White House Schedule - January 31, 2014

President Barack Obama waves to a camera while he greets audience members after delivering remarks on the federal minimum wage, at Costco in Lanham, Md., Jan. 29, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

In the morning, the President and Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. 

Later in the morning, the President and Vice President will convene a group of CEOs and other leaders around supporting best practices for hiring the long-term unemployed. 

In the afternoon, the President will hold an event to outline new efforts to help the long-term unemployed. The Vice President will also attend. Following these remarks, Administration officials will host two panel discussions on the topic.

Later in the afternoon, President Obama will take a virtual road trip across the country via Google+ Hangouts to discuss the issues and policies laid out in the speech with people joining from around the United States. This event will be streamed live on WhiteHouse.gov,YouTube.com/whitehouse, and the White House Google+ page.

9:45 AM	The President and Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing Oval Office
10:30 AM	The President and the Vice President meet with CEOs The State Dining Room
11:30 AM	The President delivers remarks outlining new efforts to help the long-term unemployed; the Vice President also attends The East Room
12:30 PM	Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
2:00 PM	The President participates in a virtual road trip across the country via Google+ Hangout to discuss his State of the Union Address Roosevelt Room

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014

Secretary Kerry

Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Berlin and Munich, Germany. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Assistant Secretary Toria Nuland, Spokesperson Jen Psaki, Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS, and Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs Karen Donfried.

12:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in Berlin, Germany.

1:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier participate in a joint press availability, in Berlin, Germany.

2:10 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Berlin, Germany.

7:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with German President Joachim Gauck, in Munich, Germany.

7:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Munich, Germany.

8:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Munich, Germany.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on travel to Amman, Jordan.

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

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
Administrator Shah delivers remarks at the Middle East Institute's "Saving Syria's Civilians: Urgent Priorities and Policies" event, in Washington D.C. 

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
12:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with Deputy United States Trade Representative Ambassador Miriam Sapiro, in Washington, DC.

3:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with the Washington International Business Council, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA BISWAL

Assistant Secretary Biswal is on travel to Sri Lanka from January 31 to February 2.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN
Assistant Secretary Ryan is on travel to Kigali, Rwanda to meet with civil society leaders and to accompany American mentors from leading companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley to a TechWomen event.

SPECIAL ENVOY AND COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATION ENERGY AFFAIRS CARLOS PASCUAL

3:00 p.m. Ambassador Pascual delivers introductory remarks on “Transparency in Extractive Industries,” at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry hosts a swearing-in ceremony for Deputy Secretary Heather Higginbottom, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the AU Summit. 

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
11:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom is sworn in by Secretary Kerry, at the Department of State.

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

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
8:00 a.m. Counselor Shannon attends a meeting, at the White House.
11:00 a.m. Counselor Shannon attends the swearing-in ceremony for Deputy Secretary Heather Higginbottom, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Ambassador-designate to Kuwait Doug Silliman, at the Department of State.
4.00 p.m. Counselor Shannon delivers remarks at the Senior Executive Threshold Seminar (SETS) at the Foreign Service Institute, in Arlington, VA.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends the swearing-in ceremony for Deputy Secretary Heather Higginbottom, at the Department of State.
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a meeting, at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN
8:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan delivers remarks at the opening plenary session of the Global Ties National Meeting, in Washington, DC.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
11:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya attends the swearing-in ceremony for Deputy Secretary Heather Higginbottom, at the Department of State.
12:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya participates in a luncheon with European Union Ambassadors, in Washington, D.C.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN
Special Representative for Global Partnerships Andrew O’Brien is on foreign travel to Ireland and Northern Ireland leading a delegation as part of a new public-private State Department initiative, Partnership Opportunity Delegations (PODs). 
8:45 a.m. LOCAL Special Representative O’Brien and the delegation meet with representatives from Northern Ireland’s academic community to discuss STEM, entrepreneurship and innovation in the region, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
11:30 a.m. LOCAL Special Representative O’Brien meets with Northern Ireland Minister for Employment and Learning Stephen Farry, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
2:00 p.m. LOCAL Special Representative O’Brien and the delegation meet with local public and civil society organizations and startups including Northern Ireland Science Park (NISP), NISP Connect, Invest Northern Ireland, the US-NI Mentorship Program, and Young Enterprise Northern Ireland ,in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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White House Schedule - January 29, 2014

President Barack Obama reviews his speech one last time while waiting in room at the U.S. Capitol prior to delivering the State of the Union address in the House Chamber in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

In the morning, the President will visit a local Costco in Lanham, Maryland in Prince George’s County. While in Lanham, the President will tour Costco and deliver remarks to highlight the importance of raising the federal minimum wage for all Americans and reiterate his commitment to working with Congress to pass the Harkin-Miller bill.

Following his trip to Maryland, the President will travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

While in Pittsburgh, the President will visit the United States Steel Corporation Irvin Plant in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The President will tour the plant and deliver remarks to highlight the retirement policies highlighted in the State of the Union Address.

In the afternoon, the President will return to Washington, DC.

10:10 AM	The President tours Costco Lanham, Maryland
10:25 AM	The President delivers remarks on minimum wage Costco, Lanham, Maryland
11:20 AM	The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12:15 PM	The President arrives Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh International Airport
12:30 PM	The Vice President and Dr. Biden deliver remarks on education and job-driven training Monroe Community College
1:20 PM	The President tours U. S. Steel Irvin Plant West Mifflin Pennsylvania
1:45 PM	The President delivers remarks on retirement U.S. Steel Irvin Plant, West Mifflin Pennsylvania
3:10 PM	The President departs Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania en route Joint Base Andrews Pittsburgh International Airport
4:05 PM	The President arrives Joint Base Andrews
4:20 PM	The President arrives the White House South Lawn

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