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
9:00 a.m. Administrator Shah participates in a panel discussion at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee's 100th Anniversary Conference at the Ronald Reagan Building, in Washington, DC.

10:00 a.m. Administrator Shah delivers remarks at the Power Agriculture Grand Challenge Event at the Ronald Reagan Building, in Washington, DC.
2:30 a.m. Administrator Shah attends the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACFVA) meeting, at USAID.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller co-chairs the U.S.-India Strategic Security Dialogue with Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal hosts the U.S.-Uzbekistan Annual Bilateral Consultations, at the Department of State.
6:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal attends a U.S.-Kazakhstan reception, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN

Assistant Secretary Countryman participates in the U.S.-India Strategic Security Dialogue with Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES

11:10 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones delivers remarks at the U.S.-Kazakhstan Convention, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, DC.

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the President of the Climate Policy Center Rafe Pomerance, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND 
Assistant Secretary Nuland is on foreign travel to Kyiv, Ukraine.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard participates in United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Dialogue on Internally Displaced Persons in Geneva, Switzerland.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
11:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya attends a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, at the Washington National Cathedral.