DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
9:45 a.m. Secretary Kerry receives the credentials of Chinese Ambassador-designate to the U.S. Cui Tiankai, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, at Blair House.
DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
9:50 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Chinese Ambassador-designate to the U.S. Cui Tiankai, at the Department of State.
10:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Pakistan Secretary General to the President Salman Faruqui, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN12:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman attends a luncheon in honor of Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, hosted by Singapore Ambassador to the U.S. Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, at Blair House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats is on foreign travel to Vancouver, Canada to participate in the Pacific Energy Summit from April 2 through 5. He then travels to Beijing, China for the Ba’Ao and Internet Industry Forums from April 5 through 10, as well as Tokyo, Japan, from April 10 through 12 for bilateral consultations with Japanese government officials.
7:00 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in the NBR board meeting breakfast discussion on U.S. Perspectives on Strategic Rebalancing, in Vancouver, Canada.
11:15 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats meets with Serge Dupont, Canadian Deputy Minister for Natural Resources, in Vancouver, Canada.
12:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in an on-the-record media roundtable on “Changing Global Energy Landscape and Policy Implications for North America”, in Vancouver, Canada.
12:50 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks on “Integrating Energy and Environmental Policy to Achieve Economic Growth in the Asia-Pacific”, in Vancouver, Canada.
3:10 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats meets with Edward Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, in Vancouver, Canada.
4:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats meets with Peter Eggleston, Chevron’s General Manager for Policy, Government, and Public Affairs, Asia Pacific Exploration and Production, in Vancouver, Canada.
4:30 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats meets with Admiral Dennis Blair, The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) Board Member, in Vancouver, Canada.
5:30 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats attends a reception at the U.S. Consul General Anne Callaghan’s Residence with U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson, U.S. and Canadian business representatives, in Vancouver, Canada.
7:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats attends the Pacific Energy Summit Gala Dinner, in Vancouver, Canada.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
10:30 a.m. Ambassador Marshall hosts a farewell reception for the Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador, H.E. Francisco R. Altschul Fuentes, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Ambassador Marshall assists with the working visit of the Prime Minister of Singapore, H.E. Lee Hsien Loong, at Blair House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS RICK BARTON
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton hosts a roundtable event with guest presenter Stuart Bowen, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with General William M. Fraser III, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD
Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on foreign travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico to participate in the Opening Ceremony of the April session of the Puerto Rico Justice Studies Institute (PRJSI).

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez attends a farewell reception for Francisco R. Altschul Fuentes, Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador to the U.S., at the Department of State.
3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with Boeing Senior Vice President John Wojick, at the Department of State.
6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez attends a reception celebrating the publication of a new Council on Foreign Relations book regarding U.S. Mexico relations, at the Council on Foreign Relations, in Washington, D.C.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson delivers opening remarks at the U.S.-Guatemala Food Security Meeting, at the Department of State.
10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a farewell reception for Francisco R. Altschul Fuentes, Ambassador of the Republic of El Salvador to the U.S., at the Department of State.
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Michelle DePass, Assistant Administrator for the Office of International and Tribal Affairs at the Environmental Protection Agency, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
Assistant Secretary Jones is in on foreign travel to Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey from April 2 through April 10. In Ankara, Assistant Secretary Jones will co-chair the first Science and Technology Cooperation Meeting between the United States and Turkey, and participate in a panel discussion on innovation and entrepreneurship with students and faculty of the Entrepreneurship Center at Bilkent University. In Istanbul, Assistant Secretary Jones will lead the U.S. delegation to the Tenth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests, where she will participate in panel discussions focused on the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, Post-2015 UN development agenda, and Global Forest Watch 2.0.
1:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricciardone, at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey.
2:30 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Deputy Undersecretary for Environmental Affairs of the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization Sedat Kadıoğlu, in Ankara, Turkey.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOE YUN2:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Yun joins Secretary Kerry’s bilateral meeting with Republic of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, at the Department of State.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN2:00 p.m. Director McKean meets with U.S. Ambassador to Austria William Eacho, at the Department of State

