SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON
Secretary Clinton is on foreign travel to Japan, China, and Korea through May 26. For more information, click here.
8:00 a.m. LOCAL (EDT + 12 hours) Secretary Clinton meets with Chinese Women Civil Society Leaders, in Beijing, China.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
8:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue staff and their families, in Beijing, China.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AM LOCAL Secretary Clinton travels to Seoul, South Korea (EDT + 13 hours).
12:25 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, in Seoul, South Korea.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY)
1:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Korean President Lee Myung-bak, in Seoul, South Korea.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY)
2:40 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton and Korean Foreign Minister Yu hold a joint press availability, in Seoul, South Korea.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
PM Secretary Clinton returns from foreign travel.
DEPUTY SECRETARY JAMES STEINBERG
Deputy Secretary Steinberg is in Copenhagen, Denmark to attend the Arctic Council Deputy Ministerial Meeting and hold bilateral meetings through May 27.
DEPUTY SECRETARY JACK LEW
Deputy Secretary Lew is in Kano, Nigeria, to advance President Obama’s Global Health Initiative and strengthen ties with community leaders in northern Nigeria.
In Kano, Deputy Secretary Lew plans to meet with the Governor of Kano state, Ibrahim Shekauru, and the Emir of Kano, Al-Haji Dr. Ado Bayero, as well as community health organizations. In these meetings, he is discussing polio eradication measures, women’s health issues, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs, and interfaith violence prevention. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby accompanies Deputy Secretary Lew throughout the day.
Deputy Secretary Lew departs Kano in the evening to attend the OECD Ministerial Conference in Paris, France through May 28.
USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJIV SHAH
Administrator Shah is in Dhaka, Bangladesh (EDT + 10 hours).
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Administrator Shah participates in the Bangladesh Food Security Investment Forum 2010, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
12:30 p.m. LOCAL Administrator Shah meets with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:00 p.m LOCAL Administrator Shah holds a joint press availability with Ambassador to Bangladesh James Moriarty and USAID Mission Director to Bangladesh Denise Rollins, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
3:50 p.m. LOCAL Administrator Shah holds a town hall meeting with the staff of Embassy Dhaka, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WILLIAM BURNS
Under Secretary Bill Burns travels to Afghanistan and India through May 27. In Afghanistan, Under Secretary Burns is meeting with senior Afghan officials and members of a Provincial Reconstruction Team. In India, Under Secretary Burns is meeting with a range of senior Indian officials to discuss preparations for the upcoming U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue. For more information, click here.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats travels to Calgary, Canada for the G8 Sherpa meeting in preparation for the upcoming G-8 Leaders’ Summit in Muskoka, Canada.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS JUDITH MCHALE
Under Secretary McHale is in Beijing, China.
8:00 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary McHale meets with Embassy Beijing’s public diplomacy and public affairs staff, in Beijing, China.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary McHale meets with Wang Chen, Director of the Chinese State Council Information Office, in Beijing, China.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:00 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary McHale meets with Xu Lin, Director General of the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban), in Beijing, China.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary McHale participates in a roundtable with student journalists and bloggers at the American Center for Educational Exchange, in Beijing, China.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)
4:45 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary McHale meets with iFeng Chief Operating Officer Li Ya and iFeng editors Liu Qi and Jiang Han and conducts an iFeng webchat, in Beijing, China.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS MARIA OTERO
Under Secretary Otero leads the U.S. delegation to the U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission Working Group on Democracy, Transparency, and Integrity meetings in Abuja, Nigeria through May 28. She is also meeting with senior government officials and non-governmental organizations on other global affairs, including health and water issues.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ELLEN TAUSCHER
Under Secretary Tauscher attends meetings surrounding the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference, in New York.
COUNSELOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF CHERYL MILLS
Counselor Mills is in Haiti to conduct meetings with Haitian and US government officials through May 27.
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall hosts a farewell reception for outgoing Ukrainian Ambassador Oleh Shamshur, at Blair House.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER
11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer speaks at the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Annual Meeting, at the Embassy Suites in Washington D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS KURT CAMPBELL
Assistant Secretary Campbell accompanies Secretary Clinton on her foreign travel to Asia through May 26.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS JOHNNIE CARSON
8:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Carson attends a breakfast in honor of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf hosted by the Millennium Challenge Corporation, at the U.S. Capitol.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Carson delivers remarks to the African Diplomatic Corps on the African Growth and Opportunity Act, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS JEFFREY FELTMAN
6:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Feltman speaks at the Middle East Chiefs of Defense Conference hosted by General David Petraeus, at the Fairfax Hotel in Washington, D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
Assistant Secretary Fernandez is traveling to Madrid, Spain for the E.U.-U.S. Terror Finance Political Dialogue through May 28. He is also meeting with the American Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board, hosting an innovation roundtable for Spanish entrepreneurs as a follow up to the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship, and meeting with senior government officials to discuss financing of terrorism, economic sanctions, and the global economic crisis. For more information, click here.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR VERIFICATION, COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
7:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller delivers remarks on the new START at the George Washington University’s Elliott School Space Policy Dinner, in Washington D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER
Assistant Secretary Posner travels to Moscow and Vladimir, Russia with Michael McFaul, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russian Affairs, for the Administration’s second civil society dialogue through May 28. He is also meeting with senior government officials and civil society representatives to discuss a range of human rights issues.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SUSAN SWART
Assistant Secretary Swart attends the U.S. Strategic Command’s Cyberspace Symposium in Omaha, Nebraska through May 27. On May 26, she is participating in a panel discussion coordinated by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). For more information, click here.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ARTURO VALENZUELA
10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Valenzuela meets with Guatemalan Minister of Defense Brigadier General Abraham Valenzuela González and Guatemalan Minister of the Interior Carlos Menocal, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Valenzuela meets with Paraguayan Vice Minister of Foreign Relations for Economic Relations and Integration Manuel Maria Caceres, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
Ambassador CdeBaca is in Vladimir, Russia to participate in the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission Civil Society Working Group Meeting through May 28.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
Ambassador Goosby is in Kano, Nigeria, with Deputy Secretary Lew, to advance President Obama’s Global Health Initiative and strengthen ties with community leaders in northern Nigeria.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER
8:00 a.m. LOCAL (EDT + 12 hours) Ambassador Melanne Verveer joins Secretary Clinton’s meeting with Chinese Women Civil Society Leaders, in Beijing, China.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION POLICY AMBASSADOR PHILIP VERVEER
Ambassador Philip Verveer leads the U.S. Delegation to the fifth World Telecommunication Development Conference in Hyderabad, India through June 4. For more information, click here.
COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AFFAIRS DAVID GOLDWYN
Coordinator Goldwyn accompanies Secretary Clinton on her foreign travel to Asia through May 26.
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS
Special Representative Lewis attends the OECD Urban Roundtable for Mayors and Ministers on “Cities and Green Growth” in Paris, France through May 26.
PRINCIPAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DEREK CHOLLET
Mr. Chollet accompanies Secretary Clinton on her foreign travel to Asia through May 26.
PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE
1:00 p.m. Daily Press Briefing
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