DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Jerusalem. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Spokesperson Psaki, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. 
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a Holocaust Remembrance Day Wreath-laying ceremony, at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem.
3:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the staff and families of Consulate General Jerusalem, in Jerusalem.4:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, in Jerusalem.
5:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Jerusalem.
7:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a working dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats is on foreign travel 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.
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in an Energy Panel Discussion with Experts – “The Future of Energy”, in Beijing China.
12:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats attends a lunch with Chinese Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao, in Beijing China.
2:15 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats meets with NDRC Vice Chairman Zhu Zhixin, in Beijing China.
4:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats meets with State Forestry Administration Deputy Administrator Zhang Jianlong, in Beijing China.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
Under Secretary Sonenshine is on foreign travel to Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia from April 8 through 16.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller attends the Carnegie Nuclear Policy Conference in Washington, DC. While there, she will host a women’s breakfast and participate in a panel on the Administration’s nuclear policy agenda. 
1:00p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with International Committee of Red Cross President Peter Maurer, at the Department of State.
2:00p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Barton hosts DC-based “Burma-watchers” to discuss his recent trip to Burma, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Bhutan’s Minister of Agriculture and Forests Dr. Pema Gyamtsho, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANZIATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer co-hosts a working lunch with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano to discuss multilateral issues in international security and non-proliferation, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano to discuss issues in multilateral nuclear energy, security and non proliferation issues at the State Department.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
Assistant Secretary Hammer is on foreign travel to Dushanbe, Tajikistan to meet with government officials, journalists, and youth.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Rosa María Payá, 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 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 a panel discussions focused on the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, Post-2015 UN development agenda, and Global Forest Watch 2.0.
9:45 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones leads the U.S. delegation to the Tenth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests, in Istanbul, Turkey.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with ICRC President Peter Mauer, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
4:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Nader Nadery, Director of the Free and Fair Election Foundation (FEFA) and AIHRC Commissioner, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
1:30 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Director of the film, Trade of Innocents, Laura Bolthouse, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Executive Director of MTV EXIT, Matt Love, at the Department of State.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
12:00 p.m. Director McKean meets with Ambassador of Singapore to the U.S. Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, in Washington, DC.