DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and London, UK. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Spokesperson Psaki, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. 
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem.
1:55 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a solo press availability, in Tel Aviv.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel in London for the G-8 Foreign Ministers and Political Director meetings from April 9 to 11.

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.
7:30 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats attends breakfast with members of the American Chamber of Commerce China, in Beijing China.
11:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, in Beijing China.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake participates in the U.S.-Bangladesh Security Dialogue, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Italian Ambassador to the U.S. Claudio Bisogniero, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ6:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez delivers the keynote speech at the Middle East & North Africa Consultants Association (MENACA), at the City Club of Washington. 

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 JACOBSON4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a meeting on Capitol Hill.
7:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a dinner in honor of Canadian Minister of State of Foreign Affairs, Americas and Consular Affairs Diane Ablonczy, hosted by Canadian Ambassador to the Organization of American States Allan Culham, 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 a panel discussions focused on the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, Post-2015 UN development agenda, and Global Forest Watch 2.0. .

9:00 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 RICHARD
3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with UAE Ambassador to the U.S. Yousef Al Otaiba, at the Department of State.
7:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard attends a dinner in honor of ICRC’s President Peter Maurer hosted by Swiss Ambassador to the U.S. Manuel Sager, at the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, DC.

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

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN1:30 p.m. Director McKean meets with Ambassador of New Zealand to the U.S. Mike Moore, in Washington, DC.