May 24 - Friday

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Jerusalem and Addis Ababa. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Spokesperson Psaki and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. Click here for more information.

8:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

11:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in Jerusalem.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

1:35 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a solo press availability.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

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UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel to New Delhi, India through May 25. Click here for more information.

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

10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Ken Lieberthan, Senior Follow in Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development at Brookings Institution, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with her Russian counterparts to discuss arms control and international security issues in Moscow, Russia.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS RICK BARTON

2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton meets with U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Lisa Kubiske at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

10:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Australian Deputy Chief of Mission Graham Fletcher at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN

Assistant Secretary Countryman is on foreign travel to Mexico City, Mexico, to attend the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Plenary Meeting. Click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ

Assistant Secretary Fernandez is on foreign travel to Ankara, Turkey through May 24, leading the U.S. delegation to the 10^th U.S.–Turkey Economic Partnership Commission meeting, followed by travel to Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Madrid, Spain. Click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets President of the Peruvian National Commission for Development and Life Without Drugs (DEVIDA) Carmen Masias at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a reception hosted by the Argentine Ambassador to the United States Cecilia Nahon in Washington, D.C.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES

Assistant Secretary Jones is on foreign travel to Galway, Ireland through May 25. Click here for more information.

8:30 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones participates in “The Atlantic – A Shared Resource” meeting on U.S.-EU-Canadian cooperation on marine research and oceans literacy in Galway, Ireland.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOSEPH YUN

Acting Assistant Secretary of State Joseph Yun is on foreign travel to Indonesia, Brunei and Vietnam May 20-29 for bilateral and multilateral meetings with senior officials. Click here for more information.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA

Ambassador CdeBaca is on foreign travel to Berlin, Germany for the National Rapporteurs on Trafficking in Persons Conference.

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

Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to Rwanda to attend official meetings regarding global criminal justice issues.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY

10:00 A.M. LOCAL Ambassador Goosby delivers remarks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony inaugurating a new state-of-the-art President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funded outpatient annex for HIV/AIDS treatment at Zewditu Memorial Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

SPECIAL ENVOY TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM IRA FORMAN

Special Envoy Forman is on foreign travel to Poland to visit historical Holocaust sites with an international group of imams. Click here for more information.

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May 23 - Thursday

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Jerusalem and Ramallah. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Spokesperson Psaki and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. Click here for more information.

10:15 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

1:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.

(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

7:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem.

(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

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DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

11:15 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Director Janez Lenarčič at the Department of State.

(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

5:45 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Stephen Beecroft at the Department of State.

(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel to New Delhi, India from May 23 to May 25. Click here for more information.

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

10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on European Union Economic Relations: Crisis and Opportunity on Capitol Hill.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

12:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks at a policy dialogue focused on the New Silk Road, hosted by The Cohen Group, at the Willard Hotel.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Bloomberg senior executives and members of the U.S.-India Business Council at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

6:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a reception in honor of the German Vice-Chancellor and Minister of Economics Dr. Philipp Rosler at the W Hotel.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE

11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine meets with the U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand David Huebner at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

12:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine hosts a luncheon for Capitol Hill staffers at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine addresses the European Union Press and Public Diplomacy Counselors at the Delegation of the European Union in Washington, D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

12:30 p.m. LOCAL Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller delivers remarks at the Conference on Military and Political Aspects of European Security hosted by the Russian Ministry of Defense in Moscow, Russia.

(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

3:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall and the Board of Trustees of the Blair House Restoration Fund host the Blair House Restoration Fund Spring Reception at Blair House.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS RICHARD BARTON

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Rick Barton attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake joins Under Secretary Hormats at a lunch discussion with The Cohen Group at the Willard Hotel.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS
WILLIAM R. BROWNFIELD

10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brownfield testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere Subcommittee on Capitol Hill.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN

Assistant Secretary Countryman is on foreign travel to Mexico City, Mexico, to attend the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Plenary Meeting. Click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ

Assistant Secretary Fernandez is on foreign travel to Ankara, Turkey, until May 24, leading the U.S. delegation to the 10^th U.S.–Turkey Economic Partnership Commission meeting, and Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Madrid, Spain. Click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER

10:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer delivers remarks to students in the Public Affairs Officers’ Tradecraft Course at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in a luncheon, hosted by Under Secretary Sonenshine for Capitol Hill staffers, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

7:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends an event at the Inter-American Dialogue.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES

Assistant Secretary Jones is on foreign travel to Galway, Ireland from May 23 through 25. Click here for more information.

2:15 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership Ireland co-chair Dr. Killian Halpin and Northern Ireland co-chair Prof. Fabian Monds at the National University in Galway in Galway, Ireland.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

Assistant Secretary Richard is on foreign travel to Colombia. Click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK

10:30 A.M. Assistant Secretary Ann Stock meets the U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand David Huebner at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOSEPH YUN

Acting Assistant Secretary of State Joseph Yun is on foreign travel to Indonesia, Brunei and Vietnam May 20-29 for bilateral and multilateral meetings with senior officials. Click here for more information.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA

Ambassador CdeBaca is on foreign travel to Berlin, Germany for the National Rapporteurs on Trafficking in Persons Conference.

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

Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to Uganda to attend official meetings regarding global criminal justice issues.

SPECIAL ENVOY TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM IRA FORMAN

Special Envoy Forman is on foreign travel to Poland to visit historical Holocaust sites with an international group of imams. Click here for more information.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN

2:30 p.m. Director McKean meets with Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Muscat, Oman and Amman, Jordan. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Spokesperson Psaki, Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, National Security Staff Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Prem Kumar, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. Please click here for more information.

10:15 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Omani Minister Responsible for Defense Affairs Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi in Muscat, Oman.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

3:10 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman, Jordan.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

4:10 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh in Amman, Jordan.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

4:50 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a press availability with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh in Amman, Jordan.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

7:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in the London Eleven Plenary and Working Dinner
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE FOR REMARKS PRECEDING MEETING)

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

8:45 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns delivers remarks at the U.S.-New Zealand Strategic Dialogue at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

11:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with U.S. Ambassador to Burma Derek Mitchell at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

12:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

2:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel to Jakarta, Indonesia. Please click here for more information.

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

10:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Thomas J. Donohue, Jr. Founder of Adelphi Capital LLC at the State Department.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE

9:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine addresses participants of the EMPOWER Disability Rights International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) conference at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

2:30 p.m. Ambassador Marshall hosts a farewell reception honoring the departing Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Choi Youngjin, at Blair House.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

4:30 p.m. Ambassador Marshall delivers remarks at a discussion entitled “Culinary Diplomacy Across Borders: Highlighting the Importance of Nutrition” at the Meridian International Center.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

6:30 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a reception celebrating the Republic Day of Azerbaijan hosted by the Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan, His Excellency Elin Suleymanov, in Washington, D.C.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

7:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a reception celebrating the Republic Day of Nepal hosted by the Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, His Excellency Shankar Prasad Sharma, in Washington, D.C.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS RICHARD BARTON

11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Rick Barton participates in a roundtable event to discuss Jordan and Egypt at the Council on Foreign Relations.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake attends the Hague Convention Anniversary Celebration at the U.S. Department of State Marshall Conference Center.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

6:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake attends a reception for Nepal National Republic Day at the Nepal Embassy.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with New Zealand Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Multilateral Issues Gerard Van Bohemen at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ

Assistant Secretary Fernandez is on foreign travel to Ankara, Turkey, until May 24, leading the U.S. delegation to the 10^th U.S.–Turkey Economic Partnership Commission meeting, and Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Madrid, Spain. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

4:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson hosts a conference call with U.S. chiefs of mission from the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES

Assistant Secretary Jones is on foreign travel to Geneva, Switzerland from May 20 through 22 and Galway, Ireland from May 23 through 25. Please click here for more information.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS THOMAS KELLY

8:45 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Kelly joins Deputy Secretary Burns at the U.S.-New Zealand Strategic Dialogue at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

Assistant Secretary Richard is on foreign travel to Ecuador and Colombia through May 23. Please click here for more information.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOSEPH YUN

Acting Assistant Secretary of State Joseph Yun is on foreign travel to Indonesia, Brunei, and Vietnam May 20-29 for bilateral and multilateral meetings with senior officials. Please click here for more information.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA

9:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Uzra Zeya meets with Marianne Gasser, Head of Delegation for Syria for the International Committee of the Red Cross at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

11:30 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Uzra Zeya participates in a meeting with civil society supporters of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ratification at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:15 pm Acting Assistant Secretary Uzra Zeya meets with U.S. Ambassador Derek Mitchell to Burma at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA

Ambassador CdeBaca is on foreign travel to Berlin, Germany for the National Rapporteurs on Trafficking in Persons Conference.

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

Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to Uganda to attend official meetings regarding global criminal justice issues.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS

8:30 a.m. Special Representative Lewis speaks at the 10th Annual Executive Women in Government Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

SPECIAL ENVOY TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM IRA FORMAN

Special Envoy Forman is on foreign travel to Poland to visit historical Holocaust sites with an international group of imams. Please click here for more information.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Muscat, Oman. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Spokesperson Psaki and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. Please click here for more information.

2:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said Al Said, in Muscat, Oman.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

3:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends a lunch hosted by Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said Al Said, in Muscat, Oman.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

5:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a bilateral meeting with Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said Al Said, in Muscat, Oman.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

12:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation General Nikolay Platonovich Patrushev, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Australia Defense Minister Stephen Smith, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel to Jakarta, Indonesia. Please click here for more information.

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

8:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks at the U.S.-New Zealand Pacific Partnership Forum, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

9:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks at the USAID Water and Development Strategy Launch, on Capitol Hill.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats holds a conference call with John Watson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chevron, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

5:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a farewell reception in honor of USTR Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, at the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE

10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine participates in a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Endowment for the Humanities, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

11:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine addresses the 2013 Charles B. Rangel Fellows, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

12:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a luncheon hosted by the Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, honoring the 2013 Recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Carole King, at the Library of Congress.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

7:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall receives the Order of the Cross of Isabel la Catolica by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain His Excellency Ramón Gil-Casares, at a ceremony in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake joins Secretary of Homeland Secuirty Janet Napolitano’s bilateral meeting with Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, at the Homeland Security Office.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Finland Ambassador Tuula Yrjola, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ

Assistant Secretary Fernandez is on foreign travel from May 19 through 31 to Mexico City, Mexico; Ankara, Turkey; Dhaka, Bangladesh; and Madrid, Spain. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

8:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a meeting at the Pentagon.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua Phyllis Powers, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES

Assistant Secretary Jones is on foreign travel to Geneva, Switzerland from May 20 through 22 and Galway, Ireland from May 23 through 25. Please click here for more information.

8:30 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones attends the 66^th World Health Assembly, in Geneva, Switzerland.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS THOMAS KELLY

10:30 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Kelly delivers remarks to Colorado Thirty Group, at the Capitol Visitors’ Center in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

Assistant Secretary Richard is on foreign travel to Ecuador and Colombia through May 23. Please click here for more information.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOSEPH YUN

Acting Assistant Secretary of State Joseph Yun is on foreign travel to Indonesia, Brunei, and Vietnam May 20-29 for bilateral and multilateral meetings with senior officials. Please click here for more information.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA

11:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Christine Beerli, Vice President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA

8:00 a.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Ambassador to Burma, Derek Mitchell, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

Ambassador CdeBaca is on foreign travel to Berlin, Germany for the National Rapporteurs on Trafficking in Persons Conference.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY

Ambassador Goosby attends the 66^th World Health Assembly, in Geneva, Switzerland.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

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

Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel in the Democratic Republic of Congo to attend official meetings regarding global criminal justice issues.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS

12:20 p.m. Special Representative Lewis delivers remarks at the German Marshall Fund about subnational engagement, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN

1:00 p.m. Director McKean meets with Jim Fallows of The Atlantic, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

3:00 p.m. Director McKean meets with Dr. Fred Bergsten of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

9:15 a.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the Foreign Service Institute Overseas Security Seminar, at FSI. Please click here for more information.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
Press would need to enter the Visitor Center to be cleared into Building K.
Pre set for video cameras: 7:30 a.m. at FSI Building K.
Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 8:15 a.m.at FSI Building K .

10:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Brazil Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
Pre set for video cameras: 10:00 a.m. from the 23rd Street Lobby.
Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 10:15 a.m. from the 23rd Street Lobby.

11:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the International Religious Freedom Report rollout, at the Department of State. Please click here for more information.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
All members of the press should access the building by the 23rd Street Entrance, and be in place by 11:15 a.m.

11:45 a.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of New Zealand Murray McCully, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
Pre set for video cameras: 11:15 a.m. from the 23rd Street Lobby.
Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 11:30 a.m. from the 23rd Street Lobby.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

8:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns delivers remarks at the Pacific Partnership Forum, in Washington, DC.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

3:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA COVERAGE DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

6:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S.- ASEAN Business Council Reception in honor of President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Then Sein, in Washington, D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel to Indonesia, India and Bangladesh from May 19 through 28.

