Collected Department Releases: June 25 - Wednesday

June 25, 2014

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

PUBLIC SCHEDULE

JUNE 25, 2014

SECRETARY JOHN KERRY

Secretary Kerry is on travel to Brussels, Belgium. He is accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute, European and Eurasian Affairs Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland, National Security Council Advisor Charles Kupchan, Spokesperson Jen Psaki, and Vice Admiral Kurt Tidd, JCS. Please click here for more information.

8:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry participates in the North Atlantic Council meeting with NATO Foreign Ministers, in Brussels, Belgium.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)

10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, in Brussels, Belgium.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)

11:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with the NATO-Ukraine Commission, in Brussels, Belgium.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)

12:20 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, in Brussels, Belgium.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)

1:25 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with NATO Foreign Ministers, in Brussels, Belgium.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

3:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry meets with non-NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Contributing Nations, in Brussels, Belgium.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)

4:50 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Kerry holds a solo press availability, in Brussels, Belgium.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

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DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

8:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM

1:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom participates on a panel at the forum “Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths,” sponsored by USAID, UNICEF, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, at USAID. Please click here for more information.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

2:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

6:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom delivers remarks at a reception, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH

10:00 a.m. Administrator Shah hosts a forum on “Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths forum,” at USAID. Please click here for more information.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

5:00 p.m. Administrator Shah attends the 5th Birthday and Beyond event, on Capitol Hill. Please click here for more information.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT CATHY NOVELLI

2:30 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli attends a meeting at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Novelli attends a meeting at the Department of Commerce.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS SARAH SEWALL

Under Secretary Sewall is on travel to Honduras to discuss bilateral and regional issues, human rights, and security cooperation with government officials, civil society leaders and other key stakeholders. Please click here for more information.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON

1:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon attends the Group of Latin American Ambassadors (GRULA) luncheon, hosted by Guatemalan Ambassador Julio Ligorria, at the Ambassador’s residence.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

3:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with Haitian President Michel Martelly, at the Embassy of Haiti.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

5:00 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with Congressman Eliot Engel, on Capitol Hill.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL PETER SELFRIDGE

11:45 a.m. Ambassador Selfridge assists with the working visit of Israeli President Shimon Peres, at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS LINDA THOMAS-GREENFIELD

Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield participates in the 23^rd African Union Summit, in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea from June 24-28.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND

Assistant Secretary Nuland accompanies Secretary Kerry on travel to Brussels. Please click here for more information.

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS DEAN PITTMAN

10:00 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Pittman meets with Vietnamese Permanent Representative to the UN Le Hoai Trung, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

Assistant Secretary Richard is on travel to Managua, Nicaragua where she will attend the Regional Conference on Migration. Please click here for more information.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR DEBORAH L. BIRX

10:00 a.m. Ambassador Birx delivers remarks for the event “Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths,” hosted by USAID. Please click here for more information.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL

11:15 a.m. Ambassador Russell meets with Japanese and Korean women from the International Visitor Leadership Program, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:00 p.m. Ambassador Russell meets with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

4:00 p.m. Ambassador Russell meets with Congresswoman Betty McCollum, on Capitol Hill.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

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