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
7:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry attends a breakfast meeting with Vice President Biden, at the Vice President’s residence.
10:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry participates in a bilateral meeting with Albert Del Rosario, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, at the Department of State.
3:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry participates in a bilateral meeting with Yun Byung-se, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
4:15p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with former Prime Minister of Australia and a current member of Parliament Kevin Rudd, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman joins Secretary Kerry’s meeting with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS10:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a meeting at the White House.
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a meeting at the White House.
Under Secretary Hormats departs on foreign travel to Vancouver, Canada to participate in the Pacific Energy Summit from April 2 through 5. He then travels to Beijing, China for the Ba’Ao and Internet Industry Forums from April 5 through 10, as well as Tokyo, Japan from April 10 through 12 for bilateral consultations with Japanese government officials.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE1:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks to the Public Diplomacy officers of the 171^st Foreign Service Class, at the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
2:10 p.m. Ambassador Marshall assists with the working visit of the Prime Minister of Singapore H.E. Lee Hsien Loong, at the White House.
6:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a reception in honor of the Prime Minister of Singapore H.E. Lee Hsien Loong, in Washington, DC.
7:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a dinner hosted by the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS RICK BARTON
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton attends a meeting at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD
Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on foreign travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico to participate in the Opening Ceremony of the April session of the Puerto Rico Justice Studies Institute (PRJSI).

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with Libyan Ambassador to the U.S. Ali Aujali, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Nathalie Rayes of Grupo Salinas, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Global Competitiveness Leadership Program Participants, at the Department of State.
4:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson speaks with Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
Assistant Secretary Jones is in on foreign travel to Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey from April 2 through April 10. In Ankara, Assistant Secretary Jones co-chairs the first Science and Technology Cooperation Meeting between the United States and Turkey and participates in a panel discussion on innovation and entrepreneurship with students and faculty of the Entrepreneurship Center at Bilkent University. In Istanbul, Assistant Secretary Jones leads the U.S. delegation to the Tenth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests, where she will participate in a panel discussion focused on the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, Post-2015 UN development agenda, and Global Forest Watch 2.0.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard attends a luncheon at the residence of the Norwegian Ambassador

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOE YUN10:30 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Yun joins Secretary Kerry’s bilateral meeting with Albert Del Rosario, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, at the Department of State..
3:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Yun joins Secretary Kerry’s bilateral meeting with Yun Byung-se, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea, at the Department of State.
ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
3:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Tep Vanny, Cambodian land rights activist and “Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards 2013” recipient, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
12:30 a.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Ambassador of Thailand to the U.S. Chaiyong Satjipanon, in Washington DC.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN3:00 p.m. Director McKean meets with former Director of Policy Planning Dr. David Gordon, at the Department of State.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013






The US State Department has not published a public schedule for April 1, 2013.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS1:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in an African Leaders Economic Growth Roundtable, at the MCC’s Headquarters.
1:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks and participates in a roundtable discussion at the Atlantic Council, at the Atlantic Council’s Headquarters.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
1:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a luncheon hosted by Assistant Secretary Carson on the occasion of the visit of the Four Democratic Partners, led by President Banda of Malawi, Prime Minister Neves of Cape Verde, Foreign Minister Ndiaye of Senegal, and Foreign Minister Kamara of Sierra Leone, at the Department of State.
2:45 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine addresses the 171^st A-100 class of Foreign Service Officers, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Bangladesh Ambassador to the U.S. Akramul Qader, at the Department of State.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

12:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry delivers opening remarks at the Secretary's Open Forum where Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey presents on U.S. Security and Foreign Policy, at the Department of State.

