DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Brussels, Belgium. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Acting Assistant Secretary Yovanovitch, Spokesperson Psaki, Director McKean, VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS.. 
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, in Brussels, Belgium.
10:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Georgian Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze, in Brussels, Belgium.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on foreign travel from April 22 through April 29 to Asia and Almaty, Kazakhstan.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH10:00 a.m. Administrator Shah testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing, on Capitol Hill.
1:30 p.m. Administrator Shah testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, on Capitol Hill.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN6:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman attends a dinner in honor of Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, hosted by Strobe Talbott, President of Brookings Institution, in Washington, DC.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS10:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with members of the American Chamber of Commerce Japan, at the Department of State.
11:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a meeting at the White House.
3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks at the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Suppliers Advisory Committee, at the NEI Headquarters.
3:45 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a U.S.-Russia Innovation Working Group Meeting, at the Microsoft Corporation.
6:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a reception hosted by the U.S.-Russia Business Council, at the Microsoft Corporation.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE6:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends an event hosted by the Brookings Institution honoring Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, in Washington, DC.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on foreign travel to Geneva, Switzerland and Bucharest, Romania from April 18 through 25. 
1:30 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller makes the U.S. presentation at a joint U.S.-Russia hosted briefing at the NPT PrepCom in Geneva, Switzerland.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL11:45 a.m. Ambassador Marshall delivers remarks at the White House Historical Association Board Meeting discussing the role and diplomatic significance of Blair House, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
Assistant Secretary Blake is on foreign travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan through April 27. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS BRIMMER
Assistant Secretary Brimmer travels to Geneva, Switzerland to meet with Member State representatives of the largest contributors to the United Nations to discuss management and budget issues.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
Assistant Secretary Countryman is on foreign travel to lead the U.S. Delegation to the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) meeting of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), in Geneva, Switzerland through May 3. .

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with Lithuanian Ambassador to the U.S. Zygimantas Pavilionis, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson is on foreign travel to Lima, Peru to hold meetings with Peruvian officials, business leaders, and participate in the World Economic Forum on Latin America conference. 
8:40 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with the World Economic Forum Founder Klaus Schwab, in Lima, Peru.
9:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends the World Economic Forum morning panel sessions, in Lima, Peru.
11:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends the World Economic Forum plenary session, in Lima, Peru.
13:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in the World Economic Forum panel on strengthening institutions, in Lima, Peru.)
7:30 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in a dinner with Peruvian women business leaders, in Lima, Peru.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with representatives from OceanElders, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer meets with Jeff Goldstein of the Open Society Foundation, in Washington, DC.
12:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer delivers remarks on U.S. foreign policy priorities at the McGee library, at Georgetown University, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with Australian Prime Minister’s Special Envoy, Retired Air Chief Marshall, Angus Houston and the Australian Ambassador for People Smuggling Issues Craig Chittick, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with Zeynep Gunduz, Executive Director and CEO of Refugee Education Trust, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Stock hosts a roundtable with women leaders from 17 countries and the State Department, to highlight the Administration’s commitment to empowering women, as part of the Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership Program, at the Department of State.
7:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Stock delivers remarks at the fifth annual Fortune Most Powerful Women Dinner, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA9:45 a.m. Ambassador CdeBaca delivers remarks at the Countering Transnational Organized Crime Conference on, “United States’ Global Engagement on the Fight Against Human Trafficking” at the Holiday Inn, in Old Town Alexandria, VA.
1:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Australian Prime Minister’s Special Envoy, Retired Air Chief Marshall, Angus Houston, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Charge d’Affairs of New Zealand Anthony Smith, at the Department of State.
4:15 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with the Chair of the Arsari Foundation of Indonesia, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, at the Department of State.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to Guatemala City regarding Efrain Rios Montt trial, and to meet with officials and civil society groups about rule of law and accountability.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS12:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis delivers remarks to the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) on partnering with state and local governments for business opportunities in Brazil with the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic and Paralympics Games, in Washington, DC.
3:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Andrew Himes, Executive Director, Compassionate Action Network; Pamela Kilborn-Miller, Program Director, Charter for Compassion; Meg Lyons, Charter for Compassion, at the Department of State.)

SPECIAL ADVISER FOR GLOBAL YOUTH ISSUES ZEENAT RAHMAN
Special Adviser Rahman is on foreign travel to India.
9:00 a.m. LOCAL Special Adviser for Global Youth Issues Zeenat Rahman delivers remarks on “Youth, Innovation, and Economic Opportunity” at the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), in Mumbai, India

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
Director McKean accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel.