DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE MARCH 17, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
MARCH 17, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

10:55 a.m. Secretary Kerry participates in President Obama’s meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, at the White House.
11:40 a.m. Secretary Kerry participates in President Obama’s working lunch with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, at the White House.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

1:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in Washington, DC.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to London, United Kingdom. He is accompanied by Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Toria Nuland, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council Karen Donfried, Spokesperson Jen Psaki, and Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS.

8:45 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with UK Prime Minister David Cameron and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, in London, UK.

10:15 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in London, UK.

2:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a press availability, in London, UK.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

1:45 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
Deputy Secretary Higginbottom attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

5:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom meets with the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, at the Department of State.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
2:30 p.m. Administrator Shah meets with Moroccan Ambassador to the U.S. Rachad Boulal, at USAID.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN 
Under Secretary Sherman attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

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

11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli attends a briefing with staff members of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, at the OPIC Headquarters in Washington, DC.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWALL
1:45 p.m. Under Secretary Sewall meets with USAFRICOM Commander General David Rodriguez, at the Department of State.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
8:15 a.m. Counselor Shannon meets with the U.S. Ambassadors as part of the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

9:45 a.m. Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Ambassador to Serbia Michael Kirby, at the Department of State.

10:30 a.m. Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Joseph Macmanus, at the Department of State.

11:30 a.m. Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico E. Anthony Wayne, at the Department of State.

12:30 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Lisa Kubiske, at the Department of State.

4:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon attends a St. Patrick’s Day Reception, hosted by President Obama and Mrs. Obama with Prime Minister of Ireland Enda Kenny and Mrs. Kenny, at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

9:50 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Liliana Ayalde, at the Department of State.

10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico E. Anthony Wayne, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND 
Assistant Secretary Nuland accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel. 

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS DEAN PITTMAN

10:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman meets with Moroccan Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita, at the Department of State.

12:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman meets with UNESCO Director General Irina Bukova, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard participates in a meeting of the U.S. Association of International Migration Board on the International Organization for Migration’s public-private partnerships, at the International Organization for Migration.

1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with UN Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Ross Mountain, at the Department of State.

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard leads a live Facebook Q&A on the Syrian crisis and the plight of Syrian Children.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL
8:30 a.m. Ambassador Russell attends a breakfast in honor of Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny hosted by the Vice President, at the Vice President’s residence.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN

8:00 a.m. Special Representative O’Brien attends the Northern Ireland Bureau St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast, in Washington, DC.

11:00 a.m. Special Representative O’Brien attends a meeting at the White House.

12:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien meets with U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Stewart Jones, at the Department of State.

12:30 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien meets with U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern, at the Department of State.

2:15 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien meets with Northern Ireland Minister for Employment and Learning Dr. Stephen Farry at the Department of State.

3:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien participates in the CoderDojo@State event hosted by the Secretary’s Global Partnerships Office and Coderdojo, at the Department of State. Please click here for more information on CoderDojo.

4:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien attends a St. Patrick’s Day Reception, hosted by President Obama and Mrs. Obama with Prime Minister of Ireland Enda Kenny and Mrs. Kenny, at the White House.

White House Schedule - March 14, 2014

President Barack Obama takes a question while talking with students from the 52nd annual U.S. Senate Youth Program in the East Room of the White House, March 13, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

In the morning, the President and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny will meet in the Oval Office. The Vice President will also attend. The United States and Ireland share a strong bilateral relationship; deep cultural, historic, and people-to-people bonds; and a shared commitment to advancing peace, security, and prosperity in the world.

Afterwards, the President and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny will attend a St. Patrick’s Day lunch at the United States Capitol. The Vice President will also attend. The President’s remarks are closed press.

In the evening, the President and the First Lady will host a St. Patrick’s Day reception in the East Room. The Vice President will also attend. 

10:30 AM	The President meets with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny; the Vice President also attends Oval Office
12:00 PM	The President and Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny attend a St. Patrick’s Day lunch; the Vice President also attends United States Capitol
1:30 PM	Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
5:10 PM	The President and First Lady host a St. Patrick’s Day reception; the Vice President also attends East Room

White House Schedule - March 13, 2014

President Barack Obama talks with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Ukraine at the conclusion of their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office, March 12, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

In the morning, the President and Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.  

In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks and sign a Presidential Memorandum on modernizing the overtime system to ensure that workers are paid fairly for a hard day’s work. 

Later in the afternoon, the President and Vice President will meet with Secretary of the Treasury Lew. 

9:00 AM	The Vice President meets with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Ukraine The White House
10:30 AM	The President and Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing Oval Office
2:20 PM	The President delivers remarks and signs a Presidential Memorandum on modernizing overtime protections East Room
3:00 PM	The President and Vice President meet with Secretary of the Treasury Lew Oval Office
8:00 PM	The Vice President delivers remarks to The American Ireland Fund’s 22nd Annual National Gala Ronald Reagan International Trade Center Pooled TV, Open to Correspondents

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
10:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry testifies on the budget before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations, on Capitol Hill.
1:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry testifies on the budget before the House Foreign Relations Committee, on Capitol Hill.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
2:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
3:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Tarek Mitri, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
Deputy Secretary Higginbottom attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
4:45 p.m. Administrator Shah participates in a panel discussion on the public-private partnership “Women and Girls Lead Global,” in Washington DC. 

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN 
Under Secretary Sherman participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI
Under Secretary Novelli participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.)
4:45 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS RICHARD STENGEL
Under Secretary participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.
1:15 p.m. Under Secretary Stengel meets with U.S. Embassy Rabat Chargé d'affaires Matthew Lussenhop, at the Department of State.
2:15 p.m. Under Secretary Stengel meets with U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt, at the Department of State.
5:00 p.m. Under Secretary Stengel meets with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico E. Anthony Wayne, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWALL
3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sewall meets with USAID Associate Administrator Mark Feierstein, at the Department of State.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
10:45 a.m. Counselor Shannon meets with Foreign Services Officers, at the Foreign Service Institute.
2:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with Chief of Mission of the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, Cuba John Caulfield, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Ambassador to Croatia Kenneth Merten, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania Deborah McCarthy, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones attends a business leaders lunch, hosted by the Embassy of Ireland, with Prime Minister of Ireland Enda Kenny, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS ANNE PATTERSON

Assistant Secretary Patterson participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS CHARLES RIVKIN
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Rivkin meets with Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen, in Washington, DC.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya participates in Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at Department of state.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on travel to Paris, France to discuss international justice issues.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL
Ambassador Russell is on official travel to New York through March 13 to lead the U.S. Delegation to the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at UN Headquarters. While at CSW, Ambassador Russell will also participate in various side events and bilateral discussion to promote U.S. policy on the advancement of women and girls.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN

3:00 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien attends a meeting at the White House.

4:30 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien meets with Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Ivan Lewis at the State Department.

White House Schedule - March 12, 2014

President Barack Obama looks at a sweater with Gap employee Susan Panariello while shopping for his family during a stop at a Gap store in New York, N.Y., March 11, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

10:00 AM	The President and Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing Oval Office
1:00 PM	Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
2:45 PM	The President holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk; The Vice President also attends Oval Office
4:15 PM	The President drops-by meeting with women Members of Congress

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

9:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks to the East Asia Pacific Bureau Chiefs of Mission, at the Department of State.

10:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry testifies on the budget before the House Appropriations Committee on Foreign Operations, on Capitol Hill.

1:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, at the Department of State.

2:45 p.m. Secretary Kerry participates in President Obama’s meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, at the White House.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

Deputy Secretary Burns participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

4:15 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Tajikistan Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM

Deputy Secretary Higginbottom participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, 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 participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

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

8:00 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with General Electric’s Vice Chairman John Rice and Vice President Karan Bhatia, in Washington, DC.

Under Secretary Novelli participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS RICHARD STENGEL

5:00 p.m. Under Secretary Stengel meets with U.S. Embassy Moscow Deputy Chief of Mission Sheila Gwaltney, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWELL

Under Secretary Sewall participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sewall meets with UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, at the Department of State.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON

10:30 a.m. Counselor Shannon meets with Director of Strategic Futures Group at the National Intelligence Council Suzanne Fry, at the Department of State.

3:30 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with President of Manchester Trade Stephen Lande and Vice President of Manchester Trade David Lewis, at the Department of State.

4:30 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Liliana Ayalde, at the Department of State.

Counselor Shannon participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL

Assistant Secretary Biswal participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal meets with Wadhwani Foundation founder Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, at the Department of State.

4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal attends a briefing by U.S. Ambassadors to South and Central Asia, hosted by the Atlantic Council, in Washington DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS CHARLES RIVKIN

4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Rivkin meets with Pfizer Chief Intellectual Property Counsel Roy Waldron, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES

2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Thailand Ministry of Science Permanent Secretary Dr. Weerapong Pairsuwan, at the Department of State.(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND

Assistant Secretary Nuland participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Nuland joins Secretary Kerry’s meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATIONS, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with UNHCR High Commissioner Antonio Guterres, at the Department of State.

6:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard attends a dinner hosted by the UN Foundation titled “United Nations: Addressing Crises in South Sudan & Central African Republic,” in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD

12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield meets with Prime Minister Hage Geingob of Namibia, at the Department of State.

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield meets with UN Assistant Secretary for Peacekeeping Operations Edmund Mulet, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA

1:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, in Washington, DC.

5:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with members of the World Jewish Congress, at the Department of State.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP

Ambassador Rapp is on travel in Ljubjlana and Brdo, Slovenia, for meetings on international justice issues and to deliver remarks to a session of the Bled Strategic Forum entitled, "Mediation and the Responsibility to Protect: Friends or Foes"

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

Ambassador Russell is on official travel to New York through March 13 to lead the U.S. Delegation to the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at UN Headquarters. While at CSW, Ambassador Russell will also participate in various side events and bilateral discussion to promote U.S. policy on the advancement of women and girls.

White House Schedule - March 11, 2014

In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. 

Later in the morning, the President will designate the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the California Coastal National Monument in a signing ceremony in the Oval Office. 

In the afternoon, the President will travel to New York City.

While in New York, the President will attend two events, one for the DNC and another for the DSCC.

At night, the President will depart New York City en route Washington, DC.

7:30 AM	The Vice President meets with President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia at the Hyatt Regency Santiago Hyatt Regency Santiago
10:00 AM	The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Oval Office
11:00 AM	The Vice President attends the Inauguration of Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet Chile
11:30 AM	The President designates the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as a national monument Oval Office
2:15 PM	The President departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews South Lawn
2:30 PM	The President departs Joint Base Andrews
3:25 PM	The President arrives in New York John F. Kennedy International Airport

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
11:45 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with representatives of Technology CEO Council: Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs, IBM CEO Virginia Rometty, Micron CEO Mark Durcan, Executive Director of Technology CEO Council Bruce Mehlman, Deputy Director of Technology CEO Council Allen Thompson, and Trade Counselor to the Technology CEO Council David Castagnetti, at the Department of State.
12:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry attends a lunch discussion at the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.
5:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at a conversation with Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.
7:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry attends a reception as part of the Global Chiefs of Mission, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
Deputy Secretary Higginbottom participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

