DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE MARCH 26, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
MARCH 26, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY 
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Rome, Italy and Amman, Jordan. He is accompanied by NSS Special Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region Phil Gordon and Spokesperson Jen Psaki
2:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Jordanian King Abdullah II, in Amman, Jordan.
7:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in Amman, Jordan.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
10:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom participates in the Millennium Challenge Corporation Quarterly Meeting, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom meets with Independent Panel on Best Practices Chairman Mark Sullivan and Members Todd Keil, Richard Manlove and Ray Mislock, at the Department of State.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
10:30 a.m. Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission to Germany James Melville, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with IMF Mission Chief for Egypt and Advisor Chris Jarvis, at the International Monetary Fund.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
1:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary Vikram Doraiswami, at the Department of State.
3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Chairman of the European Union Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Elmar Brok, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on foreign travel to the Netherlands, Israel and Cyprus

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI
10:30 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with the American Chamber of Commerce in the Republic of Korea delegation, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Barton delivers remarks on “Conflict in Crisis: On the Ground in Syria, Burma and Nigeria,” at Columbia University in New York City.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal meets with Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary Vikram Doraiswami, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal meets with Asia Foundation President David Arnold, at the Department of State.
6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal attends the 44^th Independence and National Day of Bangladesh, at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD
Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on travel to Austin, Texas to sign a new partnership agreement with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steven McCraw.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN 
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman testifies at a hearing on Syria before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in the swearing-in ceremony for Ambassador-designate to Canada Bruce Heyman at the Department of State.
7:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in a farewell event for Honduran Ambassador to the U.S. Jorge Ramon Hernandez-Alcerro, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND 
Assistant Secretary Nuland is on foreign travel in Brussels, Belgium.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS BETH JONES ANNE PATTERSON
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Patterson testifies at a hearing on Syria before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL
Ambassador Russell is on travel to the Middle East through March 27 to meet with government officials, civil society representatives, and private sector leaders in advancement of U.S. policy on women. 

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN
8:00 a.m. Special Representative O’Brien hosts and participates in a roundtable discussion on “Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships: A Marketplace for New Ideas” with FleishmanHillard’s Kris Balderston, at the Meridian International Center in Washington, DC.
10:45 a.m. Special Representative O’Brien meets with Chairman of the Uganda Democratic Federation Dr. Athanasios Magimbi, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien delivers remarks on public-private partnerships at the New England Council’s Annual Washington event at the Willard Intercontinental in Washington, DC.
7:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien attends a Sister Cities International Welcome Reception at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Washington, DC.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
2:30 p.m. Director McKean hosts a roundtable with regional experts on the elections in India, at the Department of State.