DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE July 2, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
July 2, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY
10:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Kurdish Chief of Staff to the President Dr. Fuad Hussein, Kurdish Minister and Head of the Department of Foreign Relations of the Kurdistan Regional Government Falah Mustafa Bakir, and Kurdish Director for Congressional and Academic Affairs Karwan Zebari, at the Department of State.
12:10 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice, at the White House.
12:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, at the White House.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on travel to Vienna, Austria from Tuesday, July 1 through Friday, July 4 in connection with the P5+1 talks. 

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

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
Administrator Shah is on travel to Zambia from July 1 through July 3 as a part of a U.S. delegation headed by Dr. Jill Biden and Ambassador Russell. Their travel will highlight how girls’ education and women’s participation in government, the economy, and civil society can accelerate economic development, improve health and educational outcomes, strengthen democratic governance, and foster peace and security.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN 
Under Secretary Sherman is on travel to Vienna, Austria from Tuesday, July 1 through Friday, July 4 in connection with the P5+1 talks.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHERINE NOVELLI
11:30 a.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with U.S. Ambassador to Chile Mike Hammer, at the Department of State.
4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli meets with Turkish Ambassador the U.S. Serdar Kilic, at the Department of State.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
11:00 a.m. Counselor Shannon meets with Japanese Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobuo Kishi, at the Department of State.
2:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon attends a meeting at the White House.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS CHARLES RIVKIN
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Rivkin delivers the keynote address at the “Japan, 1964: Back to the Future” conference at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), in Washington, DC.
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Rivkin meets with U.K. Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Westmacott, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA DESAI BISWAL
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Biswal speaks at a community forum and diaspora to discuss U.S. policy in India, hosted by U.S. Senator Robert Mendendez, in Fords, New Jersey.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS MICHELE BOND
Acting Assistant Secretary Bond is on travel to Mexico through July 3. While in Mexico she will meet with government counterparts to discuss consular affairs and deliver remarks at the New Consulate Compound Dedication Ceremony in Monterrey, Mexico.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD 
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with CEO of Relief International Nancy Wilson, at the Department of State.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Ryan meets with Moroccan Ambassador to the U.S. Rachad Bouhlal, at the Department of State.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL
Ambassador Russell is on travel to Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone from June 30 through July 7 as a part of a U.S. delegation headed by Dr. Jill Biden and Administrator Shah. During their travel, Dr. Biden, Administrator Shah, and Ambassador Russell will highlight how girls’ education and women’s participation in government, the economy, and civil society can accelerate economic development, improve health and educational outcomes, strengthen democratic governance, and foster peace and security.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
2:00 p.m. Ambassador Rapp delivers remarks and participates in a discussion on “War Crimes in Syria: The Challenge of Promoting Accountability and Protecting Civilians,” at the Atlantic Council, in Washington, DC.