DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE AUGUST 14, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
AUGUST 14, 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2014

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
7:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Quartet Representative Tony Blair, at the Department of State.
11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Haitian President Michel Martelly, at the Department of State.
4:45 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with President Obama and Vice President Biden, at the White House.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
11:15 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with President of the Republic of Albania Bujar Nishani, at the Department of State.
12:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
4:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to the U.S. Cecilia Nahón, at the Department of State.

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

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
11:00 a.m. Administrator Shah joins Secretary Kerry's meeting with Haitian President Michel Martelly, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Administrator Shah attends the National Prayer Breakfast Africa Leader's Gathering, in Washington, DC.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on travel to Geneva, Vienna, and Moscow for consultations on international security issues.

COUNSELOR THOMAS SHANNON
11:00 a.m. Counselor Shannon joins Secretary Kerry's meeting with Haitian President Michel Martelly, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS WILLIAM CRAFT
11:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Craft meets with Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Dussey, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Craft meets with Finnish State Secretary Olli-Pekka Heinonen, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS JANICE JACOBS 
Assistant Secretary Jacobs is on travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico to deliver opening remarks at the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony of the San Juan Passport Agency.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
9:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson engages in a policy discussion with the current Department of State A-100 orientation class, at the Foreign Service Institute.
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in a meeting at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND 
Assistant Secretary Nuland is on travel to Germany, Greece, Cyprus, the Czech Republic and the Ukraine.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN
2:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Ryan delivers remarks at the 2014 TechWomen Tech Fair at the U.S. Embassy, in Kigali, Rwanda.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on travel to Kinshasa, DRC for meetings on war crimes issues and with government officials.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL

Ambassador Russell is on travel to New Delhi, India through February 7 to meet with government officials, law enforcement officers, and civil society organizations, and visit projects focused on women and girls’ empowerment, in advancement of U.S. policy on global women’s issues.

SPECIAL ADVISER FOR GLOBAL YOUTH ISSUES ZEENAT RAHMAN
3:15 p.m. Special Adviser Rahman delivers remarks at the 2014 Winter Youth Assembly, at the United Nations in New York.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN

11:00 a.m. Director McKean meets with President of the Senate of Romania Mircea Geoana, at the Department of State.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JANUARY 23, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JANUARY 23, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Davos, Switzerland. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Spokesperson Jen Psaki. 
2:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Quartet Representative Tony Blair, in Davos, Switzerland.
6:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, in Davos, Switzerland.
9:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the CEO of Coca-Cola Muhtar Kent and other business leaders, in Davos, Switzerland.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on foreign travel to Seoul, Beijing, and Tokyo from January 19 through January 24 for bilateral consultations, including the interim round of the U.S.-China Strategic Security Dialogue.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
8:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom attends a meeting at the White House via digital video conference, at the Department of State.
12:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom delivers remarks at the India National Day Reception at the Indian Embassy, in Washington, DC.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
9:00 a.m. LOCAL Administrator Shah moderates the Rethinking Global Food Security panel at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland. 

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
11:00a.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Jalil Abbas Jilani, at the Department of State.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
11:00 a.m. Counselor Shannon participates in the National Intelligence Council briefing on the Global Trends Report, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m Counselor Shannon meets with AFSA President Robert Silverman and Vice President Matthew Asada, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal attends the India National Day Reception at the Indian Embassy, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard is on foreign travel to Brussels, Belgium from January 22 through January 25.
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Richard attends the U.S.-EU Strategic Dialogue on Humanitarian Assistance at the European Commission - Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) Emergency Response Center, in Brussels, Belgium.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan attends The Women in Public Service Project Advisory Council meeting, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM R. BROWNFIELD
Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on foreign travel to the West Bank and Jordan to discuss support for the Palestinian criminal justice system and meet with Jordanian officials.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
1:30 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca chairs the quarterly meeting of the Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in Persons at the Department of Health and Human Services, in Washington, DC.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp travels to Bogota, Colombia from January 23 through January 28, to meet with officials and civil society members on transitional justice initiatives.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS DREW O’BRIEN
10:00 a.m. Special Representative O’Brien hosts a Water Technology Roundtable with representatives from the public and private sectors, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien hosts a briefing by representatives from the Concordia Summit on public-private partnerships, at the Department of State.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
Director McKean is on official travel to the Holy See. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JANUARY 16, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JANUARY 16, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry has no public events.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
10:15 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Pakistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Jalil Abbas Jilani, at the Department of State.
3:15 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Defense Minister of Malaysia Hishammuddin bin Tun Hussein, at the Department of State.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with NATO-Russia Council counterparts in Brussels, Belgium.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON

11:00 a.m. Counselor Shannon meets with Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubeir, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS WILLIAM CRAFT
9:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Craft chairs a meeting with the CitiGroup International Government Relations Team, in Washington, DC.
4:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Craft meets with the Egypt QIZ (Qualifying Industrial Zone) Delegation, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Canadian Assistant Deputy Minister David Morrison and Mexican Undersecretary for North American Affairs Sergio Alcocer, in Washington DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
3:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Chairperson of the Arctic Research Council Fran Ulmer, at the Department of State.

COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS MACON PHILLIPS
Coordinator Phillips is on foreign travel to Zimbabwe and South Africa.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
10:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya participates in the Partners of the Global Equality Fund meeting, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN
Assistant Secretary Ryan is on foreign travel to Mexico City, Mexico to attend the U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Forum on Higher Education, Innovation and Research.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to Leidschendam, Netherlands to attend the opening of trial at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL).

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Vilnius, Lithuania. He is accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, U.S. Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Martin Indyk, Spokesperson Jennifer Psaki, Director for NATO and Western European Affairs Tara Leweling and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. 

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
9:30 a.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller participates in a panel discussion at the “The Prague Agenda in 2013 – Challenges and Prospects” Conference sponsored by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague, Czech Republic. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD
Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on foreign travel to Burma to highlight Burmese and U.S. commitment to joint efforts on counternarcotics and rule of law reforms.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS DANNY RUSSEL
Assistant Secretary Russel is on foreign travel to the Republic of Korea, Japan, Brunei, Indonesia, and China from September 5 to 14.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.
10:15 a.m. Secretary Kerry hosts a swearing-in ceremony for the U.S. Ambassador-designate to the Democratic Republic of the Congo James Swan, at the Department of State.
11:45 a.m. Secretary Kerry hosts a swearing-in ceremony for the U.S. Ambassador-designate to Greece David Pearce, at the Department of State.
12:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Attorney General Eric Holder, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
10:15 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with the Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassu, at the Department of State.
11:45 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends the swearing-in ceremony for the U.S. Ambassador-designate to Greece David Peace, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with the U.S. Ambassador to Australia John Berry, at the Department of State.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Czech counterparts to discuss international security issues in Prague, Czech Republic.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD
Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on foreign travel to Burma to highlight Burmese and U.S. commitment to joint efforts on counternarcotics and rule of law reforms.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ11:45 a.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez attends a swearing-in ceremony for the U.S. Ambassador-designate to Greece David Pearce, at the Department of State.
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with Minister Kanji Yamanouchi, Minister of Economic Affairs for the Embassy of Japan, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS DANNY RUSSEL
Assistant Secretary Russel is on foreign travel to the Republic of Korea, Japan, Brunei, Indonesia, and China from September 5 to 14.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
10:15 a.m. Secretary Kerry holds a trilateral meeting with Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, at the Department of State.
11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks on the Middle East Peace Process Talks, at the Department of State. Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat will also be in attendance.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns officiates the swearing-in ceremony for the Ambassador-designate to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
11:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the U.S. Kairat Umarov, at the Department of State.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS1:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats holds a conference call with John Watson, Chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation, at the Department of State.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER6:30 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller attends the Senate National Security Working Group dinner, at the Capitol Building.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL9:00 a.m. Ambassador Marshall delivers remarks at the Protocol and Diplomacy International - Protocol Officers Association’s (PDI-POA) 12th Annual International Educational Forum, in Chicago, Illinois.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez attends the U.S.-Brazil Innovation Summit, at the Embassy of Brazil, in Washington, DC.
8:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez attends the Kingdom of Morocco’s National Day reception, at the Embassy of Morocco, in Bethesda, MD.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER8:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer attends the Kingdom of Morocco’s National Day reception, at the Embassy of Morocco, in Bethesda, MD.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya is on foreign travel to China from July 29 through August 2 for the Annual U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue and related meetings.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
Ambassador CdeBaca is on foreign travel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Nancy Shukri, Law Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
12:00 p.m. LOCAL Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Tuan Abdul Wahab Mohamed, Head of Prosecution, Attorney General’s Chambers, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2:00 p.m. LOCAL Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Dato’ Sri Abdul Rahim Bin Mohamad Radzi, Secretary General of Home Affairs, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2:30 p.m. LOCAL Ambassador CdeBaca meets with the Anti-Human Trafficking Council, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
7:00 p.m. LOCAL Ambassador CdeBaca attends an Iftar reception hosted by the Ministry of Home Affairs, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Amman and Za'atri, Jordan. He is accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, Deputy Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Frank Lowenstein, Spokesperson Jen Psaki, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. 
10:45 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh visit Za'atri Refugee Camp, in Za'atri, Jordan.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN10:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with European Parliament Committee Foreign Affairs Chair Elmar Brok, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Shotaro Yachi, Special Advisor to Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, at the Department of State.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER2:00 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials, at the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall participates in an Ambassador credentialing ceremony with President Barack Obama, at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on travel to Aspen, Colorado to participate in the 2013 Aspen Security Forum. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE4:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and Director of the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Ambassador Miroslav Jenča, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with Ambassador of Turkey to the U.S. Namik Tan, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson is on foreign travel to Recife and Brasilia, Brazil to participate in the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality. 

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
1:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca participates in a Google+ hangout, at the Department of State. The Hangout will be broadcast live on the State Department’s Google+ page, YouTube channel, and at video.state.gov/live.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY11:00 a.m. Ambassador Goosby delivers remarks at the swearing-in of the inaugural class of the Global Health Service Partnership Volunteers, at the White House.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel in Kuwait City, Kuwait. He is accompanied by Spokesperson Psaki, Acting Assistant Secretary Jones, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. 

10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Kuwaiti Amir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed Al Sabah, in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

11:25 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a Meet and Greet with Embassy Kuwait in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

12:20 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

1:25 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a Press availability with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

2:05 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends a luncheon hosted by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

3:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a Tour of the Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah Cultural Center, in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

UNDERSECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT D. HORMATS

10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, at the Department of State.

4:00 p.m Under Secretary Hormats holds a conference call with George Kirkland, Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Vice President of Upstream at Chevron, at the Department of State.

6:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends dinner with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the U.S. H.E. Rudolf Bekink in honor of the visit of Lilianne Ploumen, Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, at the Ambassador’s residence, in Washington, D.C.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

3:00 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with the Ambassador of Finland to the U.S. Ritva Koukku-Ronde, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS RICK BARTON

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Barton is featured in a Foreign Policy Classroom event for The Fund for American Studies, which is an educational organization that offers leadership preparation opportunities to students from around the United States, at the Department of State.

2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton is hosting a Greats Lakes Roundtable with regional experts to explore the economic dimensions of conflict in the Great Lakes region and identify opportunities to shift the cycle of violent conflict, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT O. BLAKE, JR.

Assistant Secretary Blake is on foreign travel in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan through June 27, 2013. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUISNESS AFFAIRS JOSE W. FERNANDEZ

Assistant Secretary Fernandez will attend the Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Conference Center in Paris, France. 

10:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Fernandez will join a panel to discuss trends in responsible business conduct at the OECD Conference Center in Paris, France.

2:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Fernandez will serve as chairman for the conference’s session; “Bangladesh: The Way Forward and Implications for the Textiles Sector Globally,” at the OECD Conference Center in Paris, France.

