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

SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN 

Secretary Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. 

DEPUTY SECRETARY WENDY R. SHERMAN 

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

DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES BRIAN P. MCKEON 

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

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS VICTORIA J. NULAND 

Under Secretary Nuland is on travel from October 15-21, 2022. 

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

2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Zeya delivers remarks at the inauguration of the Embassy of Argentina’s ESMA Memorial Space, in Washington, D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

SENIOR OFFICIAL FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS ELIZABETH R. ALLEN 

Senior Official Allen is on travel to Costa Rica and Miami from October 16-19, 2022.  Please click here for more information.  

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS KAREN DONFRIED 

2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Donfried meets with Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 

3:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Donfried meets with OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS ANNE WITKOWSKY   

Assistant Secretary Witkowsky is on travel to Togo, Benin, and Côte d’Ivoire from October 16-22, 2022. Please click here for more information. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS LEE SATTERFIELD 

Assistant Secretary Satterfield is on travel to California from October 17-20, 2022. 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

2:00 p.m. Department Press Briefing with Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel. 
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)  

The Department Press Briefing will be livestreamed on www.state.gov and www.youtube.com/statedept 

 

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