Juan Williams was fired by NPR the other day, because he dared to say on air that when a person in Muslim garb got onto an airplane with him, he was afraid.
As far as I'm concerned - and probably as far as 90% of the rest of the country is concerned, although perhaps 80% of them won't admit it - he's only making sense.
The 9/11 bombers proved that our airplane security sucked. I certainly feel no safer today than I did back then. If someone in Muslim garb got on the same plane as me, I'd feel a bit nervous. I wouldn't act on it, merely close my eyes and say, "Well, I've had a good life, so que sera, sera" but I certainly would be aware of it.
Is this a "bigoted" feeling? Irrational? Of course not. Sure, there have been blond-haired, blue eyed terrorists and psycho killers. (Timothy McVeigh is the one that everybody brings up.) But 90% of all terrorists have been Muslim. Therefore, it is only common sense to be a bit wary of Muslims. If innocent Muslims feel a bit stressed out by this suspicion of them...don't blame the US! Blame the radical Muslims/terrorists who have caused it all, not to mention their own Koran.
But what about other people that we should be afraid of?
A white woman walking down the street sees a bunch of young black guys milling on the street ahead of her. Is she racist if she crosses to the other side of the street, or if she turns and walks in the other direction?
Not necessarily. If you check crime statistics, crimes committed by blacks are more prevalent than those by whites. In addition, all you have to do is read the papers to know that many blacks dislike white people. So, it's only common sense that she turn and walk in the other direction. (Crossing the street does nothing. If they contemplate evil, they'll only follow her.)
THat is not to say that the opposite does not hold true. If a black woman walking down the street sees a bunch of white guys in front of her, and she crossed the street or turns and walks in the other direction, is she racist? Not necessarily.
Since there are racists of every color, not to mention violent thugs of every color, she may well feel that as a black woman walking past a bunch of white guys (all depends on their age, income level, etc., as with the example of white woman/black crowd, above) would not be a safe thing to do.
Sometimes, citing these things as evidence of racism are just comparing apples and oranges.
There's a video on youtube of a black guy dressed in a business suit getting into an elevator and the single white woman within moves into a corner and puts both hands on her purse. Oh, so racist!
In real life, of ocurse, women of all colors are warned not to stay alone in an elevator with a man, of any color.
(And considering that violent crimes by women are rising, I'd think a single man, or woman, riding alone in an elevator into which a gang of young girls or tattooed women enter, would be dangerous as well.)
The streets aren't safe for anybody, really, regardless of their color. A tragedy that American society should address.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
21 Oct, 2010, Friday, Thursday, Rush Limbaugh headlines
--Political Correctness Run Amok Costs Juan Williams His Job at NPR
Canned for his comments on Middle Eastern liberals.
MRC: Bozell Blasts "Outrageous" Firing
--Insane Fed to Print More Money
Stop! All of the previous "stimulus" has failed!
Reuters: Market Awaits QE2 Details
--Michael Barone Got the Message
Barone's email blows up on the Acela to New York.
--Obama HHS Runs Propaganda Campaign Ads on the EIB Network
A $30 million government ad buy to plug Obamacare.
--Jim DeMint Draws Line in the Sand
If the Republican Party doesn't shape up, he'll ship out.
--Liberal Hypocrisy: Google Exploits Loopholes, Pays 2.4% Tax Rate
Do you use "Double Irish" or the "Dutch Sandwich"?
Stack of Stuff Quick Hits Page
» UK: Middle Eastern Liberals Complain of Bacon Smell
» Chris Coons Backs Full Renewal of Bush Tax Cuts
» Zakaria: The American Dream Has Moved to India
» Politico Lies: Palin Didn't Back Out on Hannity, Levin
» What the Heck is Growing in Michelle Obama's Garden
» UN Calculates the Cost of Humanity to Nature
» Shout Out: Happy 40th Birthday to Michelle Malkin
--Suggestion: Barack Obamadinejad
Caller gives us an alternate nickname for Imam Obama.
Canned for his comments on Middle Eastern liberals.
MRC: Bozell Blasts "Outrageous" Firing
--Insane Fed to Print More Money
Stop! All of the previous "stimulus" has failed!
Reuters: Market Awaits QE2 Details
--Michael Barone Got the Message
Barone's email blows up on the Acela to New York.
--Obama HHS Runs Propaganda Campaign Ads on the EIB Network
A $30 million government ad buy to plug Obamacare.
