DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2013

SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
10:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister of Colombia Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar , at the Department of State.
11:30 a.m. Secretary Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, at the Department of State.
12:05 p.m. Secretary Clinton holds a U.S.-Liberia Partnership Dialogue signing ceremony with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, at the Department of State.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
12:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
2:50 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

DEPUTY SECRETARY TOM NIDES12:00 p.m. Deputy Nides meets with Export-Import Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg, in Washington, DC.
5:00 p.m. Deputy Nides meets with the senior budget team, at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel in London through January 16 for the G-8 Political Directors meetings.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS12:45 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in the Joint (FASS) Political Directors meetings, in London, UK.
7:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in a FASS working dinner meeting, in London, UK.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARIA OTERO
Under Secretary Otero is on foreign travel to Chile, Peru, and Uruguay through January 19 to meet with government officials and civil society representatives on a range of issues, including on human rights, TIP, social inclusion, youth engagement, democracy promotion, and counternarcotics efforts. In Santiago, Chile, she participates in the Second Regional Latin America Conference of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), organized by the Government of Chile, and delivers keynote remarks at a Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Day of Action. In Montevideo, Uruguay, she attends the soft launch of Embassy Montevideo’s Youth Council.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
11:30 a.m. Ambassador Marshall assists with the visit, bilateral meeting and U.S.-Liberia Partnership Dialogue signing ceremony with the President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall hosts a farewell ceremony in honor of the departing Ambassador of Mexico, His Excellency Arturo Sarukhan, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS RICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Honduras through January 18. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
Assistant Secretary Blake is on foreign travel to Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Germany through January 18.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD
Assistant Secretary Brownfield chairs the second experts meeting on drug trafficking and organized crime in West Africa on the margins of the G8 Roma-Lyon Group meeting, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS KURT CAMPBELL
Assistant Secretary Campbell is on foreign travel to Japan and Korea through January 17.


ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS JOHNNIE CARSON
11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Carson participates in Secretary Clinton’s bilateral meeting with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, at the Department of State.
12:05 p.m. Assistant Secretary Carson attends the U.S.-Liberia Partnership Dialogue signing ceremony with Secretary Clinton and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez attends a reception in honor of the U.S.-EU Joint Committee, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer attends a farewell ceremony in honor of the departing Ambassador of Mexico, His Excellency Arturo Sarukhan, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson is on foreign travel through January 18 to Spain, the United Kingdom, and Belgium to hold bilateral meetings and participate in consultations. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with Norwegian Director General for UN, Peace and Humanitarian Affairs Aud Lise Norheim, at the Department of State.
1:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with Congressman Rob Bishop, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
Ambassador CdeBaca is on foreign travel to Geneva through January 17 as a member of the US Delegation to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER1:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer attends a meeting at the White House.

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS11:00 a.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Dr. Marc Weiss, Chairman and CEO of Global Urban Development (GUD), at the Department of State.
1:30 p.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with executives of the All Native Group, a Division of Ho-Chunk Inc., to discuss global outreach between tribal organizations, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Edward S. Verona, President and CEO of the U.S. Russia Business Council to discuss U.S. –Russia subnational engagements, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with George Hamilton, President of the Institute for Sustainable Studies, at the Department of State.
5:30 p.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Yvonne Lodico, Head of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, at the Department of State.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING JAKE SULLIVAN9:00 a.m. Director Sullivan participates in Live at State, at the Department of State.