Friday, November 30, 2012

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2012


SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

12:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton delivers remarks at the Art in Embassies 50th Anniversary luncheon, at the Department of State.

4:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Lakhdar Brahimi Joint Special Representative for Syria, in Washington, DC.

7:00 p.m. 
Secretary Clinton holds brief meetings with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, at the Willard Hotel, in Washington, DC.

7:45 p.m.
 Secretary Clinton delivers remarks at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy 2012 Saban Forum opening Gala Dinner, at the Willard Hotel, in Washington,

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

9:45 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, at the Department of State.

11:15 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, at the Department of State.

3:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Mark Sedwill, UK Political Director, at the Department of State.

4:15 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY TOM NIDES 

10:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Nides attends a meeting at the White House.

12:15 p.m. 
Deputy Secretary Nides attends the Art in Embassies 50th Anniversary luncheon, at the Department of State.

2:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Nides meets with Ambassador Tina Kaidainow, at the Department of State.

3:00 p.m.
 Deputy Secretary Nides meets with Pakistan Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, at the Department of State.

3:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Nides hosts the U.S.-Pakistan Economic and Finance Working Group, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for official meetings.


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

9:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with the U.S. Switzerland Joint Economic Commission, at the Department of State.

11:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov with Deputy Secretary Burns, at the Department of State.

12:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers the keynote address at the event “China’s Evolving Patent Environment: What It Means for Your Business,” at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats holds a conference call with Myron Brilliant, Senior Vice President for International Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, at the Department of State.

4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Ian Solomon, U.S. Executive Director of the World Bank Group, at the Department of State.

5:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Pakistan Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, at the Department of State.

8:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a reception in honor of the Art in Embassies’ 50th Anniversary Celebration, at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE

Under Secretary Sonenshine is on foreign travel to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

12:15 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends the Art in Embassies 50th Anniversary luncheon, at the Department of State. Please click here for more information.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
Pre set for video cameras 11:00 a.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance.
Final access for journalists and still photographers 11:45 a.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance.


7:45 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends the Saban Center for Middle East Policy 2012 Saban Forum opening Gala Dinner, at the Willard Hotel, in Washington, DC. Please click here for more information.

8:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends the Art in Embassies 50th Anniversary Celebration in Washington, D.C.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS RICK BARTON

Assistant Secretary Barton is on travel to New York through Friday November 30. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, at the Department of State.

12:15 p.m.
 Assistant Secretary Blake attends the Art in Embassies 50th Anniversary luncheon, at the Department of State. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN

12:00 p.m. 
Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with Republic of Korea Deputy Chief of Mission Joonkook Hwang, in Washington, DC.

2:30 p.m.
 Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with U.S. Ambassador to Burma Derek Mitchell, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ

9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez delivers remarks at the closing session of the Kimberley Process Plenary, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER

9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in an Open Forum event with Washington Post editor Marcus Brauchli, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Chief of U.S. Border Patrol Michael Fisher, at the Department of State.

Assistant Secretary Jacobson is on foreign travel to Mexico City, Mexico, as a member of the Presidential Delegation, led by Vice President Biden, to attend the inauguration of Enrique Peña Nieto as President of Mexico. Please click here for more information.

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

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones participates in a panel discussion on natural resource planning and management in Burma, at the Washington, DC office of the World Wildlife Fund.

3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones hosts a meeting with the Natural Resources Defense Council on conservation and environmental matters, at the Department of State.

COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS DAWN MCCALL

6:00 p.m. Coordinator McCall attends the TedxWomen 2012 conference at the United States Institute of Peace, in Washington D.C.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

Assistant Secretary Richard is on foreign travel through November 30 to Jordan and Lebanon. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS ANDREW SHAPIRO

9:45 a.m. Assistant Secretary Shapiro joins Deputy Secretary Burns for a meeting with Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, at the Department of State.

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

10:00 a.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus John M. Koenig, at the U.S. Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER

11:00 a.m. 
Ambassador Verveer delivers the keynote address at a World AIDS Day event hosted by World Vision, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

7:45 p.m. 
Ambassador Verveer attends the Saban Center for Middle East Policy 2012 Saban Forum opening Gala Dinner, at the Willard Hotel, in Washington, DC. Please click here for more information.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

8:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer attends the Art in Embassies 50th Anniversary Celebration in Washington, D.C.

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


Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to Beijing, China to meet with Chinese foreign affairs officials and to speak at a conference on Nuremberg trials at Beijing Normal University, in Beijing, China.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS

Special Representative Lewis is on foreign travel in Brazil through November 30 to further U.S.-Brazil subnational engagement in preparation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING JAKE SULLIVAN

12:00 p.m. Directory Sullivan attends a meeting at the White House.


7:45 p.m. Director Sullivan attends the Saban Center for Middle East Policy 2012 Saban Forum opening Gala Dinner, at the Willard Hotel, in Washington, DC.

PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE
12:30 p.m. Daily Press Briefing with Spokesperson Victoria Nuland

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