DoS Daily Appointments Schedule for May 24, 2010

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Daily Appointments Schedule for May 24, 2010


Washington, DC

May 24, 2010




SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON

Secretary Clinton is on foreign travel to Japan, China, and Korea through May 26. For more information, click here.

9:00 a.m. LOCAL (EDT + 12 hours) Secretary Clinton attends the Opening Session of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), in Beijing, China.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

10:40 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton attends the U.S.-China S&ED Strategic Track Small Group Session I, in Beijing, China.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

12:00 p.m. LOCAL attends a working lunch with participants of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, in Beijing, China.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton attends the U.S.-China S&ED Strategic Track Large Group Session I, in Beijing, China.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY)

4:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton attends the U.S.-China S&ED Strategic Track Large Group Session II, in Beijing, China.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

7:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton attends a welcome dinner hosted by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan and Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, in Beijing, China.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)


DEPUTY SECRETARY JAMES STEINBERG

10:15 a.m. Deputy Secretary Steinberg meets with Czech Senator Sasa Vondra, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

1:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Steinberg meets with members of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Steinberg attends President Obama’s bilateral meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, at the White House.
(MEDIA TO BE DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

4:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Steinberg attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA TO BE DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)


DEPUTY SECRETARY JACK LEW

Deputy Secretary Lew travels to Nigeria, Mali and Paris through May 28. In Nigeria, Deputy Secretary Lew is meeting with the newly inaugurated President and senior members of Parliament. In Mali, he is engaging the President on the status of counter terrorism programs and is visiting health programs supported by PEPFAR and USAID. In Paris, he is attending the OECD Ministerial Conference.


USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJIV SHAH

Administrator Shah is in Beijing, China with Secretary Clinton at the second joint meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue.


UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WILLIAM BURNS

Under Secretary Bill Burns travels to Afghanistan and India through May 27. In Afghanistan, Under Secretary Burns is meeting with senior Afghan officials and members of a Provincial Reconstruction Team. In India, Under Secretary Burns is meeting with a range of senior Indian officials to discuss preparations for the upcoming U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue. For more information, click here (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/05/142100.htm).


UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS ROBERT HORMATS

Under Secretary Hormats accompanies Secretary Clinton on her foreign travel to Asia through May 26.


UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS JUDITH MCHALE

Under Secretary McHale travels to Beijing, China to join Secretary Clinton.


UNDER SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS MARIA OTERO

11:15 a.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with National Security Council staff to discuss her recent travel to Indonesia, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

1:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero briefs the press on her recent travel to Indonesia, in the Press Briefing Room at the Department of State.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)


UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ELLEN TAUSCHER

3:00 p.m. Under Secretary Tauscher attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA TO BE DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)


COUNSELOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF CHERYL MILLS

3:00 p.m. Counselor Mills meets with the President of the Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Associations (GLIFAA), at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)


ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS KURT CAMPBELL

Assistant Secretary Campbell accompanies Secretary Clinton on her foreign travel to Asia through May 26.


ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS JEFFREY FELTMAN

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Feltman meets with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown.
(MEDIA TO BE DETERMINED BY GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON)

6:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Feltman attends a reception in honor of Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri, at the Fairmont Hotel.
(MEDIA TO BE DETERMINED)


ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR VERIFICATION, COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

8:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller delivers remarks at a breakfast meeting of the Center for International Security and Cooperation.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

4:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Christian Schmidt, German Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defense, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

7:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller delivers remarks at a dinner of the trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)


ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES

Assistant Secretary Jones travels to Paris, France and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to meet with senior government officials to discuss a range of issues through May 25. In Dar es Salaam, she is delivering the keynote address to the African Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officers Conference and meeting with students at the Ubungo Islamic Secondary School.


ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER

Assistant Secretary Posner is in Beijing, China with Secretary Clinton at the second joint meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue.


ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ARTURO VALENZUELA

10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Valenzuela attends the swearing-in ceremony for OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, at the Organization of the American States.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Valenzuela meets with the Mexican and Americans Thinking Together (MATT) group, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)


SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS AMBASSADOR ELIZABETH BAGLEY

Ambassador Bagley accompanies Secretary Clinton on her foreign travel to Asia through May 26.


AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA

Ambassador CdeBaca travels to Vladimir, Russia to participate in the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission Civil Society Working Group Meeting through May 28.


AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY

Ambassador Goosby accompanies Deputy Secretary Lew on his travel to Mali and Nigeria through May 26.


AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER

Ambassador Melanne Verveer accompanies Secretary Clinton on her foreign travel to Asia through May 26.


COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION POLICY AMBASSADOR PHILIP VERVEER

Ambassador Philip Verveer leads the U.S. Delegation to the fifth World Telecommunication Development Conference in Hyderabad, India through June 4. For more information, click here.


COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AFFAIRS DAVID GOLDWYN

Coordinator Goldwyn is in Beijing, China with Secretary Clinton at the second joint meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue.


SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS

Special Representative Lewis attends the OECD Urban Roundtable for Mayors and Ministers on “Cities and Green Growth” in Paris, France through May 26.


SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE TODD STERN

Special Envoy Stern is in Beijing, China with Secretary Clinton at the second joint meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue.


DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER

Dr. Slaughter accompanies Secretary Clinton on her foreign travel to Asia through May 26.


PRINCIPAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING DEREK CHOLLET

Mr. Chollet accompanies Secretary Clinton on her foreign travel to Asia through May 26.


PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE

1:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero briefs the press on her recent travel to Indonesia, in the Press Briefing Room at the Department of State.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

The Daily Press Briefing follows Under Secretary Otero’s briefing.