DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE AUGUST 14, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
AUGUST 14, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on travel to Honolulu, Hawaii. He is accompanied by Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Puneet Talwar, National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Evan Medeiros, Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS, and Spokesperson Jen Psaki. Please click herefor more information.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
12:30 p.m. Under Secretary Gottemoeller delivers remarks at the Annual Deterrence Symposium at the U.S. Strategic Command, in Omaha, Nebraska.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with Cargill Vice President of Corporate Affairs Van Yeutter, Cargill Vice President of Corporate Affairs Devry Boughner Vorwerk, and Cargill Director of International Business Relations Dinh Lai, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with Corning China Vice President Chunmei Lin, at the Department of State.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
12:30 p.m. Counselor Shannon attends a meeting at the White House.
2:30 p.m. Counselor Shannon attends a meeting at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL
Assistant Secretary Biswal is on travel to New York to participate in an Asia Society Roundtable and New York Foreign )

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS PUNEET TALWAR
Assistant Secretary Talwar accompanies Secretary Kerry on travel to Honolulu, Hawaii for meetings with U.S. military leaders from the U.S. Pacific Command.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE AUGUST 13, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
AUGUST 13, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on travel to Honiara, Solomon Islands, and Honolulu, Hawaii. He is accompanied by Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Puneet Talwar, National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Evan Medeiros, Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS, and Spokesperson Jen Psaki.
1:20 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Solomon Islands Governor General Frank Kabui, in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
1:50 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Gordon Lilo, in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
2:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a wreath laying ceremony at Solomon Islands Scouts and Coastwatchers Memorial, in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
3:05 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry lays a wreath and tours the Guadalcanal American Memorial, in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with Senior International Trade Advisor of Miller and Chevalier Welles Orr, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWALL
4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sewall meets with members of the Council on Cyber Security Jane Holl Lute and Jake Braun, at the Department of State.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
12:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Peter Bodde, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS PUNEET TALWAR
Assistant Secretary Talwar accompanies Secretary Kerry on travel to Honiara, Solomon Islands and to Honolulu, Hawaii for meetings with U.S. military leaders from the U.S. Pacific Command.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE AUGUST 8, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
AUGUST 8, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on travel to Kabul, Afghanistan. He is accompanied by Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Daniel Feldman, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan Jeffrey Eggers, Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS, and Spokesperson Jen Psaki. Please click here for more information.
9:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Afghan Presidential Candidate Ashraf Ghani, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
11:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Afghan Presidential Candidate Abdullah Abdullah, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
12:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) UN Special Representative Jan Kubis, Afghan Presidential Candidate Abdullah Abdullah, and Afghan Presidential Candidate Ashraf Ghani, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
4:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a press availability with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) UN Special Representative Jan Kubis, Afghan Presidential Candidate Abdullah Abdullah, and Afghan Presidential Candidate Ashraf Ghani, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
10:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Beazley, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI
2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli attends a meeting at the White House.
3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli attends a meeting at the Department of Treasury.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
Counselor Shannon is on travel to Bogota, Colombia through August 8, to lead the Presidential delegation for the Inauguration of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. Please click here for more information.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETE SELFRIDGE
3:00 p.m. Ambassador Selfridge delivers opening remarks at the Closing Ceremony for the 2013-2014 Class of White House Fellows, at Blair House.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on official travel in Tokyo, Japan for meetings on international justice issues.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN
10:30 a.m. Special Representative O’Brien speaks at the Women2Women International Leadership Program at Wheelock College, in Boston, Massachusetts.
3:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien speaks at a symposium on “Diaspora Engagement” at Dartmouth College as part of his Diaspora Tour, in Hanover, New Hampshire.

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 20, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JUNE 20, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
9:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the release of the 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, at the Department of State.

10:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with the Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Cambodian Senior Minister and Minister of Commerce Sun Chanthol, at the Department of State.

1:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

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

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

Under Secretary Sherman is on travel to Vienna, Austria, in connection with P5+1 talks. 

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI

9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with Chairman of the Cohen Group Steve Van Andel, President of Amway Doug DeVos, Vice President of Public Policy for Alticor Inc. Richard Holwill, and Corporate Counsel for Alticor Inc. Cary Justice, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWALL

9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sewall attends the release of the 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, at the Department of State.

Preset for video cameras: 8:00 a.m. from the 23^rd Street Lobby.
Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 8:30 a.m. from the 23^rd Street Lobby.

11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sewall attends a meeting, at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS RICHARD STENGEL

Under Secretary Stengel is on travel to Miami, Florida through June 20 to attend meetings of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG).

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON

Counselor Shannon is on travel to Punta Mita, Mexico through June 21 to lead the U.S. delegation in participating in the Pacific Alliance Leaders’ Summit.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETER SELFRIDGE

10:55 a.m. Ambassador Selfridge assists with the working visit of the Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key, at the White House.

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

8:30 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Garber meets with a Tanzanian Delegation headed by Member of Parliament from Mafia Island and Vice Chairman of the Tanzania Tourist Board Abdulkarim Shah, at the Department of State.

