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***THE DAILY PUBLIC SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN

Secretary Blinken is on travel to Qatar and Germany from September 5-8, 2021.  Please click here for more information.

9:35 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meet with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, in Doha, Qatar.
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11:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hold a joint press availability with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, in Doha, Qatar.
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1:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meet with Afghan interpreters, in Doha, Qatar.
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1:50 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hold a Meet and Greet with U.S. Military and Interagency Team, in Doha, Qatar.
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2:25 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken tours an In-Processing Center, in Doha, Qatar.
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3:15p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken visits a Qatari Evacuee Center and meets with Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister Lolwah Rashid Al-Khater, and ten current members of the Afghan Dreamers all-girls robotics team, in Doha, Qatar.
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4:45p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Embassy Doha and Mission Afghanistan, in Doha, Qatar.
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7:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken has dinner with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar.
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DEPUTY SECRETARY WENDY R. SHERMAN

Deputy Secretary Sherman attends meetings and briefings, from the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES BRIAN P. MCKEON

Deputy Secretary McKeon attends meetings and briefings, from the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS VICTORIA J. NULAND

4:30 p.m. Under Secretary Nuland meets with Italian Ambassador to the United States Mariangela Zappia, at the Department of State.
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UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL & INTERNATIONAL SECURITY BONNIE D. JENKINS

Under Secretary Jenkins is on travel to Copenhagen, Denmark from September 6-7, 2021, to attend the 17th Annual NATO Conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction.

BRIEFING SCHEDULE

No Department Press Briefing

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