DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE July 1, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
July 1, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on travel to Panama City, Panama, to lead the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the inauguration of Panamanian President-elect Juan Carlos Varela. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by fellow delegation members U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Panama Jonathan Farrar; Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick; Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson; Chief of Staff David Wade; Deputy Chief of Staff Jon Finer; and Spokesperson Jen Psaki.
8:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Panamanian President-elect Juan Carlos Varela, in Panama City, Panama.

9:15 a.m. LOCAL Meeting with President of El Salvador Sanchez Ceren, President of Guatemala Otto Pérez Molina, and Foreign Minister of Honduras Mireya Aguero de Corrales, in Panama City, Panama.

11:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends the Inauguration Ceremony for Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela, in Panama City, Panama.

12:55 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solis, in Panama City, Panama.

2:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry attends a lunch hosted by Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela, in Panama City, Panama.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

Deputy Secretary Burns is on travel to Vienna, Austria from Tuesday, July 1 through Friday, July 4 in connection with the P5+1 talks.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM

9:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom delivers remarks at the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) Women’s Leadership Conference on “Women Embracing Leadership and Service,” at the Department of State.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH

Administrator Shah is on travel to Zambia from June 30 through July 7 as a part of a U.S. delegation headed by Dr. Jill Biden and Ambassador Russell. Their travel will highlight how girls’ education and women’s participation in government, the economy, and civil society can accelerate economic development, improve health and educational outcomes, strengthen democratic governance, and foster peace and security.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

Under Secretary Sherman is on travel to Vienna, Austria from Tuesday, July 1 through Friday, July 4 in connection with the P5+1 talks.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI

11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with Greek Ambassador to the U.S. Christos Panagopoulos, at the Department of State.

2:15 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli attends a meeting at the White House.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON

12:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon attends a meeting at the White House.

4:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with Senior Fellows at the Council on Foreign Relations Steven Cook and Hasib J. Sabbagh, at the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETER SELFRIDGE

10:00 a.m. Ambassador Selfridge meets with Ambassador to the U.S. of Republic of Malawi Stephen Dick Tennyson Matenje, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal meets with Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Asia Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, at the Department of State.

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal meets with Kyrgyzstani Prosecutor General Aida Salyanova, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS MICHELE BOND

Acting Assistant Secretary Bond is on travel to Mexico through July 3. While in Mexico she will meet with government counterparts to discuss consular affairs and deliver remarks at the New Consulate Compound Dedication Ceremony in Monterrey, Mexico.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN

9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan delivers remarks at the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) Women’s Leadership Conference on “Women Embracing Leadership and Service,” at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL

Ambassador Russell is on travel to Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone from June 30 through July 7 as a part of a U.S. delegation headed by Dr. Jill Biden and Administrator Shah. During their travel, Dr. Biden, Administrator Shah, and Ambassador Russell will highlight how girls’ education and women’s participation in government, the economy, and civil society can accelerate economic development, improve health and educational outcomes, strengthen democratic governance, and foster peace and security.

SPECIAL ENVOY AND COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AFFAIRS CARLOS PASCUAL
12:00 p.m. Special Envoy Pascual participates in a discussion on Russia, Ukraine and Energy Security, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC.