Secretary Clinton Convenes the Inaugural Global Chiefs of Mission Conference: Media Coverage for February 2

Secretary Clinton Convenes the Inaugural Global Chiefs of Mission Conference in Washington D.C. Media Coverage Opportunities on February 2

Notice to the Press

Office of the Spokesman

Washington, DC

February 1, 2011

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On January 31, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton convened the first ever Global Chiefs of Mission Conference. This will be the first time U.S. Ambassadors will gather from around the world simultaneously. The Conference, which runs through February 4, presents an unprecedented opportunity to mobilize and coordinate the work of America’s Ambassadors overseas.

A principal aim of the conference will be to prepare for the implementation of the recommendations in the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR), which Secretary Clinton announced last month.

Credentialed members of the media will have three opportunities to cover the Conference on Wednesday, February 2:

8:30 a.m. Secretary Clinton delivers remarks at the first ever Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, in the Dean Acheson Auditorium at the Department of State.

(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE FOR OPENING REMARKS)

12:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton hosts a Global Chiefs of Mission Conference luncheon with guest speaker Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Ben Franklin Room at the Department of State.

(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE FOR OPENING REMARKS BY SECRETARY CLINTON AND ADMIRAL MULLEN)

1:45 p.m. Administrator Shah delivers remarks on Development to the Inaugural Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, in the Dean Acheson Auditorium at the Department of State.

(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)