--Jim DeMint Draws Line in the Sand
If the Republican Party doesn't shape up, he'll ship out.
--Liberal Hypocrisy: Google Exploits Loopholes, Pays 2.4% Tax Rate
Do you use "Double Irish" or the "Dutch Sandwich"?
Stack of Stuff Quick Hits Page
» UK: Middle Eastern Liberals Complain of Bacon Smell
» Chris Coons Backs Full Renewal of Bush Tax Cuts
» Zakaria: The American Dream Has Moved to India
» Politico Lies: Palin Didn't Back Out on Hannity, Levin
» What the Heck is Growing in Michelle Obama's Garden
» UN Calculates the Cost of Humanity to Nature
» Shout Out: Happy 40th Birthday to Michelle Malkin
--Suggestion: Barack Obamadinejad
Caller gives us an alternate nickname for Imam Obama.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
19 October, 2010, Tues, Rush Limbaugh headlines
--A Warning to Republican Elites: Compromise is Not the Solution
The Tea Party is not going away after November.
Politico: D.C. Elites Tepid to Tea Party
WSJ: GOP Seeks to Avoid 1994 Mistakes
--GOP Senators to Big Donors: Yes, We Can't Repeal Obamacare
Republicans had better listen to their voters.
--Will 100-Seat Tsunami Be Enough?
A victory like that would send an awfully strong message.
--Rush to Issa: Just Stop Obama
Rep. Issa calls in to clarify his quote on compromise.
--The Real Lessons of 1994
The pitfalls that await conservatives are the same.
--To Obama, America is Evil Empire
He looks at the world through the lens of colonialism.
Stack of Stuff Quick Hits Page
» Raese Up Three-to-Five on Manchin in West Virginia
» Gallup: U.S. Unemployment at 10.0% in Mid-October
» Early Voting Bad News for Dingy Harry in Nevada
» White Republican Men Stand Out in Early Voting
» Cincinnati Public Schools Push Democrat Candidates
--Media Twist O'Donnell-Coons Exchange on Church and State
O'Donnell is correct about what the Constitution says.
--How Today's Show Boomeranged into the GOP's Limbaugh Problem
This show is improv and the results are felt nationwide.
The Tea Party is not going away after November.
Politico: D.C. Elites Tepid to Tea Party
WSJ: GOP Seeks to Avoid 1994 Mistakes
--GOP Senators to Big Donors: Yes, We Can't Repeal Obamacare
Republicans had better listen to their voters.
--Will 100-Seat Tsunami Be Enough?
A victory like that would send an awfully strong message.
--Rush to Issa: Just Stop Obama
Rep. Issa calls in to clarify his quote on compromise.
--The Real Lessons of 1994
The pitfalls that await conservatives are the same.
--To Obama, America is Evil Empire
He looks at the world through the lens of colonialism.
Stack of Stuff Quick Hits Page
» Raese Up Three-to-Five on Manchin in West Virginia
» Gallup: U.S. Unemployment at 10.0% in Mid-October
» Early Voting Bad News for Dingy Harry in Nevada
» White Republican Men Stand Out in Early Voting
» Cincinnati Public Schools Push Democrat Candidates
--Media Twist O'Donnell-Coons Exchange on Church and State
O'Donnell is correct about what the Constitution says.
--How Today's Show Boomeranged into the GOP's Limbaugh Problem
This show is improv and the results are felt nationwide.
After 9 years...no progress? Why?
Doing further research, I see that President Bush was the first to issue an Executive Order on Excellence in Education for Hispanics.
From: http://www.yic.gov/wwa/index.html
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
On October 12 2001, President George W. Bush signed Executive Order 13230, creating the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. In the same executive order, the president designated the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans (WHI) as the office that would provide staff support and assistance to the commission in its charge to examine the underlying causes of the existing education achievement gap between Hispanic American students and their peers.
Over a period of 18 months, the commission heard from over 1,600 parents, students, educators, community and business leaders, and education experts at 11 commission meetings and four unprecedented bilingual town halls. This work resulted in an interim report that was submitted to the president on Sept. 30, 2002. The Road to a College Diploma: The Complex Reality of Raising Educational Achievement for Hispanics in the United States contained the commission's initial findings on the state of Hispanic education in the U.S., and outlined the education issues that required the nation's attention to close the achievement gap.
On March 31, 2003, the commission submitted its final report to the president, From Risk to Opportunity: Fulfilling the Educational Needs of Hispanic Americans in the 21st Century, which contained six recommendations for increasing the educational achievement of Hispanics. These recommendations encompassed the entire education continuum, from early childhood education through postsecondary degree attainment, as well as recommendations to improve federal accountability, coordination and research.
The commission's recommendations became the basis for the WHI undertaking a pilot public-private partnership in July 2003. This yearlong effort teamed the WHI with leading national Hispanic organizations, corporate leaders and national private entities to further public understanding of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) at conferences held in seven cities across the country. Over the course of that year, the WHI met and worked with Hispanic families, organizations and communities to make informed decisions about their children's education. The pilot program fortified the WHI's belief in the necessity of coordinating efforts, fortifying relationships and making optimal use of the resources that stakeholders possess to effectively reach Hispanics.
Building on the lessons learned from the pilot program, the WHI convened a working group in 2004 to develop a new course of action. This called for the formation of a broader public-private partnership that drew on the Hispanic family—and by definition the extended family—as a way to positively influence the educational outcomes of Hispanics in the U.S. and maximize the use of the numerous options and opportunities afforded by NCLB and other education programs.
To that end, in June 2005, the WHI and the U.S. Department of Education hosted a conference in Washington, D.C., "Pathways to Hispanic Family Learning." The conference highlighted private and public efforts to meet the education needs of Hispanic children and youths. It also set the stage for the WHI's Partnership for Hispanic Family Learning, a national network of public and private organizations that provide Hispanic families with the knowledge and tools needed to help them prepare their children for academic success. The partnership, comprised of individuals and organizations from the business, community, faith-based, education and government sectors, focuses on: early childhood development and early reading; parent and family involvement; academic preparation and high school graduation; college enrollment, affordability and completion; adult literacy; and workplace literacy.
In addition, in mid-2007, the WHI convened Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and other important stakeholders to address the challenges and opportunities inherent in the American Competitiveness Initiative—an ambitious, long-term strategy to ensure America's continued worldwide leadership in science and technology through math and science education—announced by President Bush in January 2006. Focused on helping HSIs build the capacity needed to increase the number of Hispanic graduates in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields and develop the infrastructure required to undertake innovative research, this gathering at the University of Texas at El Paso helped to strengthen the nation's ability to remain competitive in today's global economy.
From: http://www.yic.gov/wwa/index.html
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
On October 12 2001, President George W. Bush signed Executive Order 13230, creating the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. In the same executive order, the president designated the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans (WHI) as the office that would provide staff support and assistance to the commission in its charge to examine the underlying causes of the existing education achievement gap between Hispanic American students and their peers.
Over a period of 18 months, the commission heard from over 1,600 parents, students, educators, community and business leaders, and education experts at 11 commission meetings and four unprecedented bilingual town halls. This work resulted in an interim report that was submitted to the president on Sept. 30, 2002. The Road to a College Diploma: The Complex Reality of Raising Educational Achievement for Hispanics in the United States contained the commission's initial findings on the state of Hispanic education in the U.S., and outlined the education issues that required the nation's attention to close the achievement gap.
On March 31, 2003, the commission submitted its final report to the president, From Risk to Opportunity: Fulfilling the Educational Needs of Hispanic Americans in the 21st Century, which contained six recommendations for increasing the educational achievement of Hispanics. These recommendations encompassed the entire education continuum, from early childhood education through postsecondary degree attainment, as well as recommendations to improve federal accountability, coordination and research.
The commission's recommendations became the basis for the WHI undertaking a pilot public-private partnership in July 2003. This yearlong effort teamed the WHI with leading national Hispanic organizations, corporate leaders and national private entities to further public understanding of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) at conferences held in seven cities across the country. Over the course of that year, the WHI met and worked with Hispanic families, organizations and communities to make informed decisions about their children's education. The pilot program fortified the WHI's belief in the necessity of coordinating efforts, fortifying relationships and making optimal use of the resources that stakeholders possess to effectively reach Hispanics.
Building on the lessons learned from the pilot program, the WHI convened a working group in 2004 to develop a new course of action. This called for the formation of a broader public-private partnership that drew on the Hispanic family—and by definition the extended family—as a way to positively influence the educational outcomes of Hispanics in the U.S. and maximize the use of the numerous options and opportunities afforded by NCLB and other education programs.
