DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
8:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister R.M. Marty Natalegawa, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
8:25 a.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
9:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry participates in the Global Counter Terrorism Forum Ministerial, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
10:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Figueiredo Machado, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry participates in a meeting of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
12:45 p.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
1:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry participates in a meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
4:45 p.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Panamanian Foreign Minister Nunez Fabrega, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
5:20 p.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
6:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with UN Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, at the United Nations in New York City.
6:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry participates in a P5 meeting on Syria, at the United Nations in New York City.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS9:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
11:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
12:45 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
3:15 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, in Washington, DC.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN8:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbanian, in New York City.
9:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, in New York City.
2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Moroccan Foreign Minister Saad-Eddine Al-Othmani, in New York City.
3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Kyrgyzstan Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev, in New York City.
4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete, in New York City.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE8:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, at the Uzbekistan Mission to the UN in New York City.
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque, at the United Nations in New York City.
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Bhutanese Foreign Minister Lyonpo Rinzin Dorje, at the Bhutan Mission to the UN in New York City.
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake joins Under Secretary Sherman’s meeting with Kyrgyzstan Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev, in New York City.
5:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, at the United Nations in New York City.
5:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov, at the United Nations in New York City.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with David Albright, founder of the Institute for Science and International Security, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez participates in a roundtable with North Africa and Middle East press, at the Foreign Press Center in Washington, DC.
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez participates in a roundtable with Latin American press, at the Foreign Press Center in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND 
Assistant Secretary Nuland attends events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS DEAN PITTMAN 
Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman attends events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City.
12:15 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman participates in a roundtable with the Women’s Foreign Policy Group, at the Institute of International Education in New York City.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS DANNY RUSSEL
Assistant Secretary Russel attends events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
8:25 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya participates in Secretary Kerry’s bilateral meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
12:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, in New York City.
1:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya joins Assistant Secretary Blake’s meeting with Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque, at the United Nations in New York City.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL
2:00 p.m. Ambassador Russell meets with GSMA mWomen Program Director Beth Gertz to discuss women and mobile technology issues, at the Department of State.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS DREW O’BRIEN
3:15 p.m. Special Representative O’Brien is on travel to New York City to participates in a panel discussion on public-private partnerships as part of the Concordia Summit, at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
Director McKean attends events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Nepali Charge d’Affaires Narayan Prasad Mainali, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD

Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on travel to Miami, Florida to address developing security challenges in the Caribbean, meet with local and federal elected officials, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) partnership agreement with the Port of Miami, and participate in a graduation event for Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) officers. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with U.S. Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt, at the Department of State.

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Foreign Minister of The Bahamas Frederick Mitchell, at the Department of State.

12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Canadian Associate Deputy Minister Peter Boehm, at the Canadian Embassy.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY 
Ambassador Goosby is on foreign travel to Yaoundé, Cameroon to conduct clinic site visits and meet with civil society groups and senior government officials.


SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDREW O’BRIEN
Special Representative O’Brien is on foreign travel through August 30 to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to attend the TIGERS@Mekong Strategy Meeting and DEMO ASEAN.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
10:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, at the Department of State.
10:15 a.m. Session I with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, at the Department of State.
12:00 p.m. Session II with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, at the Department of State.
12:45 p.m. Session III with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at the Department of State.
PM Secretary Kerry meets with President Obama, at the White House.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
10:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns officiates the swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador-designate to Australia John Berry, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Indian Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary Vikram Doraiswami, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Kanji Yamanouchi, the Japanese Embassy’s Minister of Economic Affairs, at the Department of State.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
9:45 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with the winner of the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) essay contest, Kailee Pedersen, at the Department of State.
12:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, at the Department of State.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with the Indian Deputy Chief of Mission Taranjit Singh Sandhu, at the Department of State.
3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with the Kazakhstani Ambassador to the U.S. Kairat Umarov, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY 
Ambassador Goosby is on foreign travel in Kampala, Uganda.
Ambassador Goosby attends the final day of the PEPFAR Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Annual Symposium, in Kampala, Uganda.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
12:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry hosts a working lunch for the President of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Dr. Henry Kissinger, at the Department of State.7:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, at the Department of State.
8:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry hosts the State Department Iftar Dinner, at the Department of State. 

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
4:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region Mary Robinson, at the Department of State.
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL12:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall assists with the working lunch of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, H.E. Truong Tan Sang, at the Department of State.
8:30 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends the State Department Iftar Dinner hosted by Secretary Kerry, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE8:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake speaks with Kyrgyzstan Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev, at the Department of State.
8:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake attends the State Department Iftar Dinner hosted by Secretary Kerry, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez participates in a roundtable on Panama, at the Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC.
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with the Ambassador of Australia to the U.S. Kim Beazley and the Australian Embassy Trade Minister-Counselor Simon Newnham, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez attends the SelectUSA “White House Forum on Global Investment,” in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer attends a working lunch hosted by Secretary Kerry for the President of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang, at the Department of State.
8:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer attends the State Department Iftar Dinner hosted by Secretary Kerry, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR ZEYA
12:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya attends a working lunch hosted by Secretary Kerry for the President of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang, at the Department of State.
8:30 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya attends the State Department Iftar Dinner hosted by Secretary Kerry, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
10:00 a.m. Ambassador CdeBaca participates in “Conversations with America” with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Cheryl Benton and White House Chief Technology Officer Todd Park, at the Department of State.
12:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca attends a working lunch hosted by Secretary Kerry for the President of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE STEPHEN RAPP, OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Ambassador Rapp is on travel to New York to attend an event hosted by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General regarding sexual violence in conflict areas.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY 
Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on official travel to Egypt, Libya, Tunis, Morocco, and Algiers through June 16.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats departs on foreign travel to London, United Kingdom to participate in the G8 Leaders Summit through June 16.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
10:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake speaks with UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, at the Department of State.
10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Indian Minister of Corporate Affairs Sachin Pilot, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard participates in a panel titled “Turkey’s Syria Policy,” at the Center for Turkish Studies in Washington, DC.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
2:00 p.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Vice Admiral Mark I. Fox, Deputy CNO For Operations, Plans and Strategy, US Central Command, at the Department of State.

SPECIAL ENVOY TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM IRA FORMAN
Special Envoy Forman is on foreign travel to Berlin, Germany to attend a conference “Addressing the Security Needs of Jewish Communities in the OSCE Region: Challenges and Good Practices” held by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and London, UK. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Spokesperson Psaki, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. 
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem.
1:55 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a solo press availability, in Tel Aviv.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel in London for the G-8 Foreign Ministers and Political Director meetings from April 9 to 11.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats is on foreign travel to Beijing, China for the Ba’Ao and Internet Industry Forums from April 5 through 10, as well as Tokyo, Japan, from April 10 through 12 for bilateral consultations with Japanese government officials.
7:30 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats attends breakfast with members of the American Chamber of Commerce China, in Beijing China.
11:30 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, in Beijing China.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake participates in the U.S.-Bangladesh Security Dialogue, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Italian Ambassador to the U.S. Claudio Bisogniero, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ6:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez delivers the keynote speech at the Middle East & North Africa Consultants Association (MENACA), at the City Club of Washington. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
Assistant Secretary Hammer is on foreign travel to Dushanbe, Tajikistan to meet with government officials, journalists, and youth.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry attends meetings and briefings, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS1:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in an African Leaders Economic Growth Roundtable, at the MCC’s Headquarters.
1:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats delivers remarks and participates in a roundtable discussion at the Atlantic Council, at the Atlantic Council’s Headquarters.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
1:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a luncheon hosted by Assistant Secretary Carson on the occasion of the visit of the Four Democratic Partners, led by President Banda of Malawi, Prime Minister Neves of Cape Verde, Foreign Minister Ndiaye of Senegal, and Foreign Minister Kamara of Sierra Leone, at the Department of State.
2:45 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine addresses the 171^st A-100 class of Foreign Service Officers, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Bangladesh Ambassador to the U.S. Akramul Qader, at the Department of State.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Paris, France.
8:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, in Paris, France.
8:25 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a working breakfast with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, in Paris, France.
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a meet and greet with French business leaders, in Paris, France.
10:15 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a U.S.-France business dialogue, in Paris, France.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
5:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with former President of Lebanon Amine Pierre Gemayel, at the Department of State.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks on “Public Diplomacy and Countering Violent Extremism,” at the University of Maryland. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE7:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake participates in a digital video conference with Embassy Dushanbe Entry Level Officers, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
Assistant Secretary Countryman leads the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty throughMarch 28, at the United Nations. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
Assistant Secretary Fernandez is on foreign travel to Abu Dhabi and Dubai from March 26 to March 29 to participate in the third session of the U.S. – UAE Economic Policy Dialogue. On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary Fernandez travels to Dubai to participate in an American Business Council roundtable. He speaks to students at American University in Sharjah about U.S. economic policy in the region and holds meetings with a range of business leaders to discuss ways to promote economic growth. 

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL KOZAK
11:30 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Kozak meets with a group of law students from the University of California, Berkeley, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Stock attends a luncheon in honor of U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein Don Beyer, hosted at the residence of Swiss Ambassador to the U.S. Manuel Sager, in Washington, DC.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS JOE YUN
Acting Assistant Secretary Yun is on foreign travel to China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan. 

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA4:00 p.m. Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone Dr. Samura Kamara, at the Department of State.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS
11:00 a.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with the Brazilian Ambassador to the U.S. Mauro Vieira, in Washington, DC.