DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JULY 16, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JULY 16, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
10:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, at the Department of State.
11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at a reception to celebrate the groundbreaking for the USA Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on travel to Vienna, Austria in connection with the P5+1 talks.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
3:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom meets with Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work, in Washington, DC.

USAID ADMINSITRATOR RAJ SHAH
7:30 p.m. Administrator Shah hosts USAID's Iftar celebration, at USAID.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on travel to Vienna, Austria through July 20 in connection with the P5+1 talks with Iran.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWALL
10:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sewall meets with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sewall attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS RICHARD STENGEL 
1:00 p.m. Under Secretary Stengel meets with Al Jazeera English Managing Director Al Anstey, at the Department of State.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
Counselor Shannon is on travel to Mexico City, Mexico and Tapachula, Mexico from July 14 through July 16. 

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETE SELFRIDGE
10:05 a.m. Ambassador Selfridge assists with the visit of Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton attends the swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Crystal Nix-Hines, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson hosts a dialogue with the EU Managing Director for the Americas Christian Leffler to discuss how the U.S. and EU can work together to advance our mutual interests in Latin America, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND 
Assistant Secretary Nuland is on travel to Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Macedonia, the United Kingdom, and Belgium through July 17.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS DEAN PITTMAN
11:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman accompanies Secretary Kerry at the reception to celebrate the groundbreaking for the USA Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman delivers remarks at the swearing in ceremony U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Crystal Nix-Hines, at the State Department.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM TINA KAIDANOW
Ambassador Kaidanow is on travel to Brussels through July 18 for meetings with European Union officials to discuss counterterrorism cooperation.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN
11:00 a.m. Special Representative O’Brien accompanies Secretary Kerry at the reception to celebrate the groundbreaking for the USA Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015, at the Department of State.
12:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien hosts a luncheon in honor of the groundbreaking for the USA Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015, at the Department of State

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
11:00 a.m. Director McKean meets with Deputy Head of Mission at the Israeli Embassy Reuven Azar, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Director McKean meets with Director McKean meets with Joint Chiefs of Staff Strategic Plans and Policy Principal Deputy Director James Baker, at the Department of State.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JULY 14, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JULY 14, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on travel to Vienna, Austria. He is accompanied by Deputy Secretary Bill Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, National Security Advisor to Vice President Biden Jake Sullivan, National Security Council Senior Director for Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf States Robert Malley, Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf, and Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS.
11:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Vienna, Austria.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on travel to Vienna, Austria in connection with the P5+1 talks.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
Deputy Secretary Higginbottom leads the Presidential Delegation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to participate in the World Cup closing ceremony.

USAID ADMINSITRATOR RAJ SHAH
2:00 p.m. Administrator Shah launches USAID's LGBT Vision for Action, on Capitol Hill.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on travel to Vienna, Austria through July 20 in connection with the P5+1 talks with Iran.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS RICHARD STENGEL
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Stengel meets with Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S. Mohamed Tawfik, at the Department of State.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
Counselor Shannon is on travel to Mexico City, Mexico and Tapachula, Mexico from July 14 through July 16.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETER SELFRIDGE
2:00 p.m. Ambassador Selfridge assists with the presentation of credentials of new Ambassadors to the United States, at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson hosts a video conference with the Canadian and Mexican Foreign Ministries on Energy Cooperation, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND 
Assistant Secretary Nuland is on travel to Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Macedonia, the United Kingdom, and Belgium through July 17.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM TINA KAIDANOW
11:30 a.m. Ambassador Kaidanow meets with Belgian Ambassador to the U.S. Johan Verbeke, at the Department of State.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JULY 10, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JULY 10, 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) and U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE). He is accompanied by Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Cathy Novelli, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel, 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, White House Senior Counselor John Podesta, and Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS
8:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry and Secretary Lew attend a CEO roundtable, in Beijing, China.
9:50 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in the Strategic Track Plenary Session, in Beijing, China.
11:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends a People-to-People Exchange Plenary Session, in Beijing, China.
12:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong, in Beijing, China.
2:20 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in the EcoParternships Signing Ceremony, in Beijing, China.
3:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry, Secretary Lew, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang deliver joint U.S.-China press statements, in Beijing, China.
4:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Beijing, China.
5:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Chinese President Li Keqiang, in Beijing, China.
6:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry and Secretary Lew hold a press availability, in Beijing, China.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on travel to India from July 10 through July 11 in advance of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue. 

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

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
10:00 a.m. Administrator Shah speaks with Congressional interns, 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. Please click here for more information.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
9:00a.m. Under Secretary Gottemoeller hosts the 5^th Annual Generation Prague Conference, focusing on “Innovation in International Security,” 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.
7:30 a.m. (LOCAL) Under Secretary Novelli accompanies Secretary Kerry and participates in a CEO breakfast roundtable, in Beijing, China.
9:30 a.m. (LOCAL) Under Secretary Novelli accompanies Secretary Kerry and delivers remarks at the Strategic Track Plenary Session, in Beijing, China.
11:15 a.m. (LOCAL) Under Secretary Novelli meets with Chinese Vice Minister Liu Lihua Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), in Beijing, China.
2:30 p.m. (LOCAL) Under Secretary Novelli holds a roundtable with young Chinese entrepreneurs, in Beijing, China.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
2:30 p.m. Counselor Shannon testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations (SACFO) on Unaccompanied Children, on Capitol Hill.
5:45 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Peter Bodde, in Washington, DC.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETER SELFRIDGE
3:00 p.m. Ambassador Selfridge meets with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the U.S. Rudolf Simon Bekink, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL
Assistant Secretary Biswal accompanies Deputy Secretary Burns on travel to India from July 10 through July 11.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
10:45 a.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman delivers remarks on “Dismantling the Syrian Chemical Weapons Program” at the 5^th annual Generation Prague Conference, at the Department of State. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Mexican Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights Gomez Robledo, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard is on travel to the Gambella region in Western Ethiopia to meet with South Sudanese refugees, and observe refugee programs and humanitarian assistance

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.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JULY 3, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JULY 3, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry has no public appointments.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on travel to Vienna, Austria from Tuesday, July 1 through Friday, July 4 in connection with the P5+1 talks.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
12:00 p.m.  Deputy Secretary Higginbottom meets with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga, at the Department of State.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
Administrator Shah is on travel to Zambia from July 1 through July 3 as a part of a U.S. delegation headed by Dr. Jill Biden and Ambassador Russell.  Their travel will highlight how girls’ education and women’s participation in government, the economy, and civil society can accelerate economic development, improve health and educational outcomes, strengthen democratic governance, and foster peace and security.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN 
Under Secretary Sherman is on travel to Vienna, Austria from Tuesday, July 1 through Friday, July 4 in connection with the P5+1 talks.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
7:45 a.m.  Counselor Shannon meets with Singaporean Ambassador to the U.S. Kumar Mirpuri, in Washington, DC.
10:00 a.m.  Counselor Shannon meets with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez, Guatemalan Foreign Minister Fernando Carrera, Honduran Foreign Minister Mireya Aguero de Corrales, at the Department of State.
11:15 a.m.  Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Ambassador to Chile Mike Hammer, at the Department of State.
12:15 p.m.  Counselor Shannon attends a meeting at the White House.
2:15 p.m.  Counselor Shannon attends a meeting at the White House.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS MICHELE BOND
Acting Assistant Secretary Bond is on travel to Mexico through July 3. While in Mexico she will meet with government counterparts to discuss consular affairs and deliver remarks at the New Consulate Compound Dedication Ceremony in Monterrey, Mexico.


ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
10:00 a.m.  Assistant Secretary Jacobson joins Counselor Shannon in a meeting with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez, Guatemalan Foreign Minister Fernando Carrera, Honduran Foreign Minister Mireya Aguero de Corrales, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m.  Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs at the Organization of American States, in Washington, DC.


ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD 
3:00 p.m.  Assistant Secretary Richard meets with Embassy of Israel Deputy Head of Mission Reuven Azar, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m.  Assistant Secretary Richard meets with Kurdish Minister and Head of the Department of Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan Regional Government Falah Mustafa Bakir, at the Department of State.


AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL
Ambassador Russell is on travel to Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone from June 30 through July 7 as a part of a U.S. delegation headed by Dr. Jill Biden and Administrator Shah. During their travel, Dr. Biden, Administrator Shah, and Ambassador Russell will highlight how girls’ education and women’s participation in government, the economy, and civil society can accelerate economic development, improve health and educational outcomes, strengthen democratic governance, and foster peace and security.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JUNE 25, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JUNE 25, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on travel to Brussels, Belgium. He is accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute, European and Eurasian Affairs Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, National Security Council Advisor Charles Kupchan, Spokesperson Jen Psaki, and Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS. Please click here for more information.

8:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in the North Atlantic Council meeting with NATO Foreign Ministers, in Brussels, Belgium.
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, in Brussels, Belgium.
11:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the NATO-Ukraine Commission, in Brussels, Belgium.
12:20 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, in Brussels, Belgium.
1:25 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with NATO Foreign Ministers, in Brussels, Belgium.
3:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with non-NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Contributing Nations, in Brussels, Belgium.
4:50 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a solo press availability, in Brussels, Belgium.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
8:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
1:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom participates on a panel at the forum “Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths,” sponsored by USAID, UNICEF, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, at USAID.
2:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom attends a meeting at the White House.
6:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom delivers remarks at a reception, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
10:00 a.m. Administrator Shah hosts a forum on “Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths forum,” at USAID.
5:00 p.m. Administrator Shah attends the 5th Birthday and Beyond event, on Capitol Hill.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHY NOVELLI
2:30 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli attends a meeting at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli attends a meeting at the Department of Commerce.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWALL
Under Secretary Sewall is on travel to Honduras to discuss bilateral and regional issues, human rights, and security cooperation with government officials, civil society leaders and other key stakeholders.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
1:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon attends the Group of Latin American Ambassadors (GRULA) luncheon, hosted by Guatemalan Ambassador Julio Ligorria, at the Ambassador’s residence.
2:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon attends a meeting at the White House.
3:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with Haitian President Michel Martelly, at the Embassy of Haiti.
5:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with Congressman Eliot Engel, on Capitol Hill.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETER SELFRIDGE
11:45 a.m. Ambassador Selfridge assists with the working visit of Israeli President Shimon Peres, at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD
Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield participates in the 23^rd African Union Summit, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea from June 24-28.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND
Assistant Secretary Nuland accompanies Secretary Kerry on travel to Brussels.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS DEAN PITTMAN
10:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman meets with Vietnamese Permanent Representative to the UN Le Hoai Trung, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard is on travel to Managua, Nicaragua where she will attend the Regional Conference on Migration.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR DEBORAH L. BIRX
10:00 a.m. Ambassador Birx delivers remarks for the event “Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths,” hosted by USAID.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL
11:15 a.m. Ambassador Russell meets with Japanese and Korean women from the International Visitor Leadership Program, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Ambassador Russell meets with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
4:00 p.m. Ambassador Russell meets with Congresswoman Betty McCollum, on Capitol Hill.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JUNE 24, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JUNE 24, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on travel to Erbil, Iraq, and Brussels, Belgium. He is accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Robert Beecroft, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute, European and Eurasian Affairs Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, Near Eastern Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iraq and Iran Brett McGurk, Consul General Joseph Pennington, National Security Council Senior Director Robert Malley, National Security Council Advisor Charles Kupchan, Spokesperson Jen Psaki, and Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS.

9:45 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Kurdistan Regional Leaders, in Erbil, Iraq.
5:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the Quint, in Brussels, Belgium.
7:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with NATO Foreign Ministers, in Brussels, Belgium.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai, at the Department of State.
11:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yong, at the Department of State.
1:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
12:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom delivers remarks at an event hosted by the American Security Project, on Capitol Hill.
3:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom meets with members of the U.S. Advisory Committee for Publish What You Fund, at the Department of State.

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

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman briefs House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on the P5+1 discussions with Iran, on Capitol Hill.
5:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman briefs Senate Leadership on P5+1 Discussions with Iran, on Capitol Hill.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHY NOVELLI
11:15 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with members of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWALL
Under Secretary Sewall is on travel to Honduras to discuss bilateral and regional issues, human rights, and security cooperation with government officials, civil society leaders and other key stakeholders.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
10:00 a.m. Counselor Shannon meets with UK Ambassador-designate to Egypt John Casson, at the Department of State.
11:15 a.m. Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia William Todd, at the Department of State.
12:30 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets for lunch with Russian Ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak, at the Ambassador’s residence.
7:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon attends a dinner with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hosted by Singapore's Ambassador to the U.S. Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, at the Ambassador’s residence.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETER SELFRIDGE
Ambassador Selfridge leads an Experience America trip to Seattle, Washington with members of the foreign Diplomatic Corps and their spouses from June 24^th-28^th. Experience America trips build relationships, encourage business investment and trade, provide a forum for dialogue, and create opportunity for interchange between Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions and American leaders in a wide array of fields.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal meets with Uzbekistani Ambassador to the U.S. Bakhtiyar Gulyamov, at the Department of State.
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN 
Assistant Secretary Countryman participates in NATO’s annual Weapons of Mass Destruction conference June 23-24 in Interlaken, Switzerland.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD
Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield participates in the 23^rd African Union Summit, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea from June 24-28

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ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Brookings Institution President Strobe Talbott, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND 
Assistant Secretary Nuland is on foreign travel through June 30 to Berlin, Brussels, Paris, Dublin, Belfast, and Reykjavik. 

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS DEAN PITTMAN
11:30 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman meets with New Zealand Deputy Secretary for Multilateral Affairs Gerard van Bohemen, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman meets with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Tony Lake, at the State Department.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD 
Assistant Secretary Richard is on travel to Lisbon, Portugal where she will represent the United States at the 12^thplenary meeting of the Transatlantic Council on Migration.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan attends the Women in Public Service Project Council Meeting, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS CHARLES RIVKIN
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Rivkin delivers the keynote address at the American Chamber of Commerce Annual U.S.-Egypt Business Council Doorknock Mission, in Washington DC.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR DEBORAH L. BIRX:

9:00 a.m. Ambassador Birx participates in a roundtable discussion, “What’s Next in Ending Pediatric AIDS?" hosted by the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, at the Pew Charitable Trust.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JUNE 18, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JUNE 18, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
8:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, at the Department of State.

9:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubeir, at the Department of State.

10:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry chairs the quarterly Millennium Challenge Corporation meeting, at the Department of State.

11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at World Food Prize Ceremony, at the Department of State.

11:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry hosts the Portrait Unveiling Ceremony and Reception in honor of Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, at the Department of State. 

2:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with AFSA Awards Recipients, at the Department of State.

5:10 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with President Obama, at the White House.

6:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the Pacific Day policy seminar and cultural reception, at the New Zealand Embassy. The event will be streamed live at http://csis.org/event/pacific-day-2014.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

4:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns delivers remarks at the American Foreign Service Associations’ Annual Award Ceremony, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
Deputy Secretary Higginbottom is on travel to Senegal, Kenya, and Liberia.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
Administrator Shah is on travel to the Holy See, Moldova, and Ukraine June 16-19.

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 CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWALL
6:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sewall honors the visiting 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report Heroes at an event, in Washington, DC.

11:30 a.m. Counselor Shannon attends the Portrait Unveiling Ceremony and Reception in honor of Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, at the Department of State.
3:30 p.m. Counselor Shannon attends a meeting at the White House.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETER SELFRIDGE

11:30 a.m. Ambassador Selfridge assists with the Portrait Unveiling Ceremony and Reception in honor of Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD

Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on travel to Rabat, Morocco, and Rome, Italy, to participate in the International Drug Enforcement Conference.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS JUDITH GARBER

8:30 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Garber meets with Korean Deputy Minister of Environment Lee Moon Hyoung, at the Department of State.

9:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Garber meets with WildAid Executive Director Peter Knights and International Conservation Caucus Foundation President John B. Gantt, Jr., at the Department of State.

10:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Garber meets with Executive Director of the American Tunaboat Association Brian Hallman, at the Department of State.

1:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Garber attends a luncheon in honor of Pacific Day, at the Embassy of New Zealand in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

Assistant Secretary Jacobson accompanies Vice President Biden on travel to Brazil, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD 
Assistant Secretary Richard is on travel to Amman, Jordan, to lead the U.S. delegation to the UNRWA Advisory Committee.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS CHARLES RIVKIN

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Rivkin hosts the World Food Prize Ceremony where Secretary Kerry delivers remarks, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL

10:30 a.m. Ambassador Russell delivers the keynote speech at an event on Advancing Policy and Programs on Global Women’s Issues, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Following the remarks, Ambassador Russell will participate in a panel discussion with Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Babatunde Osotimehin, and World Bank Global Practices Vice President Keith Hansen.

3:00 p.m. Ambassador Russell meets with honorees of the Vital Voices 13^th Annual Global Leadership Awards, at the Department of State.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN

Special Representative O’Brien is on travel to London, United Kingdom.

11:30 a.m. LOCAL Special Representative O’Brien participates in a panel discussion promoting diaspora participation at the “Africa in Action” Diaspora Conference hosted by Comic Relief and UKAID, in London, England.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWALL
6:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sewall honors the visiting 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report Heroes at an event, in Washington, DC.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON

11:30 a.m. Counselor Shannon attends the Portrait Unveiling Ceremony and Reception in honor of Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, at the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETER SELFRIDGE

11:30 a.m. Ambassador Selfridge assists with the Portrait Unveiling Ceremony and Reception in honor of Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD

Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on travel to Rabat, Morocco, and Rome, Italy, to participate in the International Drug Enforcement Conference.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS JUDITH GARBER

8:30 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Garber meets with Korean Deputy Minister of Environment Lee Moon Hyoung, at the Department of State.

9:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Garber meets with WildAid Executive Director Peter Knights and International Conservation Caucus Foundation President John B. Gantt, Jr., at the Department of State.

10:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Garber meets with Executive Director of the American Tunaboat Association Brian Hallman, at the Department of State.

1:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Garber attends a luncheon in honor of Pacific Day, at the Embassy of New Zealand in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson accompanies Vice President Biden on travel to Brazil, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD 
Assistant Secretary Richard is on travel to Amman, Jordan, to lead the U.S. delegation to the UNRWA Advisory Committee.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS CHARLES RIVKIN

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Rivkin hosts the World Food Prize Ceremony where Secretary Kerry delivers remarks, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL

10:30 a.m. Ambassador Russell delivers the keynote speech at an event on Advancing Policy and Programs on Global Women’s Issues, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Following the remarks, Ambassador Russell will participate in a panel discussion with Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Babatunde Osotimehin, and World Bank Global Practices Vice President Keith Hansen.

3:00 p.m. Ambassador Russell meets with honorees of the Vital Voices 13^th Annual Global Leadership Awards, at the Department of State.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN

Special Representative O’Brien is on travel to London, United Kingdom.

11:30 a.m. LOCAL Special Representative O’Brien participates in a panel discussion promoting diaspora participation at the “Africa in Action” Diaspora Conference hosted by Comic Relief and UKAID, in London, England.