Public Schedule for July 6, 2012

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY JULY 6, 2012

SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

Secretary Clinton is on foreign travel in Paris, France. The Secretary is accompanied by Assistant Secretary Gordon, Ambassador Robert Ford, Spokesperson Nuland, Director Sullivan, VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS, and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for European Affairs Liz Sherwood Randall. Please click here for more information.

8:15 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, in Paris, France.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

8:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with Syrian opposition leaders, in Paris, France.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

9:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton participates in the Friends of the Syrian People Ministerial Meeting, in Paris, France.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

1:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in Paris, France.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

3:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with French President Francois Hollande, in Paris, France.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

4:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton holds a press availability, in Paris, France.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

DEPUTY SECRETARY TOM NIDES

11:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Nides attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARIA OTERO

12:30 p.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with U.S Ambassador to Tunisia Jacob Walles, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER

11:00 a.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Krister Bringeus, Ambassador of Sweden at Large, to discuss issues related to conventional arms control, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

Ambassador Marshall hosts Day 2 of the inaugural Global Chiefs of Protocol conference at the U.S. Department of State. Please click here for more information.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS KURT CAMPBELL

Assistant Secretary Campbell is on foreign travel in Beijing, China for bilateral consultations.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN

Assistant Secretary Countryman leads the U.S. delegation at the opening week of the UN Arms Trade Treaty Conference through July 6, at the United Nations.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHIL GORDON

Assistant Secretary Gordon accompanies Secretary Clinton on foreign travel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER

1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer meets with Italian Ambassador to the U.S. Claudio Bisogniero, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Broadcast Board of Governors Director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting Carlos García-Pérez, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson hosts a farewell luncheon in honor of Ambassador from the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, His Excellency Carlos Gianelli Derois, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM DANIEL BENJAMIN

12:30 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with Algerian Ambassador to the U.S. Abdallah Baali, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE STEPHEN RAPP

Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel in Delft, Netherlands and will also travel to The Hague through July 6 to attend meetings on Global Criminal Justice issues.

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

Ambassador Verveer is on foreign travel in Tokyo, Japan through July 8 to participate in the Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan, where she will highlight issues concerning women and girls and underscore their critical role in the transition processes. She also meets with Afghan civil society leaders and government officials. Please click here for more information.

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING JAKE SULLIVAN

Director Sullivan accompanies Secretary Clinton on foreign travel.

PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE

There will be No Daily Press Briefing today.