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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to New Delhi, India. He is accompanied by Spokesperson Psaki, Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr., and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. 
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in New Delhi, India.
11:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue Plenary Session in New Delhi, India.
1:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue Working Lunch in New Delhi, India.
2:35 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a joint press availability with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in New Delhi, India.
3:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry tours the Lodhi Gardens with young India leaders in New Delhi, India.
5:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, India.
6:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends a Green and Affordable Innovation Event with Indian Secretary for Science, Technology and Earth Science Dr. T. Ramasami and U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz in New Delhi, India.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
Under Secretary Sonenshine is on official travel to New Delhi, India through June 25. 

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
10:30 a.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Robert Hannigan, Director General, Defence and Intelligence, and Tom McKane, Director General of Security Policy, UK Ministry of Defence, of the British Foreign Commonwealth Office at the Department of State.
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
10:30 a.m. Ambassador Marshall hosts a farewell reception in honor of the departing Ambassador of Libya to the U.S., Ali Suleiman Aujali, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT O. BLAKE, JR.
Assistant Secretary Blake is on foreign travel in New Delhi, India through June 27 to participate in the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
Assistant Secretary Jones is on foreign travel to Kazakhstan through June 26. Click here for more information.
9:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Minister of Education and Science of Kazakhstan, Bakytzhan Zhumagulov, in Astana, Kazakhstan.
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Minister of Industry and New Technology of Kazakhstan, Asset Issekeshev, in Astana, Kazakhstan.
2:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones participates in a roundtable discussion at Nazarbayev University on “The Role of Science and Technology in Creating a Green Economy,” in Astana, Kazakhstan.
3:30 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orynbayev of Kazakhstan in Astana, Kazakhstan.
5:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Minister of Environmental Protection of Kazakhstan, Nurlan Kapparov, in Astana, Kazakhstan.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION ANNE C. RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard is on foreign travel to Amman, Jordan and Beirut, Lebanon to meet with officials to discuss the ongoing humanitarian situation in the region.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
3:30 p.m. Ambassador Goosby attends a meeting at the White House.
DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
Director McKean accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel.


Thursday, June 20, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
10:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the World Refugee Day Event, at the Department of State. 

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai, at the Department of State.
1:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine participates in a CO.NX web chat with Special Advisor for Disability Rights Judith Heumann and Public Diplomacy officers in the field, at the Department of State.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

1:00 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak, at the Ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake delivers remarks at a lunch of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association, at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with Gediminas Varvuolis, Transatlantic Relations and Security Policy Director, Lithuania Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES 
Assistant Secretary Jones is in on foreign travel in Indonesia and Kazakhstan from June 16 through 26.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard joins Secretary Kerry at the World Refugee Day Event, at the Department of State. 
1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard attends a reception honoring World Refugee Day, hosted by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to be held on Capitol Hill.
6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard attends a special musical performance by Cheick Hamala Diabate, Supernova, and Diamond White in recognition of World Refugee Day, at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage in Washington, DC. The event is sponsored by the UNHCR.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson is on travel to participate in the Trade Americas Expo, in Miami, Florida. 

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA 
1:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Hans Hogrefe, Washington Director, Physicians for Human Rights, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
11:00 a.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Somaly Mam, Founder of Somaly Mam Foundation, at the Department of State.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN9:00 a.m. Special Representative O’Brien delivers keynote remarks about the value of partnerships and collaboration with 100 of Turkey’s fastest-growing companies at an event hosted by Partners for a New Beginning and the Aspen Institute, in Washington, DC.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith delivers the keynote address at the Association for Conflict Resolution, Greater New York Chapter’s (ACR-GNY) annual conference, in New York City.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
12:00 p.m. Director McKean delivers remarks at a National Defense University event in Washington, DC.


Wednesday, June 19, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

10:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry chairs the quarterly MCC Board Meeting, at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, in Washington, DC.
12:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the World Food Prize Laureate Announcement Ceremony, at the Department of State.
1:10 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with members of the Global Equality Fund, at the Department of State.
1:45 p.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA) Pride Event, at the Department of State.
3:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the Annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) Report Release, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
11:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns delivers remarks to the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) Board of Directors, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
8:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in a conference call on Cold Chain Issues for the CEO Forum with various heads of U.S and Indian companies, at the Department of State.
11:15 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Henry Puna, at the Department of State.
12:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats joins Secretary Kerry and delivers welcoming remarks at the 2013 World Food Prize Laureate Announcement Ceremony, at the Department of State. 
4:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Derek Hanekom, South African Minister for Science and Technology and South African Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
8:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, in Washington, DC.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

