Daily Appointments Schedule for April 30

10:00 a.m.   Attend the President’s U.S.-EU Summit at the White House.

(MEDIA TO BE DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

2:15 p.m.   Signing Ceremony for U.S.–European Union Air Transportation Agreement with U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters, European Commission Vice President and Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot, and German Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs Wolfgang Tiefensee in the Treaty Room.

(POOL PRESS COVERAGE)

3:00 p.m.   Bilateral with the European Union Ministerial Troika.

(POOL CAMERA SPRAY)

4:00 p.m.   Bilateral with His Excellency Taro Aso, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

(POOL CAMERA SPRAY)

DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE

2:45 p.m.   Signing Ceremony for Security of Classified Information Agreement with His Excellency Javier Solana, Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy in the Treaty Room.

(POOL PRESS COVERAGE)

SPECIAL BRIEFINGS:
3:00 p.m.   Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq David Satterfield and Department of Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Middle East and Africa Ahmed Saeed will discuss the upcoming launch of the International Compact with Iraq, as well as the Expanded Ministerial Conference of the Neighbors of Iraq.  This event is on camera, on the record, and will be held in the State Department Press Briefing Room (room 2209).

4:15 p.m.   Release of the Country Reports on Terrorism 2006.  Acting Coordinator for the Office of Counterterrorism Frank C. Urbancic will provide opening remarks and then will respond to questions.  This event is ON-CAMERA and ON-THE-RECORD, and will be held in the State Department’s Press Briefing Room (Room 2209).
Note:  Photocopies of the report are available in the State Department’s Press Office starting at 2:15 p.m. (Room 2109).  The entire report is EMBARGOED until the end of the press briefing, approximately 5:00 p.m.  The full text of the report will be available for downloading from the State Department web site at www.state.gov/s/ct/ as soon as possible after the briefing.

MORNING PRESS GAGGLE:
10:00 a.m. with Sean McCormack
Pick up time for all press:  9:55 a.m. from room 2310 / no late escort

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING:
(at approximately 12:30 p.m. with Sean McCormack)