DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on travel to Rome, Italy. He is accompanied by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Paul Jones, NSS Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Prem Kumar, Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS, and Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf. 
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and President of the General National Congress of Libya Abu Sahmain, in Rome, Italy.
10:15 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a conference on International Support to Libya, in Rome, Italy.
12:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, in Rome, Italy.
12:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in Rome, Italy.
1:20 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin, in Rome, Italy.
1:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Rome, Italy.
2:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends a meeting with Heads of Delegation attending the conference on International Support to Libya, in Rome, Italy.
3:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends the Open Debate and Adoption of Conclusions conference, in Rome, Italy.
5:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, in Rome, Italy.
5:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid Al Attiya, in Rome, Italy.
7:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a solo press availability, in Rome, Italy.
7:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, in Rome, Italy.
8:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, in Rome, Italy.


DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
11:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Extremism and Sectarianism in the Levant and Ukraine, on Capitol Hill.
2:45 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
12:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom delivers remarks at the Excellence in Government Fellows Program Graduation at the Partnership for Public Service, in Washington, DC.
6:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom delivers remarks at a dinner hosted by the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, in Washington, DC.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
Administrator Shah attends meetings and briefings, at USAID.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on travel to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Burma from March 2 through March 8 to meet with senior government officials and representatives of civil society. 

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI
2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli attends a meeting, at the White House.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
8:45 a.m. Counselor Shannon attends a meeting on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), at United States Trade Representative.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton addresses members of the EU and Institute for Security Studies Joint Seminar on Managing crises and building peace, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL
Assistant Secretary Biswal is on travel to India through March 6.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga, at the Department of State.
3:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Nicaraguan Ambassador to the U.S. Phyllis Powers, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with President of Need of Defense (KIND) Wendy Young, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
10:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Managing Director at UK Trade and Investment View Edward Oakden, at the Department of State.
3:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Human Rights Watch China Director at Sophie Richardson, at the Department of State.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on travel to Berlin, Germany to discuss stateless war criminal issues.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHY RUSSELL
12:30 p.m. Ambassador Russell participates in an International Women’s Day Luncheon with the female diplomatic corps at the Embassy of Argentina, in Washington, DC.