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

11:00 am: Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Ambassador Konstantin Dolgov, Russian Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy, and Rule of Law, at the Department of State.

2:00 pm: Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Ambassador Johnny Young of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,, Ambassador Johnny Young at the Department of State.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN

Director McKean accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to New Delhi, India. He is accompanied by Spokesperson Psaki, Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr., and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. 

9:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in New Delhi, India.

11:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue Plenary Session in New Delhi, India.

1:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue Working Lunch in New Delhi, India.

2:35 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a joint press availability with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid in New Delhi, India.

3:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry tours the Lodhi Gardens with young India leaders in New Delhi, India.

5:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, India.

6:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends a Green and Affordable Innovation Event with Indian Secretary for Science, Technology and Earth Science Dr. T. Ramasami and U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz in New Delhi, India.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE

Under Secretary Sonenshine is on official travel to New Delhi, India through June 25. 

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

10:30 a.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Robert Hannigan, Director General, Defence and Intelligence, and Tom McKane, Director General of Security Policy, UK Ministry of Defence, of the British Foreign Commonwealth Office at the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

10:30 a.m. Ambassador Marshall hosts a farewell reception in honor of the departing Ambassador of Libya to the U.S., Ali Suleiman Aujali, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT O. BLAKE, JR.

Assistant Secretary Blake is on foreign travel in New Delhi, India through June 27 to participate in the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue.

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

Assistant Secretary Jones is on foreign travel to Kazakhstan through June 26. Click here for more information.

9:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Minister of Education and Science of Kazakhstan, Bakytzhan Zhumagulov, in Astana, Kazakhstan.
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Minister of Industry and New Technology of Kazakhstan, Asset Issekeshev, in Astana, Kazakhstan.

2:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones participates in a roundtable discussion at Nazarbayev University on “The Role of Science and Technology in Creating a Green Economy,” in Astana, Kazakhstan.

3:30 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orynbayev of Kazakhstan in Astana, Kazakhstan.

5:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Minister of Environmental Protection of Kazakhstan, Nurlan Kapparov, in Astana, Kazakhstan.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION ANNE C. RICHARD

Assistant Secretary Richard is on foreign travel to Amman, Jordan and Beirut, Lebanon to meet with officials to discuss the ongoing humanitarian situation in the region.

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

3:30 p.m. Ambassador Goosby attends a meeting at the White House.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN

Director McKean accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY10:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the World Refugee Day Event, at the Department of State. 

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai, at the Department of State.
1:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine participates in a CO.NX web chat with Special Advisor for Disability Rights Judith Heumann and Public Diplomacy officers in the field, at the Department of State.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
1:00 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak, at the Ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake delivers remarks at a lunch of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Business Association, at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with Gediminas Varvuolis, Transatlantic Relations and Security Policy Director, Lithuania Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES 
Assistant Secretary Jones is in on foreign travel in Indonesia and Kazakhstan from June 16 through 26.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard joins Secretary Kerry at the World Refugee Day Event, at the Department of State. 

1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard attends a reception honoring World Refugee Day, hosted by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to be held on Capitol Hill.
6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard attends a special musical performance by Cheick Hamala Diabate, Supernova, and Diamond White in recognition of World Refugee Day, at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage in Washington, DC. The event is sponsored by the UNHCR.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson is on travel to participate in the Trade Americas Expo, in Miami, Florida. 

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA 
1:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Hans Hogrefe, Washington Director, Physicians for Human Rights, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
11:00 a.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Somaly Mam, Founder of Somaly Mam Foundation, at the Department of State.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN9:00 a.m. Special Representative O’Brien delivers keynote remarks about the value of partnerships and collaboration with 100 of Turkey’s fastest-growing companies at an event hosted by Partners for a New Beginning and the Aspen Institute, in Washington, DC.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH

Special Representative Pandith delivers the keynote address at the Association for Conflict Resolution, Greater New York Chapter’s (ACR-GNY) annual conference, in New York City.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
12:00 p.m. Director McKean delivers remarks at a National Defense University event in Washington, DC.