12:00 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with the Ambassador from the Czech Republic to the U.S. Petr Gandalovic, at the Department of State.
3:15 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller delivers remarks to the National Defense University Program for Emerging Leaders, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Republic of Korea Special Envoy Ambassador Cho Tae-yong, at the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall accompanies President Obama on foreign travel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake delivers remarks at a working lunch with the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake delivers remarks at a roundtable discussion previewing the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the U.S. Roman Kirn, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson departs on travel to participate in the Trade Americas Expo, in Miami, Florida.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES 
11:30 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones participates in local press interviews to discuss environmental as well as science and technology partnerships and to announce new initiatives, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
12:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones attends a luncheon hosted by U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel with U.S. companies promoting STEM in Indonesia and USAID, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
3:15 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Head of UKP4 Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA1:10 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya attends Secretary Kerry’s meeting with members of the Global Equality Fund, at the Department of State.
1:45 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya joins Secretary Kerry at the Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA) Pride Event, at the Department of State.
2:45 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya participates in media interviews with journalists focusing on LGBT policy, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
3:30 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca joins Secretary Kerry and delivers remarks at the Annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) Report Release, at the Department of State.
6:30 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca attends a dinner with President and CEO of Meridian International Center Ambassador Stuart Holliday, co-hosted by the Department of State and the Meridian International Center, to honor the Trafficking in Persons Heroes, at the Meridian House in Washington, DC.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN1:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien attends the Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA) Pride Event, at the Department of State.
6:30 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien delivers remarks at a reception hosted by the Global Equality Fund for high-level representatives from business, philanthropy, and non-governmental organizations in Washington, DC. 


Tuesday, June 18, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013


SECRETARY JOHN KERRY 
10:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry hosts the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) 10th Anniversary Celebration, at the Department of State. 
11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry hosts a swearing-in ceremony for Special Representative for Global Partnerships Andrew O’Brien, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Ambassador of India to the U.S. Nirupama Rao, at the Department of State.
11:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with UNAMA Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Afghanistan Ján KubiÅ¡, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman joins President Obama's delegation to the G8 Summit from June 17 through 18 in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks on “Bottom Line Diplomacy: Why Public Diplomacy Matters” at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, DC. 

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

12:30 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller speaks with the T Family Bureau Summer Interns, at the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall accompanies President Obama on foreign travel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake joins Deputy Secretary Burns’ meeting with Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Nirupama Rao, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brownfield testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Global Narcotics Affairs for a hearing entitled: “Security Cooperation in Mexico: Examining the Next Steps in the U.S.-Mexico Security Relationship”, on Capitol Hill.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman delivers remarks on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) at the George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES 
9:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones delivers opening remarks at the USINDO Civil Society Forum, in Jakarta,Indonesia.
10:30 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Minister for Science and Technology Gusti Muhammad Hatta and Science and Technology Joint Committee Meeting Co-Chair Professor Agus Hoetman, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
1:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones co-chairs the Climate and Environment Working Group Meeting, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
11:00 a.m. Ambassador CdeBaca attends the swearing-in ceremony for Special Representative for Global Partnerships Andrew O’Brien, at the Department of State.
3:30 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Steve Trent, Executive Director of the Environmental Justice Foundation, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY10:00 a.m. Ambassador Goosby joins Secretary Kerry and delivers opening remarks at the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) 10th Anniversary Celebration, at the Department of State.

SPECIAL ENVOY TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM IRA FORMAN2:00 p.m. Special Envoy Forman hosts a multimedia program on ‘Lost Music of the Holocaust,’ at the Department of State. 

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN
11:00 a.m. Special Representative O’Brien is officially sworn in by Secretary Kerry, at the Department of State.
6:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien attends a United Nations Foundation reception honoring Dr. Maura O’Neill, outgoing Senior Counselor and Chief Innovation Officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development, in Washington, DC.)

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith attends the 75th anniversary of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) in Milwaukee, WI to promote the Hours Against Hate campaign.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN

11:30 a.m. Director McKean meets with Dr. James Miller, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in Washington, DC.






Thursday, June 6, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY 

10:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry hosts the Oceans Conference Roundtable, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with the Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Ambassador Lamberto Zannier Secretary General of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), at the Department of State.
11:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with the Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, at the Department of State, in Washington, D.C.
3:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) Director General David Satterfield, at the Department of State.
3:45 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Burmese Pro-Democracy Leaders Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS8:45 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena, at the Department of State.
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Gabriela Ramos, Chief of Staff and Sherpa to the G20, OECD, at the Department of State.
10:45 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks at the Personal Care Products Council’s Board of Directors Meeting, in Washington, DC.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks at The Stimson Center, in Washington, DC. 

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller leads the U.S. delegation to the U.S.-China Security Dialogue in Beijing, China.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall assists with the visit of the President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping, to Sunnylands, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Estate, in Rancho Mirage, CA. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
8:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Barton meets with representatives of Palantir Technologies, at the Department of State.
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Barton meets with Lieutenant General Charles Cleveland, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton delivers keynote remarks at the Society for International Development’s Annual Conference. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN

Assistant Secretary Countryman is on foreign travel to the Republic of Korea, China, Malaysia, and Indonesia through June 11. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
8:30 am Assistant Secretary Fernandez attends the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s Small Business and Entrepreneur Committee Event, at the Center for Innovative Technology near Dulles Airport.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones participates in the Oceans Conference Roundtable, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS THOMAS KELLY

Acting Assistant Secretary Kelly is on foreign travel to Brazil through June 6 to chair the Tenth Annual U.S.-Brazil Political-Military Dialogue.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA2:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya joins Secretary Kerry in his meeting with the Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA7:30 a.m. Ambassador CdeBaca attends the Girls Education and Mentoring Services (GEMS) Awards Breakfast, in New York City.
11:00 a.m. Ambassador CdeBaca delivers remarks at the Asia Foundation: Lotus Leadership Awards Luncheon, in New York City.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
9:30 a.m. Ambassador Goosby meets with Zambian Ambassador to the U.S. Palan Mulonda, at the Department of State.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to San Remo, Italy, to attend a conference on accountability, and to participate in the program regarding global criminal justice issues. Ambassador Rapp will then travel to Geneva, Switzerland, to attend official meetings on global criminal justice issues.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS DREW O’BRIEN
Special Representative O’Brien is on foreign travel to Brazil through June 7 to meet with senior government officials, private sector leaders, entrepreneurs and academics, as well as various civil society organizations to discuss partnership opportunities in support of the Accelerating Market-Driven Partnerships (AMP) program.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
12:00 p.m. Director McKean delivers remarks at the Global Business Forum, in Washington, DC.
4:00 p.m. Director McKean meets with General Brent Scowcroft, in Washington, DC.



Wednesday, June 5, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY 

Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Guatemala. 
8:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry hosts a swearing-in for New Peace Corps Volunteers, in Antigua, Guatemala.
8:40 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the staff and families of U.S. Embassy Guatemala, in Antigua, Guatemala.
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Colombian Foreign Minister Angela Holguin, in Antigua, Guatemala.
10:10 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in the General Assembly of the Organization of American States Plenary Session, in Antigua, Guatemala.
11:10 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Peruvian Foreign Minister Eda Rivas, in Antigua, Guatemala.
11:50 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jose Jaua, in Antigua, Guatemala.
12:50 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a solo press availability, in Antigua, Guatemala.
1:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a luncheon for Heads of Delegation with the OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, in Antigua, Guatemala.
3:20 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends an event for the 100,000-Strong Micro-Scholarship Program, in Antigua, Guatemala.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
12:00 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 POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel in Geneva, Switzerland.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS7:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a breakfast for The Yale CEO Leadership Summit, at the New York Stock Exchange, NY.
8:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends The Yale CEO Leadership Summit, at the New York Stock Exchange, NY.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE11:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks to visiting Youth Council Members from U.S. Embassies around the world, at the Department of State. 
12:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a luncheon hosted by the Wilson Center in honor of the Centennial Celebration of President Woodrow Wilson's Inauguration, at the Department of State.
1:15 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine meets with U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Walter North, at the Department of State.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller leads the U.S. delegation to the U.S.-China Security Dialogue, in Beijing, China. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton participates in a panel discussion at the 40th IFPA-Fletcher Conference “Positioning Special Operations Forces for Global Challenges,” in Washington, DC. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE7:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake participates in a DVC with Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary Vikram Doraiswami to review bilateral relations ahead of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue.
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with the U.S.-India Business Council to discuss U.S.-India trade and investment ahead of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue, at the Chamber of Commerce.
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake briefs Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Congressman Aaron Schock, at the Cannon House Office Building.
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Asia and the Pacific Ruth Kahanoff, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with German Special Envoy for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia Antje Leendertse, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD

Assistant Secretary Brownfield accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
Assistant Secretary Countryman is on foreign travel to the Republic of Korea, China, Malaysia, and Indonesia through June 11. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez participates in the Global Business Forum, at the George Town Club, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in a “Conversations with America” in Spanish, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Director of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat of the United Kingdom Cabinet Office Campbell McCafferty, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS THOMAS KELLY

Acting Assistant Secretary Kelly is on foreign travel to Brazil through June 6 to chair the Tenth Annual U.S.-Brazil Political-Military Dialogue. 

