SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN 

Secretary Blinken is on travel to France and Belgium from April 1-5, 2024. 

 1:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken participates in a North Atlantic Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium. 
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP) 

4:05 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken participates in a NATO Foreign Ministers Family Photo in Brussels, Belgium.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE) 

4:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken attends the Taste of D.C. reception in Brussels, Belgium. 
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 

5:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels, Belgium. 
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
The Secretary’s camera spray will be streamed live on the Department homepage and YouTube Channel.

7:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken hosts a NATO 75th Anniversary reception in Brussels, Belgium. 
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP) 

DEPUTY SECRETARY KURT M. CAMPBELL 

11:30 a.m. Deputy Secretary Campbell participates in a conversation on AUKUS: Securing the Indo-Pacific with Center for a New American Security Chief Executive Officer Richard Fontaine in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST) 

DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES RICHARD R. VERMA 

4:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Verma participates in a conversation on Powering Up American Diplomacy in the 21st Century with Center for Strategic and International Studies President and Chief Executive Officer John Hamre in Washington, DC.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE FOR PRE-REGISTERED MEDIA) 

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS JOHN BASS 

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

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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