DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
10:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams, at the Department of State.
11:00 a.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr, at the Department of State.
1:00 pm. Secretary Kerry meets with Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers, at the Department of State.
2:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry holds a bilateral meeting with Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore, at the Department of State.
5:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry delivers remarks at the Ross Sea Conservation Reception, at National Geographic.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

11:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Iraq Martin Kobler, at the Department of State.
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12:45 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel in Warsaw, Poland, to lead U.S. participation in the U.S.-Poland Strategic Dialogue. She travels to Kyiv on March 19 to meet with Ukrainian Government leaders and returns to Washington on March 20.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS12:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Eduardo Medina Mora to exchange views on Mexico-U.S. economic relations, at the Department of State.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on foreign travel to Geneva, Switzerland and Vienna, Austria for discussions with counterparts on international security issues.
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with various counterparts for discussions on a range of international security issues, in Geneva, Switzerland.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL10:30 a.m. Ambassador Marshall assists with the arrival of the Prime Minister of Ireland, His Excellency Enda Kenny, at Joint Base Andrews.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Burma and PACOM through March 26. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE12:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque, at the Department of State.
3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with OECD Deputy Secretary General Richard Boucher, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS BRIMMER11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with the UN Special Representative for Iraq Martin Kobler, 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 from March 18 through 28, at the UN.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson delivers remarks at the Trilateral Border Issues Symposium, in Tempe, Arizona.
6:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson delivers remarks at the Institute of the Americas, in San Diego, CA.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones attends a Business Leaders’ Luncheon on marine issues hosted by the Irish Ambassador to the United States Michael Collins, in Washington, DC.
5:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones joins Secretary Kerry at the Ross Sea Conservation Reception, at National Geographic. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with Special Representative for Iraq Martin Kobler, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with officials at the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Stock meets with Fellows from the Bush Institute’s Women’s Initiative Fellowship Program, to discuss global women’s issues, at the Department of State.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR UZRA ZEYA
10:15 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Zeya meets with Martin Kobler, the Special Representative for the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE STEPHEN RAPP, OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel in London, UK to participate in a public forum regarding the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal hosted by Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC), at Houses of Parliament in London, UK

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS10:00 a.m. Special Representative Lewis hosts a roundtable discussion with Agnelo Queiroz, Governor of the Federal District of Brazil, at the Department of State.

ACTING SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS THOMAS DEBASS3:30 p.m. Acting Special Representative Debass delivers opening remarks at a briefing with the Council on Foundations, at the Department of State. The event will feature Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Culture Affairs Ambassador J. Adam Ereli; the Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Kathleen Fitzpatrick; and the Special Advisor for Global Youth Issues Zeenat Rahman who will discuss the resources available to foundations considering partnerships with the department.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
12:30 p.m. Director McKean meets with Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington Vali Nasr, in Washington, DC.