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

 

SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN

11:00 a.m. Secretary Blinken delivers remarks at the Award for Corporate Excellence ceremony at the Department of State.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

Preset time for video cameras is at 10:15 a.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance Lobby.  Final access for writers and still photographers is at 10:45 a.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance Lobby.

The remarks will be streamed live on the Department homepage and YouTube channel.

1:30 p.m. Secretary Blinken meets with Nepali Foreign Minister Narayan Prakash Saud at the Department of State.
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 3:30 p.m. Secretary Blinken delivers remarks at the swearing-in ceremony for the President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY THE WHITE HOUSE)

DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES RICHARD R. VERMA

Deputy Secretary Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.

ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE VICTORIA NULAND

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

UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY BONNIE JENKINS

2:30 p.m. Under Secretary Jenkins meets with the Netherlands Ambassador to the United States Birgitta Tazelaar at the Department of State.(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS BARBARA A. LEAF

Assistant Secretary Leaf is on travel to the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, and Israel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS JAMES O’BRIEN

Assistant Secretary O’Brien is on travel to Malta, Italy, and the United Kingdom from October 26-31, 2023.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LEE SATTERFIELD

9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Satterfield delivers remarks at the inaugural U.S.-Japan High-Level Education Dialogue in Washington, D.C.(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE BUREAU OF OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS JENNIFER R. LITTLEJOHN

Acting Assistant Secretary Littlejohn is on travel to Australia, New Caledonia, and Fiji  from October 20-31, 2023.

BRIEFING SCHEDULE

1:15 p.m. Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Matthew Miller.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

The Department Press Briefing will be streamed live on the Department homepage and YouTube Channel.

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