DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. He is accompanied by Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Martin Indyk, Deputy Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Frank Lowenstein, Spokesperson Jen Psaki, Director McKean and Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS.
9:45 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem.
4:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a solo press availability, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
9:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
1:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns delivers remarks at the swearing-in ceremony for Assistant Secretary Evan Ryan, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a holiday reception hosted by the President and Mrs. Obama, at the White House.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
Administrator Shah attends meetings and briefings at USAID.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Foreign Minister of South Sudan Dr. Barnaba M. Benjamin and his delegation, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
Assistant Secretary Countryman consults with counterparts from the European External Extension Service and the 28 EU Member States on a range of nonproliferation and disarmament issues, in Brussels, Belgium.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
8:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson delivers remarks at the Center for Hemispheric Policy, at the Hyatt Regency in Coral Gables, FL.
9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson holds a press availability, at the Hyatt Regency in Coral Gables, FL.
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with the Miami Herald Editorial Board, at the Miami Herald in Doral, FL.
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with U.S. Southern Command Commander General John Kelly, at Southern Command.
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson delivers remarks, listens to business pitches from finalists at the La Ideaentrepreneurship competition and presents La Idea awards, at Venture Hive in Miami, FL.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS DEAN PITTMAN
Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman hosts UN Security Council consultations with Lithuania, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS DANNY RUSSEL
Assistant Secretary Russel accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel to Vietnam and the Philippines.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan is sworn-in as Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
1:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya delivers remarks on youth and human rights, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
3:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya participates in a roundtable with NGOs and academic experts, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL
9:30 a.m. Ambassador Russell participates in the Office of Protocol’s Women and Diplomacy series with Tina Tchen, Special Assistant to President Obama and Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama, and female Ambassadors from the Diplomatic Corps, at the Department of State.
1:00 p.m. Ambassador Russell attends the swearing-in ceremony for Assistant Secretary Evan Ryan, at the Department of State.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
Director McKean accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel.