DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, UAE. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Ambassador Marshall, Assistant Secretary Gordon and Acting Assistant Secretary Jones.
8:50 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Bahraini Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa and GCC Secretary General Abdullatif al-Zayani, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
10:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
11:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a joint press availability with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
12:35 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
3:40 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the staff and families of Mission Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
8:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a working dinner with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats is on foreign travel to London from March 4 through 6 to participate in the G8 FASS/Sherpa Meetings.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
12:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks at the Women in Action International Leadership Program Event, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a meeting at the White House.
6:15 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks via digital video conference at the launch event for Embassy Wellington’s Digital Engagement Center.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel in Ankara, Turkey and Cairo, Egypt. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Ambassador Marshall, Assistant Secretary Gordon and Acting Assistant Secretary Jones.
10:25 a.m. LOCALã Secretary Kerry participates in the Antikabir wreath-laying ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey.
4:30 p.m. LOCALã Secretary Kerry meets with Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby, in Cairo, Egypt.
5:25 p.m. LOCALã Secretary Kerry holds a roundtable discussion with Egyptian political parties, in Cairo, Egypt.
6:20 p.m. LOCALã Secretary Kerry holds a roundtable discussion with Egyptian business leaders, in Cairo, Egypt.
7:45 p.m. LOCALã Secretary Kerry meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, in Cairo, Egypt.
8:05 p.m. LOCALã Secretary Kerry delivers joint press statements with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, in Cairo, Egypt.
8:25 p.m. LOCALã Secretary Kerry participates in a working dinner with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, in Cairo, Egypt.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel in Ankara, Turkey. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Ambassador Marshall, Assistant Secretary Gordon and Acting Assistant Secretary Jones.
12:50 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends a Memorial Ceremony in Honor of Embassy Guard, at Embassy Ankara in Ankara, Turkey.
1:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, in Ankara, Turkey.
2:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a working lunch with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, in Ankara, Turkey.
4:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a joint press availability with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, in Ankara, Turkey.
5:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey.
6:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Turkish President Abdullah Gul, in Ankara, Turkey.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel to Kazakhstan, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia from February 23 to March 4 for official meetings.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Martin Kuba, at the Department of State.
11:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats holds a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Coordination meeting, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Ambassador Princeton Lyman, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE1:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers opening remarks at the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Foreign Policy Conference, at the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer hosts the High Level Meeting of the Humanitarian Policy Working Group, including Assistant Secretary Richard and USAID Assistant Administrator Nancy Lindborg, at the Department of State.)

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Rome, Italy. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Ambassador Marshall, Assistant Secretary Gordon, Acting Assistant Secretary Jones and U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford.

7:55 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Syrian Opposition Leaders, in Rome, Italy.
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in an Ad Hoc Meeting on Syria, in Rome, Italy.
10:45 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in an Ad Hoc Meeting on Syria with Syrian Opposition Leaders, in Rome, Italy.
12:20 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry delivers a joint press statement with Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata and Syrian Opposition Council Chairman Mouaz al-Khatib, in Rome, Italy.
12:40 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a solo press availability, in Rome, Italy.
1:25 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a cultural event with Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, in Rome, Italy.
2:05 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a lunch with Italian Ministers and Former Prime Ministers, in Rome, Italy.
4:25 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the staff and families of Embassy Rome, Embassy Vatican and US Mission to the UN Agencies, in Rome, Italy.
6:10 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, in Rome, Italy.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
11:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Powell, at the Department of State.
11:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Thomas Shannon, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel to Kazakhstan, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia from February 23 to March 4 for official meetings.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS8:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats holds a conference call with Chinese Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao, at the Department of State.
8:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a meeting at the White House.
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Professor Bates Gill, Chief Executive Officer, United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Powell, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE12:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers opening remarks at the film screening of Buzkashi Boys, at the Department of State. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Paris, France and Rome, Italy. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Ambassador Marshall, Assistant Secretary Gordon and is joined by Acting Assistant Secretary Jones and U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford in Rome, Italy.

8:35 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a working breakfast with French President Francois Hollande, in Paris, France.
9:40 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the staff and families of Embassy Paris, the U.S. Mission to OECD, and the U.S. Mission to UNESCO, in Paris, France.
12:05 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, in Paris, France.
12:35 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a working lunch with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, in Paris, France.
1:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a joint press availability with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, in Paris, France.
5:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, in Rome, Italy.
6:10 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics, and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius, in Rome, Italy.
7:50 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, in Rome, Italy.
8:05 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends a reception and takes a family photo with European foreign ministers, in Rome, Italy.
8:40 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends a dinner to discuss global issues with European foreign ministers, in Rome, Italy.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

10:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel to Kazakhstan, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia from February 23 to March 4 for official meetings.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
Under Secretary Sonenshine is on travel to Boston, Massachusetts. Please click here for more information.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER11:00 a.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller participates in the State Department-sponsored Foreign Policy Classroom. She will cover the next steps in U.S. arms control policy and the influence of the information age on that policy.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to London, United Kingdom. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Ambassador Marshall and Assistant Secretary Gordon. 

9:20 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the staff and families of Mission Germany, in Berlin, Germany.
10:35 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in “Youth Connect: Berlin,” a forum to hear thoughts and answer questions about global affairs with the next generation of leaders and innovators, in Berlin, Germany. 
12:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, in Berlin, Germany.
12:25 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a joint press availability with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, in Berlin, Germany.
12:40 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a working lunch with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, in Berlin, Germany.
2:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Berlin, Germany.
4:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Berlin, Germany.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel to Kazakhstan, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia from February 23 to March 4 for official meetings.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats is on travel through February 27, first in Chicago to discuss “Asia-Pacific: New Priorities for American Economic Diplomacy” with members of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He then travels to Los Angeles for meetings with the Motion Picture Association of America on intellectual property rights and enforcement. Under Secretary Hormats then delivers a speech at the University of California, Los Angeles on the importance of economics as a foreign policy tool and at the Los Angeles World Affairs Council on the “U.S. Economy and Asia.”
8:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with former Senator Chris Dodd and with the Motion Picture Association of America, in Los Angeles.

12:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with the Bel Air Investment Club, in Los Angeles.

3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks on economic statecraft, at the University of California, Los Angeles.

6:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with a group of high school students to discuss foreign policy, at the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, in Los Angeles.

7:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, in Los Angeles.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to London, United Kingdom. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Ambassador Marshall and Assistant Secretary Gordon.
8:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with UK Prime Minister David Cameron, in London, United Kingdom.
10:05 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, in London, United Kingdom.
11:10 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and M16 Chief John Sawers, in London, United Kingdom.
1:40 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a joint press availability with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, in London, United Kingdom.
2:40 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the staff and families of Embassy London, in London, United Kingdom.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel to Kazakhstan, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia from February 23 to March 4 for official meetings. 

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats is on travel through February 27, first in Chicago to discuss “Asia-Pacific: New Priorities for American Economic Diplomacy” with members of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He then travels to Los Angeles for meetings with the Motion Picture Association of America on intellectual property rights and enforcement. Under Secretary Hormats then delivers a speech at the University of California, Los Angeles on the importance of economics as a foreign policy tool and at the Los Angeles World Affairs Council on the “U.S. Economy And Asia.”
7:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, at the Chicago Club.
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with the Chicago Council’s Agriculture and Food Initiative, at the Chicago Club.
9:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with the Chicago Council’s Energy Initiative, at the Chicago Club.
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Michael Moskow of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in Chicago.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE1:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine meets with a group of students from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, at the Department of State.
3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine meets with U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Powell, at the Department of State.
4:45 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine meets with Burmese participants of the State Department’s Professional Fellows on Demand Program, at the Department of State.
6:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine participates in a chapter screening and panel on “Girl Rising: Educate Girls, Empower the Future” at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER12:00 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller delivers opening remarks at the American Physical Society and Center for Strategic and International Studies workshop on nonstrategic nuclear weapons, sponsored in part by the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Barton attends a seminar with Ambassador Princeton Lyman discussing “Lessons from a Career Mediator,” at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Advisor to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Gowher Rizvi, at the Department of State.
2:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake conducts an interview with Lina Rozbih of Voice of America, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER
Assistant Secretary Brimmer is on foreign travel to Paris, France to serve as head of delegation and present remarks at the United Nations Economic, Social and Cultural Organization’s World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+10) Review.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN1:20 p.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman attends a meeting with industry representatives to discuss the Arms Trade Treaty, in Arlington, VA.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
Assistant Secretary Fernandez is on foreign travel to Burma through February 27 to meet with government officials about enhancing economic ties. He also delivers the keynote address at a business symposium jointly hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHILIP GORDON
Assistant Secretary Gordon accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
Assistant Secretary Hammer accompanies Under Secretary Sherman on foreign travel to Almaty, Kazakhstan for the P5+1 talks with Iran. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Guatemalan Foreign Minister Fernando Carrera, at the Department of State
3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Colombian Minister of the Interior Fernando Carrillo, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones participates in an interagency meeting on global health, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK
1:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Stock attends lunch with a delegation of American media law experts, government officials and journalists from Burma, at the Department of State.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
AM Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida, at the Department of State.
PM Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS2:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns officiates at the swearing-in ceremony for the 170^th Foreign Service Generalist Orientation Class, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats is on travel in Miami, Florida to deliver a keynote address on innovation, trade and U.S. competitiveness, hosted by The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), through February 23..
8:45 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in an interview with ITIF President Rob Atkinson, in Miami, FL. 
9:45 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in a panel titled “How ‘Forced Localization’ and Indigenous Innovation Are Threatening Global Innovation and What We Should Do about It,” in Miami, FL.
11:15 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in a panel titled “Corporate Tax Reform: Where Are We and Where Should We Go?” in Miami, FL.
2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a special program presentation on “The Department of State’s Economic Agenda-Supporting American Business Abroad,” at the Miami Dade College.
6:45 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends an ITIF Reception, in Miami, FL.
7:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends “Dinner and Discussion: Addressing America’s Three Deficits,” in Miami, FL.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
12:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, at the BBG headquarters in Washington, DC.
6:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a reception hosted by the Ambassador of Japan His Excellency Kenichiro Sasae in honor of the visit of the Prime Minister of Japan His Excellency ShinzÅ Abe, in Washington, DC.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER12:15 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller speaks with NGO nuclear policy experts at a roundtable lunch at the Brookings Institution, in Washington, DC.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL12:15 p.m. Ambassador Marshall assists with the working visit of the Prime Minister of Japan His Excellency ShinzÅ Abe, at the White House.
3:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall assists with the meeting of the Foreign Minister of Japan His Excellency Fumio Kishida, at the Department of State.
6:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a reception hosted by the Ambassador of Japan His Excellency Kenichiro Sasae in honor of the visit of the Prime Minister of Japan His Excellency ShinzÅ Abe, in Washington, DC.

7:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a reception hosted by the Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam, His Excellency Paduka Haji Yusoff bin Haji Abd Hamid, in Washington, DC.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
AM Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.
2:45 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Foreign Secretary of India Ranjan Mathai, at the Department of State.
PM Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
11:15 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, at the Department of State.
12:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
3:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein, at the Department of State.
5:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, at the Department of State.
6:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends the People’s Republic of China Farewell Reception in honor of Ambassador Zhang Yesui and Mme. Chen Naiqing, at the Chinese Embassy.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman attends a farewell reception for Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China His Excellency Zhang Yesui and Mme. Chen Naiqing, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and delegation for regional consultations, at the Department of State.
7:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman attends a dinner in honor of Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai hosted by Ambassador of India Nirupama Rao, at the Ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a farewell reception for Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China His Excellency Zhang Yesui and Mme. Chen Naiqing, at the Department of State.
1:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats hosts a luncheon for Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a farewell reception for Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China His Excellency Zhang Yesui and Mme. Chen Naiqing, at the Department of State.
11:15 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine is joined by Coordinator McCall and Assistant Secretary Stock in a meeting with Daphne Koller, co-founder of Coursera, at the Department of State.
1:15 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine is joined by Assistant Secretary Stock in a meeting with Aaron Lobel, founder and president of America Abroad Media, at the Department of State.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry delivers his first major public address, at the University of Virginia. 
PM Secretary Kerry meets with President Obama and Vice President Biden, at the White House.
PM Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Iceland Deputy Foreign Minister Einar Gunnarsson, at the Department of State.
12:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
2:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats holds a conference call with Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), at the Department of State.
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats holds an Ambassadorial Roundtable on Wildlife Trafficking and Conservation, at the Department of State.
6:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends 52^nd Anniversary of the National Day of the State of Kuwait, at the Four Seasons Hotel.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine addresses students from the Public Diplomacy module of the Foreign Service’s 170^th A-100 class, at the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL4:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends the program launch for the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, at Georgetown University. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
8:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Barton attends a roundtable discussion titled “Breakfast of Champions” hosted by City Year, in Washington, DC.
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton hosts a roundtable to discuss civilian response and conflict in the wake of Iraq and Afghanistan, at the Council on Foreign Relations.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with Deputy Secretary of the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Gillian Bird, Ambassador Kim Beazley and Counselor Cameron Archer, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION THOMAS COUNTRYMAN10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman hosts an NGO roundtable to discuss the UN Arms Trade Treaty, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer attends Secretary Kerry’s remarks at the University of Virginia. Please clickhere for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Guatemalan Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz, at the Department of State.
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Uruguayan Ambassador to the U.S. Carlos Pita, in Washington.
2:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Eric Farnsworth, Vice President of the Council of the Americas and Americas Society, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends the program launch for the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, at Georgetown University

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones participates in an Ambassadorial Roundtable on Wildlife Trafficking and Conservation hosted by Under Secretary Hormats, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Canadian Deputy Minister of the Environment Bob Hamilton, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Canadian First Nation tribal representatives, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER
Assistant Secretary Posner is on foreign travel to Rangoon, Burma through February 23 to meet with government officials and civil society representatives on a range of issues, including on human rights and democracy promotion.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE BUREAU OF POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard, along with Mexican UN Permanent Representative Luis Alfonso de Alba, co-hosts an International Organization on Migration High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development, at the United Nations.
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with Gregory Mantis of the Migration Policy Institute, in New York City.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY1:00 p.m. Ambassador Goosby meets with Congressional staff on the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), at the Department of State.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS6:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis attends an event for Executive Women in Government (EWG), in Washington, DC.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Public Schedule

Washington, DC

February 19, 2013

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SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
AM/PM Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns receives credentials from Argentine Ambassador-designate to the U.S. Maria Cecilia Nahon, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Deputy Secretary of the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Gillian Bird, at the Department of State.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS10:20 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks at the Post-Harvest Losses Conference, at the Department of State. 
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Ambassador Alan Wm. Wolff, Chairman, Committee on Comparative Innovation Policies, Science Technology and Economic Policy Board, The National Academies and Dr. Charles Wessner, Director of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, The National Academies, at the Department of State.
1:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Zhang Yesui, in Washington, DC.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL10:30 a.m. Ambassador Marshall delivers remarks at the 13th Annual North American Association of Commencement Officers (NAACO) Conference, in Washington, D.C.
2:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall hosts a reception in honor of the departing Ambassador of Georgia, His Excellency Temuri Yakobashvili, in Washington, DC.
6:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends the opening celebration of the 2013 Nordic Cool Exhibition and Reception, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER6:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer attends attends the opening celebration of the 2013 Nordic Cool Exhibition and Reception, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez delivers remarks at the Food Security and Minimizing Postharvest Loss: Markets, Applied Research, and Innovation event, at the Department of State. 
2:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with the Council of the Americas for a discussion with COA members and special guests, at the Council of the Americas.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends the credentialing ceremony for Argentine Ambassador-designate to the U.S. Maria Cecilia Nahon, at the Department of State.
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Eduardo Medina Mora, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER
Assistant Secretary Posner is on foreign travel to Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Rangoon, Burma through February 23 to meet with government officials and civil society representatives on a range of issues, including on human rights and democracy promotion.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS11:30 a.m. Special Representative Lewis speaks with Gail Becker, Chair of Canada, Latin America, and the U.S. for the Edelman Group.
2:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis delivers remarks at an event for Figure Skating in Harlem, at the Department of State.
3:30 p.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Teresa Clarke, CEO of Africa.com, and Shawna Watley, Senior Policy Advisor at Holland & Knight, at the Department of State.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

AM Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.
9:45 a.m. Secretary Kerry visits the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters, at the Ronald Reagan Building. 
12:45 p.m. Secretary Kerry hosts a working lunch with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, at the Blair House.
PM Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Ford Foundation VP Pablo Farias, at the Ford Foundation in New York.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on foreign travel to Belgium, Poland, Switzerland, Israel, and Russia to discuss arms control, nonproliferation and international security issues.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL10:00 a.m. Ambassador Marshall assists with the working visit of the President of the Italian Republic, H.E. Giorgio Napolitano, at the White House.
12:45 p.m. Ambassador Marshall assists with the meeting between Secretary Kerry and the President of the Italian Republic, H.E. Giorgio Napolitano, at Blair House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake delivers remarks to the National Council on International Visitors Conference, at the Renaissance Washington Hotel in Washington, DC.
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with John Mroz, President and CEO of East West Institute, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake attends a meeting at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER12:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti Carl Alexandre to discuss the ongoing mission and the role of the UN in Haiti, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Senator Tim Kaine, on Capitol Hill.
10:45 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Congressman Matt Salmon, on Capitol Hill.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Bold Nebraska, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANN STOCK
Assistant Secretary Stock is on foreign travel to Nepal, Bangladesh and Burma through February 15 to meet with program participants and discuss and strengthen ECA programming.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY9:30 a.m. Ambassador Goosby attends a meeting at the White House.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS 
3:30 p.m. Special Representative Lewis speaks with Mike Rossi, Senior Advisor to the Governor of California for Jobs and Business.
6:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California, in Washington, D.C.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
PUBLIC SCHEDULE 
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
AM Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings and places calls to foreign leaders, at the Department of State.
11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, at the Department of State.
1:30 pm Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with High Representative of the European Union Catherine Ashton, at the Department of State.
PM Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
11:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, in Washington, D.C.
1:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
2:15 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with High Representative of the European Union Catherine Ashton and delegation, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
10:15 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks at the Urban World 2030 Workshop, at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
8:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks at the opening plenary of the National Council for International Visitors National Meeting, at the Marriott Renaissance, in Washington, DC.
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends an award ceremony in honor of Hillary Rodham Clinton, hosted by the Secretary of Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon Auditorium, in Washington, DC.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on foreign travel to Belgium, Poland, Switzerland, Israel, and Russia to discuss arms control, nonproliferation and international security issues. 

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL11:00 a.m. Ambassador Marshall assists with the bilateral meeting of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, at the Department of State.
12:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall assists with the meeting between Vice President Biden and the President of the Italian Republic, H.E. Giorgio Napolitano, at Blair House.
1:30 p.m. Ambassador Marshall assists with the meeting of The Right Honorable Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, at the Department of State.
7:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a dinner hosted by the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, His Excellency Dino Patti Djalal, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS RICK BARTON
9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Barton attends a meeting at the White House.
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton hosts Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with United Nations Chef de Cabinet Susana Malcorra to discuss multilateral priorities and goals, at the Department of State.
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer attends Secretary Kerry’s bilateral meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with Pan American Health Organization Director Dr. Carissa F. Etienne to discuss global health issues and future priorities at PAHO Headquarters.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with Republic of Korea Minister for Political Affairs Hyun-dong Cho, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez speaks with students at the Tuck School of Business, at Dartmouth College.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Senator Jeff Flake, on Capitol Hill.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones opens the First Meeting of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Environmental Affairs Council and the First Meeting of the U.S.-Korea Environmental Cooperation Agreement’s Environmental Cooperation Commission, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANN STOCK
Assistant Secretary Stock is on foreign travel to Nepal, Bangladesh and Burma through February 15 to meet with program participants and discuss and strengthen ECA programming. 

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY2:45 p.m. Ambassador Goosby meets with Congressman Adam Smith, on Capitol Hill.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS 
11:00 a.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Ilshat A. Tazhitdinov, Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Executive Office, Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation and delegation, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Celia Feldpausch, Executive Director, Brazil Industries Coalition, at the Department of State.