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

10:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats holds a conference call with President of PhRMA John Castellani, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in Brookings’ Clean Energy Roundtable, at The Brookings Institution.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

6:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S.- ASEAN Business Council Reception in honor of President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Then Sein, in Washington, D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE

12:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a meeting at the White House.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON

6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton attends the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S.- ASEAN Business Council Reception in honor of President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Then Sein, in Washington, D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

5:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets Indian Joint Secretary Vikram Doraiswami, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

7:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake attends a dinner hosted by Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Nirupama Rao in honor of the participants in the India-U.S. Homeland Security Dialogue, at the Indian Ambassador’s residence.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ

Assistant Secretary Fernandez is on foreign travel from May 19 through 31 to Mexico City, Mexico; Ankara, Turkey; Dhaka, Bangladesh; and Madrid, Spain. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in Secretary Kerry’s bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Brazil Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES

Assistant Secretary Jones is on foreign travel to Geneva, Switzerland from May 20 through 22 and Galway, Ireland from May 23 through 25. Please click here for more information.

8:30 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones attends the 66^th World Health Assembly, in Geneva, Switzerland.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

12:45 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones delivers remarks on emergency risk management and public health preparedness at the 66^th World Health Assembly, in Geneva, Switzerland.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS THOMAS KELLY

6:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Kelly attends the Business Executive for National Security Eisenhower Awards Dinner, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

Assistant Secretary Richard is on foreign travel to Ecuador and Colombia through May 23. Please click here for more information.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA

2:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Ambassador of the Republic of Zambia to the U.S. Palan Mulonda, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY

Ambassador Goosby attends the 66^th World Health Assembly, in Geneva, Switzerland.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

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

Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo to attend official meetings regarding global criminal justice issues.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS

6:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis attends the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S.- ASEAN Business Council Reception in honor of President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Then Sein, in Washington, D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

7:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis participates in an event to honor 100,000 Strong, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
 

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May 17 - Friday

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

9:45 a.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, at the White House. Please click here for more information.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

1:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
Pre set for video cameras: 12:45 p.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance Lobby.
Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 1:15 p.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance Lobby.

3:45 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Ambassadors-designate, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

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DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

9:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns delivers remarks at the Ambassador Seminar, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Undersecretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioğlu, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

7:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Australian Defense Secretary Dennis Richardson, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

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

Under Secretary Hormats is on foreign travel to London, United Kingdom to attend the G8 Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpa Meeting III from May 16 through May 17.

9:00 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in the G8 Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpa, Meeting III in London, United Kingdom.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on foreign travel to Geneva, Switzerland to meet with various counterparts to discuss arms control and international security issues.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

1:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a luncheon hosted by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway His Excellency Wegger Christian Strommen, on the occasion of the celebration of Norway’s Constitution Day, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Barton meets with Joel Kaplan, Vice President of U.S. Public Policy for Facebook, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton meets with Tom Perriello, President and CEO of Center for American Progress Action Fund and Counselor for Policy to the Center for American Progress, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake joins Secretary Kerry’s bilateral meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ

12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez discusses economic statecraft with Presidential Management Fellows as part of their leadership development program, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer attends a luncheon hosted by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway His Excellency Wegger Christian Strommen, on the occasion of the celebration of Norway’s Constitution Day, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

Assistant Secretary Richard is on foreign travel to Ecuador and Colombia through May 23. Please click here for more information.

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

Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to Doha, Qatar to attend official meetings on global criminal justice issues.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA

9:30 a.m. Ambassador CdeBaca joins Secretary Kerry at a meeting of the President's Interagency Task Force on Trafficking in Persons, at the White House. Please click here for more information.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS

11:00 a.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Veronica Villalobos, Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Personnel Management, to discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion in sub-national engagements, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

1:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry and Vice President Biden deliver remarks at a lunch in honor of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the Department of State.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)

3:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

3:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister R.M. Marty Natalegawa, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
Pre-set time for video cameras: 3:00 p.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance Lobby.
Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 3:15 p.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance Lobby.

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DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

11:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia Paul Jones, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

1:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a lunch in honor of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted by Vice President Biden and Secretary Kerry, at the Department of State.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)

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

Under Secretary Hormats is on foreign travel to London, United Kingdom to attend the G8 Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpa, Meeting III from May 16 through May 17.

6:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats attends the G8 Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpa reception, in London, UK.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE

1:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a lunch in honor of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted by Vice President Biden and Secretary Kerry, at the Department of State.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

Ambassador Marshall assists with the working visit of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

6:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a reception hosted by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, His Excellency Sir Peter Westmacott, to celebrate Benjamin Franklin House, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON

6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton hosts the fellows from the Truman National Security project to discuss the future of conflict prevention and response, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Nirupama Rao, at the Indian Embassy.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with India Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General Dr. Prasenjit Mukherjee, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ

4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez participates in a CEO Business Roundtable with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce with support of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Ministry of Economy of Turkey, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA AS DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER

1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer attends a lunch in honor of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted by Vice President Biden and Secretary Kerry, at the Department of State.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a meeting on Capitol Hill.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY CAPITOL HILL)

5:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a meeting of Central American Integration System country ambassadors, at the Costa Rican Ambassador’s Residence.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a reception in honor of Costa Rican Foreign Minister Enrique Castillo, at the Costa Rican Ambassador’s Residence.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard addresses the Ethiopian Community Development Council’s 19th National Conference, in Arlington, Virginia.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard delivers remarks to the Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health and Rights, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETRMINED BY HOST)

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOE YUN

9:45 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Yun delivers remarks at The Indonesia Conference, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Please click here for more information.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

2:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Yun testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, on “Assessing U.S. Foreign Assistance Priorities in East Asia and the Pacific.” Please click here for more information.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA

9:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya delivers opening remarks at the "Promoting Labor and Human Rights Through Investment" workshop with representatives from the investment community and academic institutions, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA

7:30 a.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Baroness Mary Goudie, in Washington DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:30 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Capitol Hill.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY

2:30 p.m. Ambassador Goosby participates in a panel discussion on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria at the GBCHealth 2013 Conference, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
 

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May 10 - Friday

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

10:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP OF MEETING)
Pre-set time for video cameras: 9:30 a.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance Lobby.
Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 9:45 a.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance Lobby.

1:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry holds a Google+ Hangout, at the Department of State. Please click here for more information. Secretary Kerry’s first Hangout will be broadcast live on the State Department’s Google+ page, YouTube channel, and at video.state.gov/live.

2:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP OF MEETING)
Pre-set time for video cameras: 2:00 p.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance Lobby.
Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 2:15 p.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance Lobby.

6:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry hosts the annual reception for donors to the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH

Administrator Shah is on foreign travel to Johannesburg, South Africa to attend the World Economic Forum on Africa May 8 through the 11.

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

Under Secretary Hormats is on foreign travel to Pretoria and Cape Town, South Africa from May 5 through May 14 to participate in the World Economic Forum and to meet with government and business community representatives.

8:30 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in a World Economic Forum Program – “New Solutions: Mobility of Productive Resources”, in Cape Town, South Africa.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

10:30 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks at the World Economic Forum Program – World Economic Leaders: Enhancing Intra-African Trade, in Cape Town, South Africa.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

2:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats meets with World Economic Forum Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab, in Cape Town, South Africa.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE

9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine addresses participants in Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Professional Fellows Program, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on foreign travel to Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) from May 6 through 10. Please click here for more information.

3:00 p.m. LOCAL Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller participates in a roundtable discussion on arms control, nonproliferation, and the enduring U.S.-R.O.K. Alliance, hosted by the Asan Institute.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

6:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends the annual reception for donors to the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, hosted by Secretary Kerry, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON

3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton briefs Senate Appropriations State-Foreign Operations Subcommittee staff on the FY14 budget for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, on Capitol Hill.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with World Food Programme Executive Director Ertharin Cousin, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with CEO of the Global Partnership for Education Alice Albright, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN

12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman participates in an Arms Control Roundtable at the Brookings Institution, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair of the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

11:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with General John F. Kelly, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

12:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with a group of Presidential Management Fellows, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA

1:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Sam Rainsy, Cambodian opposition leader, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR AT LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA

12:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with George Sheldon, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR AT LARGE STEPHEN RAPP, OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to Talloires, France, to attend an invitational capstone event, hosted by Fletcher School of Law-Tufts University. The event is as part of the Fletcher Master of Laws Program (LLM), and will be held at the Tufts European Center.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Rome, Italy. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Acting Assistant Secretary Yovanovitch, Special Envoy for Middle East Peace David Hale, Spokesperson Psaki, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. Please click here for more information.

8:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, in Rome, Italy.
(CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP OF MEETING)

12:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, in Rome, Italy.
(CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP OF MEETING)

3:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, in Rome, Italy.
(CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP OF MEETING)

4:10 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a joint press availability with Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, in Rome, Italy.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

4:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Quartet Representative Tony Blair, in Rome, Italy.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH

Administrator Shah is on foreign travel to Johannesburg, South Africa to attend the World Economic Forum on Africa May 8 through the 11.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Co-Chairman of the German Green Party Jurgen Trittin, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

6:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman delivers remarks on the occasion of the Republic of South Africa’s Freedom Day, hosted by His Excellency Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool and Ms. Rosieda Shabodien, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

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

Under Secretary Hormats is on foreign travel to Pretoria and Cape Town, South Africa from May 5 through May 14 to participate in the World Economic Forum and to meet with government and business community representatives.

