DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, UAE. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Ambassador Marshall, Assistant Secretary Gordon and Acting Assistant Secretary Jones.
8:50 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Bahraini Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa and GCC Secretary General Abdullatif al-Zayani, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
10:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
11:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a joint press availability with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
12:35 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
3:40 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the staff and families of Mission Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
8:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in a working dinner with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats is on foreign travel to London from March 4 through 6 to participate in the G8 FASS/Sherpa Meetings.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
12:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks at the Women in Action International Leadership Program Event, at the Department of State.
3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine attends a meeting at the White House.
6:15 p.m. Under Secretary Sonenshine delivers remarks via digital video conference at the launch event for Embassy Wellington’s Digital Engagement Center.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Ambassador Krzysztof Paturej Polish Chairman of the CWC Review Conference, at the Department of State.

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer deliver remarks at the Distinguished Speaker Program at the National Intelligence University (NIU) to an audience of emerging American military, intelligence and diplomatic leaders.
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with World Food Program Executive Director Ertharin Cousins, at the State Department.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Blake presents on U.S. Foreign Policy Toward South Asia, including Pakistan and Afghanistan, at the Foreign Service Institute.
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Blake meets with World Bank Vice President for the Europe and Central Asia Region Philippe Le Houerou, at the World Bank HQ.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with Ambassador Cornel Feruta, Director General of Political Affairs of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHIL GORDON
Assistant Secretary Gordon accompanies Secretary Kerry on foreign travel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in the American Council on Education Annual Meeting, at the Omni Hotel.
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends a lunch with the Pacific Alliance Ambassadors, at the Chilean Embassy.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director of Policy for the European Community Humanitarian Office, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
Ambassador Goosby attends the Twentieth Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), in Atlanta, GA.

ACTING AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES SHARON WIENER
Acting Ambassador- at-Large Wiener is on travel to New York City to serve as Deputy Head of the U.S. Delegation to the 57th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), participate in side events related to this year’s theme on the importance of addressing violence against women and girls, at USUN headquarters, and have bilateral meetings with members of other delegations. 

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DAVID MCKEAN
6:30 p.m. Director McKean attends the Atlantic Council Dinner on Strategic Planning in the Second Obama Administration.