DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014

Secretary Kerry

Secretary Kerry is on foreign travel to Berlin and Munich, Germany. Secretary Kerry is accompanied by Assistant Secretary Toria Nuland, Spokesperson Jen Psaki, Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS, and Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs Karen Donfried.

12:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in Berlin, Germany.

1:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier participate in a joint press availability, in Berlin, Germany.

2:10 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Berlin, Germany.

7:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with German President Joachim Gauck, in Munich, Germany.

7:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Munich, Germany.

8:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in Munich, Germany.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns is on travel to Amman, Jordan.

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

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
Administrator Shah delivers remarks at the Middle East Institute's "Saving Syria's Civilians: Urgent Priorities and Policies" event, in Washington D.C. 

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
12:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with Deputy United States Trade Representative Ambassador Miriam Sapiro, in Washington, DC.

3:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with the Washington International Business Council, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS NISHA BISWAL

Assistant Secretary Biswal is on travel to Sri Lanka from January 31 to February 2.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN
Assistant Secretary Ryan is on travel to Kigali, Rwanda to meet with civil society leaders and to accompany American mentors from leading companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley to a TechWomen event.

SPECIAL ENVOY AND COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATION ENERGY AFFAIRS CARLOS PASCUAL

3:00 p.m. Ambassador Pascual delivers introductory remarks on “Transparency in Extractive Industries,” at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC.