DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry returns from travel. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Martin Indyk, Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS, Special Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and Persian Gulf Phil Gordon, and Spokesperson Jen Psaki. 

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
1:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns hosts the swearing-in ceremony for the 175^th Foreign Service Officer class, at the Department of State.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
Administrator Shah attends meetings and briefings, at USAID.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on travel to Jerusalem, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai from February 21 through February 25 for consultations on a broad range of regional and bilateral issues. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Barton speaks with Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann and senior members of the American Academy of Diplomacy, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal meets with Director of the Defense Logistics Agency Vice Admiral Mark Harnitchek, in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS DANNY RUSSEL
Assistant Secretary Russel is on travel to Australia and New Zealand from February 18 through February 21.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan delivers remarks to U.S. teachers and administrators participating in the Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) program at the Teachers for Global Classrooms Program Global Education Symposium, in Washington, DC.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN
12:00 p.m. Special Representative Andrew O’Brien is on travel to New York City to participate in a meeting on “The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Role, Impact and Voice of Business” at the United Nations Foundation, New York City, New York.