8:30 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats meets with South African Minister of Transport Dikobe Ben Martins, in Cape Town, South Africa.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

10:00 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats meets with South African Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies, in Cape Town, South Africa.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

3:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats meets with ESKOM CEO Brian Dames, in Cape Town, South Africa.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE

12:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a reception in honor of Europe Day, at the residence of European Union Ambassador Joao Vale De Almeida, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks at the Inaugural Sheikha Fatima Lecture series, Recognizing Women as Messengers of Peacebuilding, at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

6:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a reception hosted by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, His Excellency Sir Peter Westmacott, in honor of His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on foreign travel to Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK) from May 6 through 10. Please click here for more information.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

12:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a reception hosted by the Ambassador of the European Union, His Excellency Joao Vale De Almeida, in honor of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Right Honorable Catherine Ashton, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

6:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a reception hosted by the Ambassador of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, His Excellency Sir Peter Westmacott, in honor of His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON

8:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Barton attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake attends a reception in honor of Europe Day, at the residence of European Union Ambassador Joao Vale De Almeida, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with U.S.-India Business Council President Ron Somers, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER

12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer attends a reception in honor of Europe Day, at the residence of European Union Ambassador Joao Vale De Almeida, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER

12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer attends a reception in honor of Europe Day, at the residence of European Union Ambassador Joao Vale De Almeida, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in a roundtable “Conversations with America,” at the Department of State. Please click here for more information on the “Conversations with America” series.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Eduardo Serrano, Ford Motor Company Executive Director for Latin America, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES

2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Deputy Chief of Mission from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea Hyun-dong Cho, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones delivers remarks on the Arctic Council at an event sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, at the House of Sweden.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard participates on a panel commemorating the 150^th anniversary of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and release of ICRC’s updated Professional Standards for Protection Work for Humanitarian and Human Rights Professionals, co-hosted by ICRC and U.S. Institute for Peace, at the U.S. Institute for Peace.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with Nils Daulaire, Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA

12:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya attends a reception in honor of Europe Day, at the residence of European Union Ambassador Joao Vale De Almeida, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA

2:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca delivers remarks at the Senior Policy Operating Group, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

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

Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to Talloires, France, to attend an invitational capstone event, hosted by Fletcher School of Law-Tufts University. The event is as part of the Fletcher Master of Laws Program (LLM), and will be held at the Tufts European Center.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN

12:00 p.m. Director McKean meets with President of USIP Jim Marshall, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:00 p.m. Director McKean meets with Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy, Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Moscow, Russia and Rome, Italy. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Acting Assistant Secretary Yovanovitch, Special Envoy for Middle East Peace David Hale, Spokesperson Psaki, White House Senior Director for Russian Affairs Alice Wells, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. Please click here for more information.

9:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with civil society representatives, in Moscow, Russia.
(CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP OF MEETING)

10:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with meets with the staff and families of Embassy Moscow, in Moscow, Russia.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)

3:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, in Rome, Italy.
(CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP OF MEETING)

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH

Administrator Shah is on foreign travel to Johannesburg, South Africa to attend the World Economic Forum on Africa May 8 through the 11.

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

Under Secretary Hormats is on foreign travel to Pretoria and Cape Town, South Africa from May 5 through May 14 to participate in the World Economic Forum and to meet with government and business community representatives.

7:30 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats attends a breakfast with AmCham Executive Board members, in Pretoria, South Africa.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

2:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in an internal World Economic Forum Program – “Job Creation in Africa” in Cape Town, South Africa.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

4:30 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in an internal World Economic Forum Program – “Managing Expectations – what would a win-win US Foreign Policy in Africa look like?” in Cape Town, South Africa.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

6:15 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats attends an internal World Economic Forum Program Reception, in Cape Town, South Africa.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

8:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in a World Economic Forum internal program – “Africa Infrastructure dinner”, in Cape Town, South Africa.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE

9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks at a workshop with the Smithsonian Institution on guidelines, design, branding, and programming concepts for the Department’s 850 American Spaces around the globe, at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on foreign travel to Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK) from May 6 through 10. Please click here for more information.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

10:30 a.m. Ambassador Marshall accompanies the Diplomatic Corps to a Joint Meeting of Congress to hear an address by the President of the Republic of Korea, Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, at the U.S. Capitol.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON

11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Barton presents on the European Union’s Common Security and Defense Policy panel with Maciej Popowski, Deputy Secretary General, European External Action Service and Jim Townsend, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and NATO Policy, U.S. Department of Defense at the United States Institute of Peace.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton meets with Joel Kaplan, Vice President of U.S. Public Policy for Facebook, at the U.S. Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Director of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, Ambassador Ross Wilson, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake participates in a conference call with Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Special Representative Barbara Shailor and U.S. garment buyers in Bangladesh, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER

9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer attends the welcome session of the European Union Rendez-Vous: Transatlantic Symposium on the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy at The United States Institute for Peace. Please click here for more information.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with Sir Chris Llewellyn-Smith, the President of SESAME’s (Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East) governing council, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD

11:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brownfield meets with Mokhtar Chaouachi, Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia to the U.S., at the Department of State.
(closed press coverage)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ

12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with Mokhtar Chaouachi, Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia to the U.S., at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez attends a Council of the Americas luncheon, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

8:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in the 43^rd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, at the Department of State. Please click here for more information.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Guatemalan Foreign Minister Fernando Carrera, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Costa Rican Minister of Foreign Trade Anabel Gonzalez, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES

1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with representatives from SESAME (Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East), at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS MAUREEN CORMACK

Acting Coordinator Cormack participates in a workshop with the Smithsonian Institute on guidelines, design, branding, and programming concepts for the Department’s 850 American Spaces around the globe, at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

9:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard addresses the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society’s annual national conference, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Please click here for more information.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

5:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with World Food Program (WFP) Assistant Executive Director for Partnership and Governance Services Elisabeth Rasmusson, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

7:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOSEPH YUN

10:30 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Yun attends the Joint Meeting of Congress with Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea, at the Capitol Building.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY THE HOST)

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA

2:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Sam Rainsy, Cambodian opposition leader, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS

9:30 a.m. Special Representative Lewis attends the remarks by Martin O’Malley, Governor of Maryland, at the 43^rd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

4:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Marc Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Moscow, Russia. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Acting Assistant Secretary Yovanovitch, Spokesperson Psaki, Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, White House Senior Director for Russian Affairs Alice Wells, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. Please click here for more information.

2:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in Moscow, Russia.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

3:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow, Russia.
(CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP OF MEETING)

5:35 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow, Russia.
(CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP OF MEETING)

7:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a joint press availability with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow, Russia.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

8:25 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a working dinner with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow, Russia.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Liberian Foreign Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan and delegation and delivers opening remarks at the US-Liberian Partnership Dialogue, at the United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

11:15 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman attends President Obama’s bilateral discussion with Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye, at the White House.

(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

12:15 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman attends a luncheon hosted by President Obama for Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye, at the White House.

(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Gutterres, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

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

Under Secretary Hormats is on foreign travel to Pretoria and Cape Town, South Africa from May 5 through May 14 to participate in the World Economic Forum and to meet with government and business community representatives.

9:00 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in a TV interview with CNBC, at the U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

10:45 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats attends the Country Team meeting, at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

12:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats attends a luncheon with wildlife trafficking/anti-poaching events co-panelists, in Pretoria, South Africa.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in a panel discussion, at the University of Pretoria, in South Africa.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

5:30 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in the trade speech “Global Trade Partners in the 21^st Century,” with co-speaker South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) Catherine Grant, in Pretoria, South Africa.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE

10:15 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine meets with the High Commissioner of the Government for Brand Spain, Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on foreign travel to Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, Republic of Korea (ROK) from May 6 through 10. Please click here for more information.

12:00 p.m. LOCAL Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller speaks with experts and academics at a nuclear policy roundtable discussion, hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

11:15 a.m. Ambassador Marshall assists with the working visit of the President of the Republic of Korea, Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

6:30 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends the Council of American Ambassadors 30^th Anniversary Gala in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Eugene Ludwig and Nicholas Tabor of the Promontory Financial Group, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with International Labor Organization Washington Office Director Nancy Donaldson, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER

9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer attends the 10^th annual Model UN Conference, at the Department of State. Please click here for more information.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer hosts multilateral consultations with representatives from the Government of France at the State Department.

(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD

2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brownfield meets with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Leadership, in Alexandria, VA.
(media determined by host)

4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brownfield attends a reception for Iraqi Women Police, in Alexandria, VA.
(media determined by host)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN

Assistant Secretary Countryman is on foreign travel to attend NATO’s annual nonproliferation seminar in Split, Croatia. Please click here for more information.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ

Assistant Secretary Fernandez is on foreign travel to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem from May 6 to 7 to lead the U.S. delegation at the World Diamond Council’s annual conference. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER

Assistant Secretary Hammer is on travel to Miami, Florida through May 7 to meet with media and civic leaders. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with representatives from the Migration Policy Institute, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson delivers remarks to the Council of American Ambassadors, at the Department of State. Please click here for more information.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with U.S. Ambassador to Argentina Vilma Martinez, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

5:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends the opening reception of the 43^rd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, at the Mexican Cultural Institute. Please click here for more information.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES

8:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones participates in an interagency meeting on health, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard delivers remarks at the launch of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society’s report Invisible in the City: Protection Gaps Experienced by Sexual Minority Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Urban Ecuador, Ghana, Israel and Kenya, on Capitol Hill.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard delivers remarks on “Displacement and Migration Policies: Exploring the Interconnections,” at the Brookings Institution, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard participates in Under Secretary Sherman’s meeting with UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

4:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA

4:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Todd Hinnen of Perkins Coie, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY

Ambassador Goosby is on foreign travel to Vietnam to meet with Vietnamese government officials and tour a PEPFAR-supported clinic in Hanoi.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH

Special Representative Pandith delivers remarks to the Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) and the Joint and Combined Warfighting College (JCWC), in Norfolk, VA.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN

11:00 a.m. Director McKean meets with Tom Malinowski, Washington Director of Human Rights Watch, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

3:30 p.m. Director McKean meets with Martin Indyk, Director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
Pre set for video cameras: 10:15 a.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance Lobby.
Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 10:45 a.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance Lobby.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with the U.S.-Russian President Bilateral Commission, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Chair of Diet Foreign Affairs Committee of Japan Katsuyuki Kawai, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Ambassador of New Zealand to the U.S. Mike Moore, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Oman Under Secretary for Diplomatic Affairs Ahmed Al Harthy, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

5:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Vice Foreign Minister of Vietnam Pham Quang Vinh, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

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

8:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in a panel on Stopping Alzheimer’s Personal, Economic, and Policy Imperatives, in California.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in a panel on Reform China 3.0, in California.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE

Under Secretary Sonenshine is on foreign travel to Ethiopia. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary Vikram Doraiswami, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake participates in the U.S.-Japan-India trilateral, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake attends a reception for the Distinguished Leadership Awards to celebrate the launch of the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, in Washington, DC.
(media determined by host)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER

10:45 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with Chairman Puvan Selvanathan from the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Business and Human Rights, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brownfield meets with Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brownfield meets with United Nations' Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peace-building Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS), at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brownfield attends a reception for the Distinguished Leadership Awards to celebrate the launch of the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, in Washington, DC.
(media determined by host)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez participates in Unreasonable@State, at the Department of State. Please click here for more information.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER

12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer delivers remarks to journalists at the global reporting tour, “Press Freedom and Developments in Journalism”, at the Foreign Press Center, in Washington DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Chilean Ambassador to the U.S. Felipe Bulnes, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS THOMAS KELLY

11:30 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Kelly meets with Philippine Undersecretary Evan Garcia, Office of Undersecretary for Policy, Department of Foreign Affairs, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard delivers remarks to the Tri-Agency National Conference in Minneapolis, MN where she will focus on ways to increase capacity to improve self-sufficiency and integration for recently resettled refugees in the United States.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard tours the International Institute of Minnesota and meets with recently arrived refugees, in St. Paul, MN.
(PRESS DETERMINED BY HOST)

1:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with local Somali Leadership, in St. Paul, MN.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK

12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Stock delivers remarks at the Institute of International Education Board meeting, in Washington DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES

9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with members of the Billings Chamber of Commerce, at the Department of State.

(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Sweden’s Environment Ambassador Annika Markovic, at the Department of State.

(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS THOMAS DEBASS

10:45 a.m. Acting Special Representative Debass delivers remarks to the 171^st A-100 class of Foreign Service Officers about public-private partnerships as a tool for diplomacy and development, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

1:00 p.m. Acting Special Representative Debass provides welcome remarks at Unreasonable@State, a two-day event and workshop highlighting how the U.S. Department of State is promoting entrepreneurship to address global challenge and meet key foreign policy objectives. Please click here for more information.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY

AM-PM Ambassador Goosby meets with the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) country team, Indian government health officials, and NGO leaders, in New Delhi, India.
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SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS

9:00 a.m. Special Representative Lewis delivers remarks to Brazilian public safety officials at the U.S. Department of State’s Symposium on Security for Major Sporting Events, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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