DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel in Amman & Jerusalem. He is accompanied by Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf, Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Beth Jones, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. 

1:30 p.m. (LOCAL) Secretary Kerry participates in a working lunch with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan.

2:20 p.m. (LOCAL) Secretary Kerry meets with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan.

8:30 p.m. (LOCAL) Secretary Kerry participates in a working dinner with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem.

UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR RAJIV SHAH

Administrator Rajiv Shah will accompany the President on his trip to Africa to meet with leaders from government, business, and civil society, and to reinforce U.S. commitment to expanding economic growth, investment, and trade; strengthening democratic institutions; and investing in the next generation of African leaders.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with the Assistant Foreign Minister of China, Ma Zhaoxu, and his delegation, at the Department of State.

11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman delivers remarks at the Connecting the Americas 2022 Mesoamerican Ministerial, at the International Development Bank, Washington, DC. 

12:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with the United Nations Special Envoy for the Sahel, Romano Prodi, at the Department of State.

4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with the Ambassador of Jordan to the U.S., Alia Hatoug-Bouran, at the Department of State.

UNDERSECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT D. HORMATS

11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Bui Thanh Son, at the Department of State.

3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with the Senior Vice Minister of Japan, Yasutoshi Nishimura, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT O. BLAKE, JR.

3:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with the Additional Secretary at Department of Commerce of India, Madhusudan Prasad and Joint Secretary at the Department of Commerce of India, Rajeev Arora, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUISNESS AFFAIRS JOSE W. FERNANDEZ

Assistant Secretary Fernandez will attend the Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct at the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Conference Center in Paris, France. Please click here for more information.

6:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Fernandez will deliver a speech at the Institut Francais des Relations Internationales in Paris, France addressing corporate social responsibility and the crossroads between business and diplomacy.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL KOZAK

2:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Kozak meets with Cuban civil society members, Guillermo Farinas and Elizardo Sanchez, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA S. JACOBSON

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a ministerial meeting on Connecting the Americas 2022, at the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES and MIGRATION ANNE C. RICHARDS

Assistant Secretary Richard is on foreign travel to Amman, Jordan and Beirut, Lebanon to meet with officials to discuss the ongoing humanitarian situation in the region.

Ambassador–at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen J. Rapp

Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to Botswana to participate in the launch of the “International Investigator/Justice Rapid Response” training course, hosted by the Institute for International Criminal Investigations at the International Law Enforcement Academy, in Gaborone, Botswana.

ACTING SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS MARY PENSABENE

2:00 p.m. Acting Special Representative Pensabene meets with the Vice Chair of the International Youth Diplomacy League Chair, Vadim Belikov, at the Department of State.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN

Director McKean accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel.