DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Brussels, Belgium and Chisinau, Moldova. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Spokesperson Jen Psaki, and Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS. Please click here for more information.
8:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends the NATO-Russia Council meeting, in Brussels, Belgium.
9:45 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, in Brussels, Belgium.
10:35 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in the North Atlantic Council Session with ISAF Partners, in Brussels, Belgium.
11:20 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Brussels, Belgium.
4:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti and Moldovan Prime Minister Iurie Leanca, in Chisinau, Moldova.
5:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a Trade and Investment Showcase, in Chisinau, Moldova.
6:55 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with staff families of Embassy Chisinau, in Chisinau, Moldova.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
11:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, at the Department of State.
12:15 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting, at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman briefs Members of the House of Representatives on Iran, on Capitol Hill.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS WILLIAM CRAFT
Acting Assistant Secretary Craft is on foreign travel to Bali, Indonesia to participate in the World Trade Organization 9th Ministerial Meeting from November 29 through December 7 as part of a delegation led by United States Trade Representative Ambassador Michael Froman. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL
Assistant Secretary Biswal is on foreign travel to Kyiv, Ukraine to participate in the Ministerial meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and meet with civil society representatives from across the OSCE region.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
4:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with U.S. Ambassador-Designate to Jamaica Luis Moreno, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Irish counterparts for the U.S.-Ireland Research and Development Partnership, via Digital Video Conference.
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with CEO of the Irish Marine Institute Dr. Peter Heffernan, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND 
Assistant Secretary Nuland accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel to Brussels, Belgium and Chisinau, Moldova. 

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS DEAN PITTMAN
10:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman meets with Ambassador of Spain to the U.S. Ramon Gil-Casares, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS DANNY RUSSEL
Assistant Secretary Russel accompanies Vice President Biden on travel to Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya participates in Humans Rights consultations, in Brussels, Belgium.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Ambassador CdeBaca meets with representatives of anti-trafficking NGOs, in London, UK.
4:00 p.m. LOCAL Ambassador CdeBaca briefs Members of Parliament regarding successful anti-trafficking laws, policies, and practices, in London, UK.

ACTING SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS MARY PENSABENE 
3:00 p.m. Acting Special Representative Pensabene meets with Chief of Protocol for the State of Georgia Abby Turano, at the Department of State.