DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE JANUARY 23, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
JANUARY 23, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Davos, Switzerland. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Spokesperson Jen Psaki. 
2:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Quartet Representative Tony Blair, in Davos, Switzerland.
6:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, in Davos, Switzerland.
9:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the CEO of Coca-Cola Muhtar Kent and other business leaders, in Davos, Switzerland.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on foreign travel to Seoul, Beijing, and Tokyo from January 19 through January 24 for bilateral consultations, including the interim round of the U.S.-China Strategic Security Dialogue.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
8:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom attends a meeting at the White House via digital video conference, at the Department of State.
12:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom delivers remarks at the India National Day Reception at the Indian Embassy, in Washington, DC.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
9:00 a.m. LOCAL Administrator Shah moderates the Rethinking Global Food Security panel at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland. 

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
11:00a.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Jalil Abbas Jilani, at the Department of State.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
11:00 a.m. Counselor Shannon participates in the National Intelligence Council briefing on the Global Trends Report, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m Counselor Shannon meets with AFSA President Robert Silverman and Vice President Matthew Asada, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal attends the India National Day Reception at the Indian Embassy, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard is on foreign travel to Brussels, Belgium from January 22 through January 25.
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Richard attends the U.S.-EU Strategic Dialogue on Humanitarian Assistance at the European Commission - Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) Emergency Response Center, in Brussels, Belgium.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan attends The Women in Public Service Project Advisory Council meeting, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM R. BROWNFIELD
Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on foreign travel to the West Bank and Jordan to discuss support for the Palestinian criminal justice system and meet with Jordanian officials.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
1:30 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca chairs the quarterly meeting of the Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in Persons at the Department of Health and Human Services, in Washington, DC.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp travels to Bogota, Colombia from January 23 through January 28, to meet with officials and civil society members on transitional justice initiatives.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS DREW O’BRIEN
10:00 a.m. Special Representative O’Brien hosts a Water Technology Roundtable with representatives from the public and private sectors, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien hosts a briefing by representatives from the Concordia Summit on public-private partnerships, at the Department of State.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
Director McKean is on official travel to the Holy See.