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

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI
Under Secretary Novelli participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.
11:45 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli joins Secretary Kerry’s meeting with Technology CEO Council, in Washington, DC.
2:30 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with Qualcomm’s General Counsel Don Rosenberg, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS RICHARD STENGEL
Under Secretary Stengel participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWELL
Under Secretary Sewall participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Under Secretary Gottemoeller participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
Counselor Shannon participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.
3:30 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with George Washington University Professor and former Assistant Secretary Esther Brimmer, at GWU Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL
Assistant Secretary Biswal participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN 
Assistant Secretary Countryman participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS CHARLES RIVKIN
10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Rivkin meets with a group from the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF), in Washington, DC.
11:45 a.m. Assistant Secretary Rivkin joins Secretary Kerry’s meeting with Technology CEO Council, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson accompanies Vice President Biden on official travel to Chile as part of the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the inauguration of President Michelle Bachelet.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS ANNE PATTERSON
Assistant Secretary Patterson participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN
Assistant Secretary Ryan participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.
4:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan meets with Egyptian Minister of State for Antiquities Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Ali, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
Assistant Secretary Zeya participates in the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on travel in Ljubjlana and Brdo, Slovenia, for meetings on international justice issues and to deliver remarks to a session of the Bled Strategic Forum entitled, "Mediation and the Responsibility to Protect: Friends or Foes?"

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL
Ambassador Russell is on official travel to New York through March 13 to lead the U.S. Delegation to the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at UN Headquarters. While at CSW, Ambassador Russell will also participate in various side events and bilateral discussion to promote U.S. policy on the advancement of women and girls.

Seventh Fleet Continues Search for Malaysian Airlines MH370

GULF OF THAILAND (NNS) -- Seventh Fleet continues search efforts for a third day for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.

USS Kidd (DDG 100), which joined the search efforts yesterday, is conducting helicopter searches in the southwest section of the Gulf of Thailand search area, while USS Pinckney (DDG 91) is conducting searches in the northeast portion of the search area, as of March 11.

The Malaysian Government, assigned these search sectors, as part of the tremendous job in water and airspace management for this international effort.

In a three and a half hour sortie, an HM-60R helicopter can typically search a 400 - 600 square nautical mile area, depending on the size of object it's trying to find, speed, wind, sea state and visibility.

The Navy P-3C Orion continues to fly search missions over both Straits of Malacca and Gulf of Thailand. With their ability to stay on station for long periods, the P-3 can cover about 1,000 - 1,500 square miles every hour. Their on-board sensors allow the crew to clearly detect small debris in the water.

U.S. Navy ships or aircraft have not reported any debris associated with aircraft wreckage at this time.

White House Schedule - March 10, 2014

President Barack Obama high-fives a youngster at Coral Reef Senior High School, Fla., March 7, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.

Later in the morning, the President will participate in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony in the Oval Office. At this event, the President will receive the credentials from foreign Ambassadors recently posted in Washington. The presentation of credentials is a traditional ceremony that marks the formal beginning of an Ambassador’s service in Washington. The following Ambassadors will attend:

His Excellency Mhamed Ezzine Chelaifa, Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia

His Excellency Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ambassador of the Republic of India

His Excellency Jalil Abbas Jilani, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

His Excellency Rupa Abraham Mulina, Ambassador of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea

His Excellency Johan Cecilia Verbeke, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium

His Excellency Mohammed Jaham A. A. Al Kuwari, Ambassador of the State of Qatar

In the afternoon, the President will host the 2012-2013 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Champions at the White House for an event on the South Lawn. The President will welcome student athletes from schools across the country to congratulate them on their accomplishments in the classroom and on the playing field. 

8:30 AM	The Vice President meets with President-elect Michelle Bachelet of Chile Local Event Time:  9:30 AM Diplomatic Academy - Santiago - Chile
9:30 AM	The Vice President meets with President Sebastián Piñera of Chile Local Event Time:  10:30 AM Presidential Palace - Santiago - Chile
10:00 AM	The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Oval Office
11:15 AM	The President participates in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony Oval Office
12:00 PM	Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
5:00 PM	The President hosts 2012-2013 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Champions South Lawn
6:00 PM	The Vice President meets with President Ollanta Humala of Peru Local Event Time:  7:00 PM Sheraton Santiago - Santiago - Chile