3:45 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with President Obama and Vice President Biden, at the White House.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
10:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Republic of Korea Ambassador to the U.S. Young-jin Choi, at the Department of State.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJIV SHAH

1:45 p.m. Administrator Shah attends a meeting with African Leaders, at the White House)

5:30 p.m. Administrator Shah meets with President of Malawi Joyce Banda.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
2:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with former President of Lebanon Amine Pierre Gemayel, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a meeting at the White House.
3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers informal remarks and participates in a roundtable discussion at the State International Development Organization’s Washington Forum, at The Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel. Please click here for more information.
7:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a dinner in honor of four African leaders, hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa, at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, DC.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
11:15 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine meets with Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Bangladesh Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Mahbub Ahmed, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
Assistant Secretary Fernandez is on foreign travel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to participate in an American Business Council roundtable. He speaks to students at the American University in Sharjah about U.S. economic policy in the region. He also holds meetings with a range of business leaders to discuss ways to promote economic growth.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility Dr. Naoko Ishii, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL KOZAK
3:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Kozak meets with Ambassador of Hungary to the U.S. Gyorgy Szapáry, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOE YUN
Acting Assistant Secretary Yun is on foreign travel to China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan. Please click here for more information.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN

2:00 p.m. Director McKean meets with Swedish Ambassador to the U.S. Jonas Hafstrom and Ministry for Foreign Affairs Political Adviser and Chief of Staff Ambassador Olof Ehrenkrona, at the Department of State.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Paris, France.
8:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, in Paris, France.
8:25 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a working breakfast with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, in Paris, France.
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a meet and greet with French business leaders, in Paris, France.
10:15 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a U.S.-France business dialogue, in Paris, France.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
5:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with former President of Lebanon Amine Pierre Gemayel, at the Department of State.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks on “Public Diplomacy and Countering Violent Extremism,” at the University of Maryland. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE7:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake participates in a digital video conference with Embassy Dushanbe Entry Level Officers, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
Assistant Secretary Countryman leads the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty throughMarch 28, at the United Nations. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
Assistant Secretary Fernandez is on foreign travel to Abu Dhabi and Dubai from March 26 to March 29 to participate in the third session of the U.S. – UAE Economic Policy Dialogue. On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary Fernandez travels to Dubai to participate in an American Business Council roundtable. He speaks to students at American University in Sharjah about U.S. economic policy in the region and holds meetings with a range of business leaders to discuss ways to promote economic growth. 

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL KOZAK
11:30 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Kozak meets with a group of law students from the University of California, Berkeley, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Stock attends a luncheon in honor of U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Don Beyer, hosted at the residence of Swiss Ambassador to the U.S. Manuel Sager, in Washington, DC.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOE YUN
Acting Assistant Secretary Yun is on foreign travel to China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan. 

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA4:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone Dr. Samura Kamara, at the Department of State.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS
11:00 a.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with the Brazilian Ambassador to the U.S. Mauro Vieira, in Washington, DC.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2013

The US State Department has not published a schedule for today.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry accompanies President Obama on foreign travel.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
10:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman, at the Department of State.
11:15 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno, at the Department of State.
1:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
11:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with German Political Director Hans-Dieter Lucas, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
8:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a meeting at the White House.
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in the Overseas Private Investment (OPIC) meeting, at the OPIC’s Headquarters.
6:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends the Sixty-Eighth Anniversary of the League of Arab States reception hosted by the Council of Arab Ambassadors, in Washington, DC.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller discusses conventional arms control issues with Allied delegations at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, Austria. Please click here for more information.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall accompanies President Obama on foreign travel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Burma and PACOM through March 26. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
Assistant Secretary Blake is on travel to California to deliver a speech at Berkeley on U.S.-India relations and engage in other outreach to the Diaspora and business communities. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD
Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on foreign travel to Costa Rica to meet with senior officials and civil society leaders to discuss citizen security cooperation under the Department of State’s Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI). 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
Assistant Secretary Countryman leads the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty through March 28, at the UN.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer addresses press officers and political counselors from all of the EU Delegations in Latin America, at the Department of State.
6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer attends the Sixty-Eighth Anniversary of the League of Arab States reception hosted by the Council of Arab Ambassadors, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in the U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue, at the Department of State.
11:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in Deputy Secretary Burns’ meeting with Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno, at the Department of State.
4:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Vanessa Rubio, Mexican Under Secretary for Latin America and the Caribbean Affairs, and Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Eduardo Medina Mora, at the Department of State.
5:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with EU Managing Director Christian Leffler, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES8:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones participates in the Senior Coordinating Body Meeting for the North American Plan for Animal and Pandemic Influenza, at the Canadian Embassy.
6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones attends a reception hosted by the U.S. Water Partnership in celebration of World Water Day, at the National Academies of Science.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with the Senior-Level Humanitarian Policy Working Group, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard hosts a meeting for the UN dialogue on Migration and Development, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Stock attends the Sixty-Eighth Anniversary of the League of Arab States reception hosted by the Council of Arab Ambassadors, in Washington, DC.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOE YUN10:30 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Yun testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Rebalance to Asia: What Does It Mean For Democracy, Good Governance And Human Rights? 

