Public Schedule – October 30, 2024

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

SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN 

9:15 a.m. Secretary Blinken delivers remarks on American Diplomacy for a New Era at the Foreign Service Institute.
(OPEN TO REGISTERED PRESS)

11:30 a.m. Secretary Blinken attends President Biden’s meeting with Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulide at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY THE WHITE HOUSE) 

DEPUTY SECRETARY KURT M. CAMPBELL 

6:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Campbell delivers remarks at the Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C. Gala, in Washington, D.C.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST) 

7:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Campbell attends a Trafalgar Night Dinner hosted by the British Embassy and Royal Navy in Washington, D.C.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST) 

DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES RICHARD R. VERMA

9:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Verma delivers remarks on American Diplomacy for a New Era at the Foreign Service Institute.
(OPEN TO REGISTERED PRESS) 

6:45 p.m. Deputy Secretary Verma delivers remarks at the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum’s Diwali Celebration in Washington, D.C.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS JOHN R. BASS

9:15 a.m. Acting Under Secretary Bass attends Secretary Blinken’s Speech on Diplomacy in a New Era at the Foreign Service Institute.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS JAMES O’BRIEN

9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary O’Brien delivers remarks at the European Council on Foreign Relations Conference on “The Culture War and U.S. Foreign Policy: U.S.-European Relations in a Populist Age” in Washington, D.C.
(OPEN TO REGISTERED PRESS)

11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary O’Brien meets with Greek Ambassador to the United States Ekaterini Nassika and Turkish Ambassador to the United States Sedat Önal at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary O’Brien meets with European Council on Foreign Relations Deputy Director Vessela Tcherneva and Senior Policy Fellow Engjellushe Morina at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS BRIAN A. NICHOLS 

Assistant Secretary Nichols is on travel to Curaçao from October 28-30, 2024. 

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR GLOBAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS STEPHANIE SUTTON

9:15 a.m. Acting Assistant Secretary Sutton attends Secretary Blinken’s Speech on Diplomacy for a New Era at the Foreign Service Institute.
(OPEN TO REGISTERED PRESS)

ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS AMY HOLMAN 

Acting Assistant Secretary Holman is on travel to Iowa from October 29-November 1, 2024.  

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 the Department YouTube channel.