U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2012

SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

Secretary Clinton is on foreign travel to Zagreb, Croatia and Tirana, Albania. Secretary Clinton is accompanied by Assistant Secretary Gordon, Ambassador Marshall, Spokesperson Nuland, Director Sullivan, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for European Affairs Liz Sherwood Randall, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS. Please click here for more information.

8:35 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with the staff and families of Embassy Zagreb, in Zagreb, Croatia.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)

11:10 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with Albanian President Bujar Nishani, in Tirana, Albania.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

11:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton attends the presentation of the Order of the National Flag, in Tirana, Albania.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

12:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, in Tirana, Albania.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

12:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton delivers remarks Commemorating 100 Years of Albanian Independence, at Parliament, in Tirana, Albania.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

1:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with Albanian Socialist Party Chief Edi Rama, in Tirana, Albania.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)

1:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with the staff and families of Embassy Tirana, in Tirana, Albania.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS

11:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Tunisian MFA Secretary of State Hedi Ben Abbes, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

1:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

DEPUTY SECRETARY TOM NIDES

10:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Nides participates in a video conference with Embassy Sanaa.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Nides meets with Director of Foreign Assistance Rob Goldberg, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

5:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Nides meets with U.S. Ambassador to Morocco Sam Kaplan, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN

Under Secretary Sherman is on foreign travel in Africa through November 8.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS

Under Secretary Hormats is on foreign travel to London, UK through November 2 to participate in the Deauville Partnership (SMEs) Meeting.

8:15 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats meets with EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti, in London, UK.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

9:00 a.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in the Deauville Partnership SMEs Meeting, at the EBRD Headquarters, in London, UK.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL

Ambassador Marshall accompanies Secretary Clinton on foreign travel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE

Assistant Secretary Blake is on foreign travel to India and Afghanistan through November 2. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHILIP GORDON

Assistant Secretary Gordon accompanies Secretary Clinton on foreign travel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER

Assistant Secretary Hammer is on foreign travel in Pretoria, South Africa to meet with South African government officials.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON

9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in a roundtable “Conversation with America,” at the Department of State. Please click here for more information.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with participants from the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP), at the Department of State. Please click here for more information on IVLP.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

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

2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with U.S. Ambassador to Norway Barry White to discuss conservation issues, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD

Assistant Secretary Richard is on foreign travel to Kenya and South Sudan through November 1. Please click here for more information.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER

9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Posner participates as a panelist in the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs Edward R. Murrow journalist event, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM DANIEL BENJAMIN

3:00 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of the Counter Terrorism and National Security Wouter Jurgens, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

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

10:30 a.m. Ambassador Luis CdeBaca delivers remarks at Cooley Law School, at Auburn Hills Campus, Michigan.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

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

10:30 a.m. Ambassador Verveer hosts a roundtable with senior U.S. government officials and head of the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, Emma Hopkins, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

12:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer delivers remarks at the U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP) “The Missing Peace Symposium” on sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations, at USIP. Please click here for more information.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS

11:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Dot Harris, Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, John Hale, II, Deputy Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Dr. Chris Ford from the U.S. Department of Energy, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

12:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Embassy of China Counselor Zha Liyou and First Secretary Li Sanghua, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

2:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Edward DeSeve of the New York State Budget Crisis Task Force, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

4:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with Carlos Reyes, President and CEO of Young Americans for Diplomatic Leadership, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING JAKE SULLIVAN

Director Sullivan accompanies Secretary Clinton on foreign travel.

PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE

12:30 p.m. Daily Press Briefing with Press Office Director Patrick Ventrell.