SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
Secretary Clinton is on foreign travel to Australia, Singapore,
Thailand, Burma, and Cambodia. In Australia she joined U.S. Secretary of
Defense Leon Panetta, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr, and
Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith for the annual
Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) to discuss
security cooperation and other regional and global issues. In Singapore
she will meet with senior government officials, including Singapore
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Foreign Minister Kasiviswanathan
Shanmugam. She will join President Obama in Thailand for meetings with
Prime Minister Yingluck and other senior Thai officials to underscore
our strong alliance and discuss shared priorities and regional issues in
advance of the ASEAN East Asia Summit. Secretary Clinton will also
accompany President Obama to Burma and join his meetings with Burmese
President Thein Sein and Chair of the National League for Democracy and
Member of Parliament Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as to Cambodia to
accompany the President at the U.S.-ASEAN Leaders Meeting and the East
Asia Summit.
Secretary Clinton is accompanied by Assistant Secretary Campbell,
Director Sullivan, and VADM Harry B. Harris, Jr., JCS.
5:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with Former Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
6:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton participates in a working dinner hosted by Singapore Foreign Minister Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam, Singapore.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING DINNER)
DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
12:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubeir, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
1:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
4:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
5:15 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Scot Marciel, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
10:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Turkish Ambassador to the U.S. Namik Tan, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:30 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with the UN Secretary
General’s Special Representative to the Democratic Republic of Congo
Roger Meece, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Sherman meets with Swiss State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yves Rossier, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats participates in the RAND Corporation “Politics
Aside 2012 Forum” through November 18, in Santa Monica, California.
2:00 p.m. LOCAL Under Secretary Hormats participates in a
panel discussion, “Austerity: The Case For and Against,” at RAND
Headquarters in Santa Monica, California.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TARA SONENSHINE
Under Secretary Sonenshine is on foreign travel to Fukuoka and Tokyo, Japan.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARIA OTERO
Under Secretary Otero is on foreign travel to Nepal and Bangladesh
through November 20. In Bangladesh, Under Secretary Otero addresses
Rohingya refugee issues, as well as labor issues. Under Secretary Otero
also meets with government representatives, NGOs and UN agencies, and
participates in a widely-broadcast TV show targeting Bangladeshi youth.
In Nepal, Under Secretary Otero meets with government officials on water
issues, including glacial melt, among other issues.
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
12:00 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends an Egyptian cultural event
with Mrs. Amani Tawfik, the spouse of the Ambassador of the Arab
Republic of Egypt, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
12:30 p.m. Ambassador Marshall attends the 94th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Latvia hosted by the Ambassador of Latvia, His Excellency Andris Razans, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS RICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Turkey and the United Kingdom through November 20.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
Assistant Secretary Blake is on foreign travel to Brussels, Belgium;
Moscow, Russia; and Istanbul, Turkey through November 17. .
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER
11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with Australian First Assistant Secretary Paul Robilliard, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with Swiss Ambassador Jürg Lauber, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS WILLIAM BROWNFIELD
Assistant Secretary Brownfield is on travel in Roswell, New Mexico to
sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and attend the International
Law Enforcement Academy graduation.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS KURT CAMPBELL
Assistant Secretary Campbell accompanies Secretary Clinton on foreign travel. .
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHILIP GORDON
Assistant Secretary Gordon is on foreign travel to Georgia, Germany, Austria, and Belgium through November 21.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
8:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson delivers remarks at the National Cathedral School, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with incoming U.S.
Chargé d’Affaires to Trinidad and Tobago Thomas Smitham, at the
Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with coordinators from Brazil’s Scientific Mobility Program, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
Assistant Secretary Jones is on foreign travel in Ireland through
November 16 to co-lead an Innovation Delegation with Special
Represenative Balderston. The delegation commences in Dublin with
meetings with senior government officials, private sector leaders,
entrepreneurs and academics, as well as various civil society
organizations to discuss partnership opportunities to promote
cross-border economic growth and opportunities with Northern Ireland.
10:15 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones visits the e3 economic building at Belfast Metropolitan College, in Belfast, Ireland.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
12:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones attends a luncheon hosted by Belfast City Council Creative Industries, in Belfast, Ireland.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
2:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with youth and business leaders from the Young Enterprise National charity, in Belfast, Ireland.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER
Assistant Secretary Posner is on foreign travel in Lagos, Nigeria
through November 16 to attend meetings with Nigerian government
officials, representatives from civil society and non-governmental
organizations.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with Swiss Assistant
State Secretary Claude Wild regarding the Global Forum on Migration and
Development, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS ANDREW SHAPIRO
Assistant Secretary Shapiro is on foreign travel to New Zealand, Australia, and China through November 16.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM DANIEL BENJAMIN
10:45 a.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with First Assistant Secretary
of South and West Asia and Middle East Division Paul Robilliard and
other senior Australian officials, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Luis CdeBaca is on foreign travel in Turkey.
11:00 a.m. LOCAL Ambassador CdeBaca meets with members of Parliament Professor Dr. Aykan Erdemir and Dr. Riza Mahmut Turmen, in Ankara, Turkey.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:00 p.m. LOCAL Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Interagency Government
of Turkey officials including the Senior Civil Inspector of the
Migration and Asylum Bureau Atilla Toros, in Ankara, Turkey.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:30 p.m. LOCAL Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Ministry of Foreign
Affairs Director General for Consular Affairs Ambassador Sakir Fakili,
in Ankara, Turkey.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
Ambassador Goosby leads the U.S. delegation at the Twenty-Eighth Board
meeting of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, in
Geneva, Switzerland.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER
9:00 a.m. Ambassador Verveer participates in the Investing in
Women to Maximize Returns forum, hosted by the Secretary’s Office of
Global Women’s Issues, the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and
the Foreign Service Institute, at the Department of State. Ambassador
Verveer leads the keynote opening plenary session on “Corporate
Citizenship: Women – The Optimal Investment,” where public and private
sector leaders highlight how investing in women has gone beyond CSR to a
critical business strategic investment.
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OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on foreign travel to The Hague, Netherlands to attend
the International Criminal Court Eleventh Session of the Assembly of
States Parties.
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS KRIS BALDERSTON
Special Representative Balderston is on foreign travel in Ireland
through November 16 to lead an Innovation Delegation with Assistant
Secretary Jones. The delegation travels to Belfast for meetings with
senior government officials, private sector leaders, entrepreneurs and
academics, as well as various civil society organizations to discuss
partnership opportunities to promote cross-border economic growth and
opportunities with Ireland.
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith is on foreign travel to Brazil and
Argentina through November 17. Special Representative Pandith visits
Brasilia, Sao Paolo, the Tri Border region, Buenos Aires, and Cordoba to
meet with youth and civil society groups.
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 Spokesperson Victoria Nuland
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