Public Schedule – February 8, 2023

***THE DAILY PUBLIC SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** 

SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN

8:00 a.m. Secretary Blinken participates virtually in the COVID-19 Global Action Plan Ministerial from the Department of State.
(VIRTUAL OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
The virtual Ministerial will be livestreamed on www.state.gov. 

11:15 a.m. Secretary Blinken delivers remarks at the Gender Champion Award ceremony at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

12:00 p.m. Secretary Blinken holds a working lunch with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

1:20 p.m. Secretary Blinken holds a joint press availability with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the Department of State.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
The joint press availability will be livestreamed on www.state.gov and www.youtube.com/statedept.
Preset time for video cameras is at 12:30 p.m. from the 23rd Street Lobby. 
Final access for writers and still photographers is at 1:00 p.m. from the 23rd Street Lobby.

5:00 p.m. Secretary Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan meet with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the Department of State.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)

DEPUTY SECRETARY WENDY R. SHERMAN

1:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Sherman meets with UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State David Rutley at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

4:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Sherman meets with Irish Tánaiste, Foreign Minister, and Defense Minister Micheál Martin at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES JOHN R. BASS

3:45 p.m. Acting Deputy Secretary Bass meets with UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State David Rutley at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS VICTORIA J. NULAND

Under Secretary Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT JOSE W. FERNANDEZ

Under Secretary Fernandez is on travel to Moldova and France from February 8-15, 2023.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS UZRA ZEYA

Under Secretary Zeya is on travel to Mongolia and Japan from February 5-10, 2023.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS MOLLY PHEE

Assistant Secretary Phee is on travel to South Africa, Nigeria, and Ethiopia from February 5-19, 2023.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS KAREN DONFRIED

3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Donfried delivers a classified briefing on Ukraine before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS ANNE WITKOWSKY

Assistant Secretary Witkowsky is on travel to Colombia from February 6-8, 2023.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LEE SATTERFIELD

5:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Satterfield participates in a celebration of the five-year extension of a Memorandum of Understanding to continue the U.S.-Ireland Intern Work and Travel Program at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION JULIETA VALLS NOYES

Assistant Secretary Noyes is on travel to Qatar and Albania from February 4-10, 2023.

BRIEFING SCHEDULE

No Department Press Briefing.