DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012

SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
Secretary Clinton is on foreign travel to Belfast, Northern Ireland. Secretary Clinton is accompanied by Assistant Secretary Gordon, Assistant Secretary Posner, Ambassador Verveer, Special Representative Balderston, Spokesperson Nuland, Director Sullivan, Senior Director for European Affairs Liz Sherwood Randall, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS.
11:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
12:10 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton holds a joint press availability with First Minister Robinson and deputy First Minister McGuinness, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1:10 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton attends a lunch hosted by The Ireland Funds, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
3:25 pm p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with the staff and families of Consulate General Belfast, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on foreign travel to Algeria and Bahrain through December 8. Please click here for more information.

DEPUTY SECRETARY TOM NIDES
9:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Nides meets with Executive Director of the Global Fund Mark Dybul, at the Department of State.
10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Nides meets with Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN4:15 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Slovak Deputy Foreign Minister Peter Burian, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats is on foreign travel to China through December 8 to participate and deliver remarks at the Ambassador’s Investment Forum.
3:15 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats holds a media interview with Bloomberg, in Hong Kong.
3:30 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats holds a media interview with Hong Kong AmCham Magazine, in Hong Kong.
4:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks at the Chamber of Commerce, in Hong Kong.
5:30 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats meets with Finance Secretary John Tsang and Financial Services Secretary K.C. Chan, in Hong Kong.
7:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats attends a dinner with Hong Kong business leaders, in Hong Kong.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on foreign travel to Geneva, Switzerland for P5 consultations.


CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
6:30 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends a reception hosted by the Ambassador of Italy, H.E. Claudio Bisogniero, and Mrs. Claudio Bisogniero, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
Assistant Secretary Blake is on foreign travel to Ireland, Bangladesh and Bhutan through December 13.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with former Ambassador James Goodby, at the Department of State.
4:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with Burmese Ambassador to the U.S. Than Swe, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with Carla Olivieri, the Institute for Liberty and Democracy’s Director of International Relations and Communications, to discuss the institute’s work in the Middle East and North Africa region, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHIL GORDON
Assistant Secretary Gordon accompanies Secretary Clinton on foreign travel. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with John Caulfield, Chief of Mission at the U.S. Interest Section in Havana, Cuba, at the Department of State.
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Uruguayan Ambassador to the U.S. Carlos Pita, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES 
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Deputy Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme Amina Mohamed, at the Department of State.
5:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones attends a reception hosted by the Council of Scientific Society Presidents, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER
Assistant Secretary Posner accompanies Secretary Clinton on foreign travel.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM DANIEL BENJAMIN
Ambassador Benjamin is on foreign travel to Algiers, Algeria for meetings with senior government officials to discuss counterterrorism initiatives.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER
Ambassador Verveer is on foreign travel to Belfast, Northern Ireland to deliver remarks at Ulster University on the role of women in peace and security issues and the Northern Ireland example. She also meets with leading members of the women’s community active in advancing the Northern Ireland peace process and with Women in Business Northern Ireland representatives.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS KRIS BALDERSTON
Special Representative Balderston is on foreign travel to Belfast, Northern Ireland to attend meetings with Secretary Clinton.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING JAKE SULLIVAN
Director Sullivan accompanies Secretary Clinton on foreign travel.