To that end, in June 2005, the WHI and the U.S. Department of Education hosted a conference in Washington, D.C., "Pathways to Hispanic Family Learning." The conference highlighted private and public efforts to meet the education needs of Hispanic children and youths. It also set the stage for the WHI's Partnership for Hispanic Family Learning, a national network of public and private organizations that provide Hispanic families with the knowledge and tools needed to help them prepare their children for academic success. The partnership, comprised of individuals and organizations from the business, community, faith-based, education and government sectors, focuses on: early childhood development and early reading; parent and family involvement; academic preparation and high school graduation; college enrollment, affordability and completion; adult literacy; and workplace literacy.
In addition, in mid-2007, the WHI convened Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and other important stakeholders to address the challenges and opportunities inherent in the American Competitiveness Initiative—an ambitious, long-term strategy to ensure America's continued worldwide leadership in science and technology through math and science education—announced by President Bush in January 2006. Focused on helping HSIs build the capacity needed to increase the number of Hispanic graduates in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields and develop the infrastructure required to undertake innovative research, this gathering at the University of Texas at El Paso helped to strengthen the nation's ability to remain competitive in today's global economy.
Obama signs executive order "on the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics "
The text for this Executove Order is not yet online at the website below, but I am curious to know of what it consists. Not that I begrudge Americans of Latino or Hispanic heritage achieving a quality education, any more than I begrudge one for Americans of African descent, or indeed, Americans of all descent.
The easiest way to assure that is perhaps to launch an ad campaign encouraging people to learn how to speak English. Honor their history by all means, keep their ancestral language alive, etc., but in the USA, learn English, embrace English, and that will make education so much easier. (Just as it does for immigrants to any country. If I immigrated to Germany or Spain or France in order to make my living, first thing I'd do is learn the language....)
Here's a list of the first page of President Obama's Executive Orders to date, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/executive-orders
Executive Order--Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
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Executive Order Designating Iranian Officials Responsible for or Complicit in Serious Human Rights Abuses
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Executive Order-- 2010 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial
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Executive Order from the President -- Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to North Korea
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Executive Order--Classified National Security Information Programs for State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Entities
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Executive Order--Establishment of Pakistan and Afghanistan Support Office
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Executive Order-- Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
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Executive Order--Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes
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Executive Order-- Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the United States
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Executive Order--President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
The easiest way to assure that is perhaps to launch an ad campaign encouraging people to learn how to speak English. Honor their history by all means, keep their ancestral language alive, etc., but in the USA, learn English, embrace English, and that will make education so much easier. (Just as it does for immigrants to any country. If I immigrated to Germany or Spain or France in order to make my living, first thing I'd do is learn the language....)
Here's a list of the first page of President Obama's Executive Orders to date, from http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/executive-orders
Executive Order--Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
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Executive Order Designating Iranian Officials Responsible for or Complicit in Serious Human Rights Abuses
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Executive Order-- 2010 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial
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Executive Order from the President -- Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to North Korea
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Executive Order--Classified National Security Information Programs for State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Entities
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Executive Order--Establishment of Pakistan and Afghanistan Support Office
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Executive Order-- Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
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Executive Order--Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes
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Executive Order-- Optimizing the Security of Biological Select Agents and Toxins in the United States
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Executive Order--President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
19 Oct 2010, Tues, SoS Cliton and Staff Schedule
From: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/appt/2010/10/149615.htm
SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON:
10:30 a.m. Secretary Clinton holds a meeting on the cookstoves initiative, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:20 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Irish Minister of State Peter Power, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:30 a.m. Secretary Clinton delivers opening remarks to the U.S.-Northern Ireland Economic Conference, at the Department of State.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE FOR OPENING REMARKS)
12:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Paterson, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
2:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton delivers remarks at a lunch for the U.S.-Northern Ireland Economic Conference, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Northern Ireland First Ministers Peter Robinson and Martin McGuiness, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
4:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Slovakian Foreign Minister Mikulas Dzurinda, at the Department of State.
(JOINT PRESS AVAILABILITY FOLLOWING BILATERAL MEETING AT APPROXIMATELY 4:35 P.M.)
DEPUTY SECRETARY JIM STEINBERG:
3:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Steinberg attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
USAID ADMINSTRATOR RAJ SHAH:
10:30 a.m. Administrator Shah meets with Indian Ambassador Meera Shankar, at USAID.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS ROBERT HORMATS:
Under Secretary Hormats attends a meeting of G-8 officials in Ottawa, Canada.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS JUDITH MCHALE:
2:00 p.m. Under Secretary McHale meets with Admiral Eric Olson, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS MARIA OTERO:
8:30 a.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with representatives from the Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education Otra Aasland, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with Honduran Attorney General Rubi, Security Minister Alvarez, Justice and Human Rights Minister Ana Pineda and Prosecutor Sandra Ponce, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS ELLEN TAUSCHER:
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Tauscher speaks with Robert Hannigan, UK Director General of Defense and Intelligence.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS BRIMMER:
3:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer delivers remarks on “The United Nations Human Rights System: What Works at the National Level,” at the Brookings Institution.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS JEFFREY FELTMAN:
Assistant Secretary Feltman travels to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and France through October 22. At each stop, Assistant Secretary Feltman will consult with government officials and discuss a range of regional and bilateral issues.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHIL GORDON:
11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Gordon attends the U.S.-Northern Ireland Economic Conference opening session, at the Department of State.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE FOR OPENING REMARKS
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Gordon joins Secretary Clinton’s meeting with British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Patterson, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY)
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Gordon attends the U.S.-Northern Ireland Economic Conference luncheon, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Gordon joins Secretary Clinton’s meeting with Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY)
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Gordon joins Secretary Clinton’s meeting with Slovak Foreign Minister Mikulas Dzurinda, at the Department of State.
(JONIT PRESS AVAILABILILTY)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE ROSE GOTTEMOELLER:
8:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Italian Ambassador Sandro De Bernardin, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller delivers remarks at the White House Project’s “START Now Summit: Women Leaders for Nuclear Security,” at the Renaissance hotel in Washington, D.C.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE PROJECT)
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES:
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Blair James, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS DAVID JOHNSON:
Assistant Secretary Johnson travels to Guatemala. He is meeting with Guatemalan Minister Carlos Menocal, interim Attorney General Maria Mejia de Contreras, Police Reform Commissioner Helen Mack, International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) Commissioner Francisco Dall’Anese and other leaders to address crime and violence, including law enforcement reform and pending legislation in support of security and justice efforts in Guatemala.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER:
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner hosts a roundtable of NGOs to discuss Mexico, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS)
4:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner participates in a panel discussion on LGBT rights sponsored by Human Rights First, the Open Society Foundations, the Human Rights Campaign and the Council for Global Equality, at the Human Rights Campaign Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ERIC SCHWARTZ:
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Schwartz participates in the Strategic Dialogue between the Department of State, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) and USAID, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE DANIEL BENJAMIN:
10:30 a.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with members of the German Parliamentary Committee for Legal Affairs, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
1:30 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson, at the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AMBASSADOR AT LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA:
Ambassador CdeBaca delivers remarks at the 5th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, in Vienna, Austria.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER:
10:30 a.m. Ambassador Melanne Verveer joins Secretary Clinton’s meeting on the cookstoves initiative, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:00 p.m. Ambassador Melanne Verveer meets with Armenian Ambassador Marie Yavanovitch, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE TODD STERN:
Special Envoy Stern meets with Chinese officials in China, to discuss Climate Change negotiations prior to the upcoming COP-16 meetings in Cancun, Mexico.
PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE:
12:30 p.m. Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Frank Ruggiero briefs the press to preview the upcoming U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue, in the Press Briefing Room, at the Department of State.
The Daily Press Briefing follows with Mark Toner.
SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON:
10:30 a.m. Secretary Clinton holds a meeting on the cookstoves initiative, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:20 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Irish Minister of State Peter Power, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:30 a.m. Secretary Clinton delivers opening remarks to the U.S.-Northern Ireland Economic Conference, at the Department of State.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE FOR OPENING REMARKS)
12:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Paterson, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
2:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton delivers remarks at a lunch for the U.S.-Northern Ireland Economic Conference, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Northern Ireland First Ministers Peter Robinson and Martin McGuiness, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
4:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with Slovakian Foreign Minister Mikulas Dzurinda, at the Department of State.
(JOINT PRESS AVAILABILITY FOLLOWING BILATERAL MEETING AT APPROXIMATELY 4:35 P.M.)
