DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Amman and Za'atri, Jordan. He is accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, Deputy Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Frank Lowenstein, Spokesperson Jen Psaki, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. 
10:45 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh visit Za'atri Refugee Camp, in Za'atri, Jordan.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN10:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with European Parliament Committee Foreign Affairs Chair Elmar Brok, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Shotaro Yachi, Special Advisor to Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, at the Department of State.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER2:00 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) officials, at the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall participates in an Ambassador credentialing ceremony with President Barack Obama, at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on travel to Aspen, Colorado to participate in the 2013 Aspen Security Forum. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE4:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and Director of the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Ambassador Miroslav Jenča, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with Ambassador of Turkey to the U.S. Namik Tan, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson is on foreign travel to Recife and Brasilia, Brazil to participate in the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality. 

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
1:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca participates in a Google+ hangout, at the Department of State. The Hangout will be broadcast live on the State Department’s Google+ page, YouTube channel, and at video.state.gov/live.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY11:00 a.m. Ambassador Goosby delivers remarks at the swearing-in of the inaugural class of the Global Health Service Partnership Volunteers, at the White House.