Daily Appointments

Today's Schedule: 11:00 a.m. EST Bilateral with Her Excellency Dr. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Vice President for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy of the Commission of the European Communities.

11:30 a.m. EST Bilateral with His Excellency Franco Frattini, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic.

SPECIAL BRIEFINGS: 11:00 a.m. EST Senior State Department and USAID Officials will brief reporters ON BACKGROUND on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s upcoming travel to the Middle East and Europe. The briefing will be held in the U.S. Department of State Press Briefing Room, room 2209.

12:30 p.m. EST Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs David T. Johnson will deliver remarks on camera, on the record on the release of the 2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report in the U.S. Department of State Press Briefing Room, room 2209. Assistant Secretary Johnson will respond to questions following his opening remarks.