DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JULY 8, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JULY 8, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on travel to Beijing, China, from July 7 through July 10 to participate in the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED). He is accompanied by Deputy Secretary Bill Burns, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Cathy Novelli, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Dean Pittman, Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs Judith Garber, Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern, Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Ambassador Carlos Pascual, Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Ambassador Donald Booth, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs Evan Medeiros, and Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS. 
4:40 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry and Secretary Lew tour the Badaling section of the Great Wall, in Beijing, China.
7:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends the Strategic Track working dinner hosted by Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, in Beijing, China.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on travel to Beijing, China from July 7 through July 9 to lead the U.S. delegation to the U.S.-China Strategic Security Dialogue and participate in the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
Deputy Secretary Higginbottom attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
12:45 p.m. Administrator Shah participates in USAID's Biodiversity Policy launch event, on Capitol Hill.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN 
Under Secretary Sherman is on travel to Vienna, Austria in connection with the P5+1 talks.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
11:45 a.m. Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with a group of graduate students from George Washington University to discuss arms control and nonproliferation issues, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI
Under Secretary Novelli accompanies Secretary Kerry on travel to Beijing, China to participate in the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), in Beijing, China. Please click here for more information.
8:30 a.m. (LOCAL) Under Secretary Novelli delivers remarks and opens the annual EconPartnerships workshop with National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Xie Zhenhua, in Beijing, China.
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Novelli leads the U.S. delegation at the U.S.-China Economic Development Reform Dialogue, in Beijing, China.
6:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Novelli meets with Founder and Director of the Institute of Public Environmental Affairs (IPE) Ma Jun, in Beijing, China.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS RICHARD STENGEL
Under Secretary Stengel is on travel to Seoul, Korea from July 7 through July 8

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
Counselor Shannon accompanies Homeland Security Secretary Johnson on travel to Guatemala City, Guatemala from July 8 through July 9. 

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETER SELFRIDGE
1:00 p.m. Ambassador Selfridge assists with the Diplomatic Corps Reception, at the White House

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
10:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Spanish State Secretary for International Cooperation Jesus Gracia, in Washington, DC.
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a reception in honor of Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions, at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD
8:45 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard speaks at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services’ (USCCB) 2014 National Migration Conference, in Washington, DC.