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 EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN

9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan attends the release of the 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report, at the Department of State.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP

Ambassador Rapp is on travel to Nuremberg, Germany to participate in a conference on best practices in the investigation and prosecution of atrocity crimes.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JUNE 19, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JUNE 19, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
9:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks to Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Students, at the Department of State.

9:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry attends a meeting of the President’s Export Council, at the White House.

12:45 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice, at the White House.

2:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with the Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key, at the Department of State.

3:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the GLIFAA Pride Event, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

Deputy Secretary Burns attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

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

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 AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

12:00p.m. Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with the interns from the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation and the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI

10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with Asia Development Bank Executive Director Robert Orr, at the Department of State.

11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with the Executive Vice President of the Recording Industry Association of America Neil Turkewitz, at the Department of State.

2:30 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China Max Sieben Baucus, at the Department of State.

5:00 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli attends a meeting, at the Treasury Department.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON

Counselor Shannon is on travel to Punta Mita, Mexico from through June 21 to lead the U.S. delegation in participating in the Pacific Alliance Leaders’ Summit.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETER SELFRIDGE

2:00 p.m. Ambassador Selfridge assists with Secretary Kerry’s meeting with the Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key, at the Department of State.

3:00 p.m. Ambassador Selfridge meets with Greek Ambassador to the U.S. Christos Panagopoulos, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS RICK BARTON

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton attends a meeting at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL

12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal delivers remarks on Multilateral Security and Development Challenges for Asia, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, DC.

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.

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

9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard delivers remarks with UNHCR Washington Director Shelley Pitterman at World Refugee Day ceremony hosted by Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, in Washington, DC.

5:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard delivers remarks at the UN Innovation Reception, on Capitol Hill.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS CHARLES RIVKIN

9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Rivkin joins Secretary Kerry at a meeting of the President’s Export Council, at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN

9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan delivers remarks at the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program closing, at the Department of State.

3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan attends the GLIFAA Pride Event, at the Department of State.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP

Ambassador Rapp is on travel to Nuremberg, Germany to deliver remarks on the international and national prosecution of atrocity crimes.

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.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JUNE 12, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JUNE 12, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
10:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the dedication of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs memorial wall, at the Department of State. 

10:55 a.m. Secretary Kerry joins President Obama’s meeting with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, at the White House.

12:15 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice, at the White House.

2:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, at the Department of State.

4:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa, at the Department of State.
5:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry attends a reception for the Global Equality Fund, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
11:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Westmacott, at the Department of State.

3:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with the Shafik Gabr Foundation Fellows, at the Department of State.

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

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH

Administrator Shah attends the Overseas Private Investment Corporation’s board of directors meeting, in Washington DC.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Saudi Arabia Ministry of Interior Senior Advisor Saad al-Jabri, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI
10:30 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli attends the Overseas Private Investment Corporation’s board of directors meeting, in Washington, DC.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWALL
Under Secretary Sewall is on travel to London, UK to attend the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict and to represent the U.S. at the London Ministerial Summit on Boko Haram.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
Counselor Shannon is on travel to Juba, South Sudan; Cairo, Egypt; and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, through June 12.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETER SELFRIDGE
Ambassador Selfridge assists with the visit of the Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal meets with Kazakhstan Minister of Economic Integration Zhanar Aitzhanova, at the Department of State.

6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal delivers remarks at a U.S. - Fulbright pre-departure orientation, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD

10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brownfield joins Secretary Kerry in dedicating a memorial wall honoring those who died while serving on behalf of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson delivers the keynote speech at an event at the Wilson Center Mexico Institute, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR TOM MALINOWSKI

8:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Malinowski meets with Ambassador Stuart Jones, at the Department of State.

10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Malinowski meets with Ambassador of Lithuania Edminas Bagdonas, at the Department of State..

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Malinowski attends a meeting, at the White House.

4:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Malinowski joins Secretary Kerry in attending a reception for the Global Equality Fund, at Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD
8:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard participates in a roundtable on humanitarian practice and policy at the InterAction Forum, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
5:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard attends the Interaction 30^th Anniversary Gala, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS MACON PHILLIPS
Coordinator Phillips is on travel to Bangladesh and Kazakhstan from June 8 to June 17.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP

Ambassador Rapp is on travel to London, UK to attend the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict and is presenting at a panel discussion entitled “Lessons from the Special Court for Sierra Leone on Prosecuting Sexual Violence in Conflict.”

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN

9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan delivers remarks at a reception in honor of the 2013-14 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program participants, on Capitol Hill.

2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan delivers remarks at the closing ceremony for the 2013-14 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM TINA KAIDANOW
Ambassador Kaidanow travels to the Middle East through June 19 for meetings with senior government officials to discuss counterterrorism cooperation.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN
12:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien attends a meeting with Administrator McCarthy regarding the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, at the Environmental Protection Agency.

5:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien joins Secretary Kerry in attending a reception for the Global Equality Fund, at Department of State