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
9:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya attends a meeting at the White House.
4:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Stephen Rickard, Washington Director, Open Society Foundations, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA3:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca participates in a meeting for the UN dialogue on Migration and Development, hosted by Assistant Secretary Richard, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY9:00 a.m. Ambassador Goosby attends a meeting at the White House.
12:30 p.m. Ambassador Goosby delivers remarks at an award ceremony and luncheon honoring the U.S. government’s leadership in the global fight against tuberculosis hosted by the Ambassador of the Netherlands to the U.S. Rudolf Bekink, in Washington, DC.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE STEPHEN RAPP, OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel in Paris, France to participate in a conference on “International Corporate Liability in Conflict Zones” hosted by the Bar Association (ABA) Center for Human Rights and the Conseil National des Barreaux (CNB), at Foreign Ministry in Paris, France.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry accompanies President Obama on foreign travel.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
9:55 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Mongolian Speaker of Parliament Z. Enkhbold, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman returns from foreign travel in Kyiv, Ukraine.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
7:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends dinner with Ambassador of India to the U.S. Nirupama Rao in honor of Arvind Mayaram, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, at the Ambassador’s residence.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE2:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine meets with women leaders from the Middle East and North Africa currently participating in State Department International Visitor Programs, at the Department of State.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on foreign travel to Geneva, Switzerland and Vienna, Austria for discussions with counterparts on international security issues. 
12:30 p.m. LOCAL Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller delivers remarks on arms control and nonproliferation priorities at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy in Geneva, Switzerland. 

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall accompanies President Obama on foreign travel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Burma and PACOM through March 26. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Chevron representatives, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with Jean-Arthur Régibeau, Political Director at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss UN management and budget issues, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD
Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on foreign travel to Costa Rica to meet with senior officials and civil society leaders to discuss citizen security cooperation under the Department of State’s Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI). 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
Assistant Secretary Countryman leads the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty through March 28, at the UN. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with the European Union’s Managing Director for the Americas Christian Leffler, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson is on official foreign travel to Tijuana, Mexico.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
2:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Ambassador Robert King, Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, at the Department of State.
5:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya joins a panel discussion and reception with the Dignity for All LGBT Civil Society Consortium, at the Royal Embassy of the Netherlands.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard, USAID Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), Nancy Lindborg, and Ambassador Ford testify before the House Foreign Relations Committee.
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with Harold Brooks, Vice President for International Operations at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK5:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Stock delivers remarks at the welcome reception for the 23 Executive Directors from the Fulbright Commission in Europe, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY6:30 p.m. Ambassador Goosby attends a World Tuberculosis Day event honoring champions in the global fight against tuberculosis, in Washington, DC.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE STEPHEN RAPP, OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel in Berlin, Germany to meet with officials regarding global criminal justice issues.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
1:00 p.m. Director McKean meets with Leon Fuerth, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Director McKean meets with David Gordon, at the Department of State.