DEPUTY SECRETARY JIM STEINBERG:
3:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Steinberg attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
USAID ADMINSTRATOR RAJ SHAH:
10:30 a.m. Administrator Shah meets with Indian Ambassador Meera Shankar, at USAID.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS ROBERT HORMATS:
Under Secretary Hormats attends a meeting of G-8 officials in Ottawa, Canada.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS JUDITH MCHALE:
2:00 p.m. Under Secretary McHale meets with Admiral Eric Olson, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS MARIA OTERO:
8:30 a.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with representatives from the Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education Otra Aasland, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with Honduran Attorney General Rubi, Security Minister Alvarez, Justice and Human Rights Minister Ana Pineda and Prosecutor Sandra Ponce, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS ELLEN TAUSCHER:
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Tauscher speaks with Robert Hannigan, UK Director General of Defense and Intelligence.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFAIRS BRIMMER:
3:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer delivers remarks on “The United Nations Human Rights System: What Works at the National Level,” at the Brookings Institution.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS JEFFREY FELTMAN:
Assistant Secretary Feltman travels to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and France through October 22. At each stop, Assistant Secretary Feltman will consult with government officials and discuss a range of regional and bilateral issues.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHIL GORDON:
11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Gordon attends the U.S.-Northern Ireland Economic Conference opening session, at the Department of State.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE FOR OPENING REMARKS
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Gordon joins Secretary Clinton’s meeting with British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Patterson, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY)
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Gordon attends the U.S.-Northern Ireland Economic Conference luncheon, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Gordon joins Secretary Clinton’s meeting with Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, at the Department of State.
(CAMERA SPRAY)
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Gordon joins Secretary Clinton’s meeting with Slovak Foreign Minister Mikulas Dzurinda, at the Department of State.
(JONIT PRESS AVAILABILILTY)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE ROSE GOTTEMOELLER:
8:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller meets with Italian Ambassador Sandro De Bernardin, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Gottemoeller delivers remarks at the White House Project’s “START Now Summit: Women Leaders for Nuclear Security,” at the Renaissance hotel in Washington, D.C.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE PROJECT)
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES:
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Blair James, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFAIRS DAVID JOHNSON:
Assistant Secretary Johnson travels to Guatemala. He is meeting with Guatemalan Minister Carlos Menocal, interim Attorney General Maria Mejia de Contreras, Police Reform Commissioner Helen Mack, International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) Commissioner Francisco Dall’Anese and other leaders to address crime and violence, including law enforcement reform and pending legislation in support of security and justice efforts in Guatemala.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER:
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner hosts a roundtable of NGOs to discuss Mexico, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS)
4:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner participates in a panel discussion on LGBT rights sponsored by Human Rights First, the Open Society Foundations, the Human Rights Campaign and the Council for Global Equality, at the Human Rights Campaign Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ERIC SCHWARTZ:
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Schwartz participates in the Strategic Dialogue between the Department of State, the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) and USAID, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE DANIEL BENJAMIN:
10:30 a.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with members of the German Parliamentary Committee for Legal Affairs, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
1:30 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson, at the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AMBASSADOR AT LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA:
Ambassador CdeBaca delivers remarks at the 5th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, in Vienna, Austria.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER:
10:30 a.m. Ambassador Melanne Verveer joins Secretary Clinton’s meeting on the cookstoves initiative, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:00 p.m. Ambassador Melanne Verveer meets with Armenian Ambassador Marie Yavanovitch, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE TODD STERN:
Special Envoy Stern meets with Chinese officials in China, to discuss Climate Change negotiations prior to the upcoming COP-16 meetings in Cancun, Mexico.
PRESS BRIEFING SCHEDULE:
12:30 p.m. Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Frank Ruggiero briefs the press to preview the upcoming U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue, in the Press Briefing Room, at the Department of State.
The Daily Press Briefing follows with Mark Toner.
19 Oct 2010, Tues, VP Biden's Schedule
From: http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/vice-president
8:15 pm The Vice President delivers remarks at a rally for Senator Patty Murray
Local Event Time: 5:15 PM PDT
Vancouver, Washington
Open Press
9:00 pm The Vice President attends an event for Senator Barbara Boxer
Local Event Time: 6:00 PM PDT
California, San Francisco
Closed Press
8:15 pm The Vice President delivers remarks at a rally for Senator Patty Murray
Local Event Time: 5:15 PM PDT
Vancouver, Washington
Open Press
9:00 pm The Vice President attends an event for Senator Barbara Boxer
Local Event Time: 6:00 PM PDT
California, San Francisco
Closed Press
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