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOE YUN12:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Joe Yun delivers keynote remarks at the CSIS Conference “Managing Tensions in the South China Sea.” 
2:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Joe Yun testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific hearing on U.S.-Vietnam relations.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA4:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya participates in an interagency roundtable meeting with Burmese 88 Generation leaders Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
7:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca attends the Asia Foundation: Lotus Circle Advisor’s Recognition Dinner in New York City.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS DREW O’BRIEN

Special Representative O’Brien is on foreign travel to Brazil through June 7 to attend the New Cities Summit in Sao Paolo and meet with senior government officials, private sector leaders, entrepreneurs and academics, as well as civil society organizations to discuss partnership opportunities in support of the Accelerating Market-Driven Partnerships (AMP) program. 

ADVISER FOR GLOBAL YOUTH ISSUES ISSUES ZEENAT RAHMAN
11:30 a.m. Special Adviser Rahman hosts a reception for visiting Youth Council Members from U.S. Embassies around the world, at the Department of State.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
12:00 p.m. Director McKean delivers remarks at the Wilson Center’s Centennial Luncheon, at the Department of State.




Tuesday, June 4, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, at the Department of State.
5:10 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Guatemalan President Perez Molina, in Antigua, Guatemala.
8:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Guatemalan Attorney General Paz y Paz, in Antigua, Guatemala.
8:20 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, in Antigua, Guatemala.
9:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends a dinner hosted by Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina, in Antigua, Guatemala.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
10:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia Jacob Walles, at the Department of State.
11:15 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
4:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
6:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS

Under Secretary Hormats is on travel to New York, NY through June 5 to participate in The Yale CEO Leadership Summit.
6:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends an opening reception and dinner in honor of The Yale CEO Leadership Summit, at the New York Stock Exchange, in New York.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine addresses staff of the Bureau of International Information Programs, at the Department of State.
5:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks at a reception for the U.S. Judicial Conference Committee on International Judicial Relations, at the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

Ambassador Marshall assists with the visit of the President of the Republic of Chile, His Excellency Sebastián Piñera, at the White House. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with the Heidi Grau, Head of the OSCE Task Force in Swiss MFA, and Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Swiss Permanent Representative to the OSCE, at the Department of State.
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with CSIS Senior Adviser and Wadhwani Chair for U.S.-India Policy Studies, Ambassador Inderfurth, and ICRIER Wadhwani Chair in India-U.S. Policy Studies Ambassador H.K. Singh, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD

Assistant Secretary Brownfield accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel.

ACTING COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS MAUREEN CORMACK
AM-PM Acting Coordinator Cormack hosts the meeting of the U.S. Judicial Conference Committee on International Judicial Relations, at the Department of State. She will recognize U.S. Supreme Court Justices for their participation in Department-sponsored public diplomacy rule of law programs.
1:00 p.m. Acting Coordinator Cormack meets with Mikhail Gusman, first deputy director general of ITAR-TASS, Russia's oldest and largest news agency, to discuss next steps in the U.S. Bilateral Presidential Commission Sub-Working Group on Mass Media, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN

Assistant Secretary Countryman is on foreign travel to the Republic of Korea, China, Japan, Malaysia, and Indonesia through June 11. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with members of the Council on Foreign Relations, at the Office of the Council on Foreign Relations, in Washington, DC.
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with the Turkish-American Business Council, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with Ambassador Fernando Jose Marroni de Abreu, Director of the Brazilian Cooperation Agency, to discuss agricultural issues, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
6:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer attends the Italian National Day reception hosted by the Ambassador of Italy to the U.S. Claudio Bisogniero, at the Embassy of Italy, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES8:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones participates in an interagency meeting on global health, in Washington, DC.
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones participates in the Science and Technology Council Committee meeting on Homeland and National Security, in Washington, DC.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS THOMAS KELLY

Acting Assistant Secretary Kelly is on foreign travel to Brazil through June 6 to chair the Tenth Annual U.S.-Brazil Political-Military Dialogue. 

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY11:15 a.m. Ambassador Goosby meets with Second Vice President of Burundi, Gervais Rufyikiri, at the Department of State.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith delivers keynote remarks at the First Annual Women in Public Service Dinner at the University of Massachusetts Lowell where she will be recognized for her commitment and dedication to public service.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to San Remo, Italy, to attend a conference on accountability, and to participate in the program regarding global criminal justice issues.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS DREW O’BRIEN
Special Representative O’Brien is on foreign travel in Brazil through June 7. Special Representative O’Brien will meet with senior government officials and private sector leaders to discuss the Accelerating Market-Driven Partnerships (AMP) program. 

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN11:00 a.m. Director McKean meets with Robert D. Kaplan of The Atlantic, at the Department of State.