SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
Secretary Clinton is on foreign travel in Muscat, Oman and in Doha, Qatar (EST + 9 hours). Assistant Secretary Feltman and Ambassador Melanne Verveer accompany the Secretary. Click here for more information.
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton holds a town hall meeting with civil society leaders, at the Bait Al Zabair Museum in Muscat, Oman.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
12:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton holds a bilateral meeting and a lunch with Omani Sultan Qaboos, in Muscat, Oman.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)
4:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with the staff and families of Embassy Muscat, in Muscat, Oman.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)
5:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Amir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa, in Doha, Qatar.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY)
6:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton holds a joint press availability with Qatari Prime MInister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
7:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton participates in a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Ministers Meeting, in Doha, Qatar.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY)
8:05 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, in Doha, Qatar.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY)
DEPUTY SECRETARY JAMES STEINBERG
10:10 a.m. Deputy Secretary Steinberg attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
2:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Steinberg attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
DEPUTY SECRETARY THOMAS NIDES
10:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Nides meets with Representative Paul Ryan, on Capitol Hill.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Nides meets with Representative Kay Granger, on Capitol Hill.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Nides attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJIV SHAH
12:00 p.m. Administrator Shah attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
4:00 p.m. Administrator Shah attends a Haiti Requiem Mass at the National Shrine.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats travels to Beijing, China through January 13 on a delegation with Under Secretary of Commerce Francisco Sanchez and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS JUDITH MCHALE
1:00 p.m. Under Secretary McHale meets with Dennis Mulhaupt from the Broadcasting Board of Governors, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS MARIA OTERO
8:45 a.m. Under Secretary Otero hosts a global issues principals meeting, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with Mark Schneider, Senior Vice President / Special Adviser on Latin America of the International Crisis Group at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with Deputy Administrator of USAID Don Steinberg at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall hosts a luncheon in honor of Recently Accredited Ambassadors to the United States and their Spouses, at Blair House.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
Ambassador Marshall hosts “Taste of China” - a cultural exchange event under the Diplomatic Partnerships Division of the Office of Protocol with American and Chinese children and Ambassador Zhang Yesui of the People’s Republic of China, at Blair House. Contact bazbazk@state.gov for more information.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
Assistant Secretary Blake attends Ambassador Marshall’s luncheon in honor of Recently Accredited Ambassadors to the United States and their Spouses, at Blair House.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS JEFFREY FELTMAN
Assistant Secretary Feltman accompanies Secretary Clinton on foreign travel. Click here for more information.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez and Dr. Slaughter participate in a roundtable discussion on “New Paradigms in U.S. Development Policy” at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington DC.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHILIP GORDON
Assistant Secretary Gordon is on foreign travel to Budapest, Hungary through January 14.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
8:20 a.m. Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller gives opening remarks and participates in the Workshop on Verification and Monitoring Challenges on the Road to Zero, sponsored by the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance and hosted by SAIC, in Arlington, Virginia.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION ERIC SCHWARTZ
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Schwartz meets with Doug Johnson, Executive Director of the Center for Victims of Torture, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ARTURO VALENZUELA
Assistant Secretary Valenzuela is on foreign travel to Argentina and Chile through January 15.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
Ambassador Goosby hosts the first PEPFAR Caribbean Regional Meeting through January 13 in Barbados.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER
Ambassador Verveer accompanies Secretary Clinton on foreign travel. Click here for more information.
DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER
12:00 p.m. Dr. Slaughter and Assistant Secretary Fernandez participate in a roundtable discussion on “New Paradigms in U.S. Development Policy” at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington DC.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE
1:30 p.m. Daily Press Briefing.
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