Monday, September 12, 2011

Sept 12, 2011: Interesting Meetings at the Dept of State

These are the activities at the DoS that I found particularly interesting today.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/2011/09/172093.htm
DEPUTY SECRETARY THOMAS NIDES
4:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Nides meets with Chinese CEOs attending the “2011 Going Global: Chinese Investment in the United States” program hosted by the Carlyle Group, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AS FOR ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez and Ambassador Gene Cretz host a teleconference with American business leaders on exploring economic opportunities in Libya.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM DANIEL BENJAMIN
7:00 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with students and faculty of the School of International Service at American University.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
2:00 p.m. Ambassador Goosby meets with representatives of Human Rights Watch to discuss PEPFAR’s efforts to provide HIV services to people in drug detention facilities in Vietnam.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

SR FOR GLOBAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS RETA JO LEWIS
Special Representative Lewis participates in the Hawaii Sister Cities Summit, a featured event of the Asia-Pacific Clean Energy Summit, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE TODD STERN
Special Envoy Stern is on foreign travel in Mexico City, Mexico through September 13, to lead U.S. participation in the Ministerial Meeting on Short Lived Climate Forcers Near Term Climate and Air Quality Benefits.


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