White House Schedule - February 4, 2014

President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Dr. Andrew Sessler, left, and Dr. John Holdren, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, before meeting with the recipients of the 2013 Fermi Award in the Oval Office, Feb. 3, 2014. Dr. Sessler, Distinguished Scientist Emeritus and Director Emeritus at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Professor Allen J. Bard, Director, Center for Electrochemistry and Hackerman-Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, both received the award. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

In the morning, the President and Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.

Later in the morning, the President will visit Buck Lodge Middle School in Adelphi, Maryland to tour a classroom and deliver remarks detailing progress toward his ConnectED goal of connecting 99% of students to next-generation broadband and wireless technology within five years.

In the afternoon, the President and Vice President will meet for lunch in the Private Dining Room.

Later in the afternoon, the President and Vice President will meet with Department of Defense leadership on Afghanistan in the Oval Office. 

In the evening, the President and Vice President will meet with the House Democratic Caucus in the East Room. 

7:30 AM	The Vice President and Secretary of State John Kerry meet for breakfast Naval Observatory
9:45 AM	The President and Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing Oval Office
11:10 AM	The President visits a Buck Lodge Middle School classroom Buck Lodge Middle School - Adelphi, Maryland
11:30 AM	The President delivers remarks on ConnectED Buck Lodge Middle School - Adelphi, Maryland
12:40 PM	The President and Vice President meet for lunch Private Dining Room
1:00 PM	Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
3:00 PM	The President and Vice President meet with Department of Defense leadership on Afghanistan Oval Office
4:30 PM	The President and Vice President meet with the House Democratic Caucus The East Room

Man and boy located adrift after being swept out to sea in South Pacific

APRA HARBOR, Guam — A man and a young boy are safe after their 14-foot skiff was swept out to sea near an atoll in the South Pacific Sunday.

At 9:41 a.m. Monday, watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Guam Command Center received a report from Pan-Pacific Education and Communication Experiments by Satellite of a skiff that had been swept out to sea due to high tide and poor weather near Namoluk Atoll, Chuuk. They reportedly had paddles, no motor and minimal food aboard the vessel.

Sector Guam made notifications to Federated States of Micronesia Maritime Surveillance Advisor, FSM National Search and Rescue Coordinator, Chuuk Search and Rescue Liaison, U.S. Embassy in Pohnpei and the 14th Coast Guard District Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Honolulu.

Sector Guam identified and diverted two Automated-Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System vessels in the area.

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Barbers Point on Oahu and a Navy P-8A Poseidon fixed-wing aircraft from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, were also launched to assist in the search.

The Ocean Pegasus, a 656-foot freight ship, and the 575-foot freight ship Verdant Island responded to the call for help and diverted at the request of the Coast Guard to assist in the search.

Tuesday morning the Ocean Pegasus located and safely rescued the 44-year-old man and nine-year-old boy. They remain aboard the Ocean Pagasus.

AMVER, sponsored by the United States Coast Guard, is a unique, computer-based, and voluntary global ship reporting system used worldwide by search and rescue authorities to arrange for assistance to persons in distress at sea.

The 14th Coast Guard District encompasses an area of 12.2 million square miles of the Central and South Pacific. Coast Guard aircraft based in Hawaii frequently travel thousands of miles in response to search and rescue and other calls for assistance.The Hercules is scheduled to be replaced by the HC-130J, which will bring increased capabilities to Coast Guard response across the Pacific.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
PUBLIC SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Secretary of State John Kerry

7:30 a.m. Secretary Kerry meets with Vice President Biden, in Washington, DC.
12:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry meets with White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, at the White House.
4:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry attends a meeting with President Obama and the House Democratic Caucus, at the White House.

DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
12:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting, at the White House.

DEPUTY SECRETARY HEATHER HIGGINBOTTOM
2:00 p.m. Deputy Secretary Higginbottom attends a meeting, at the White House.

USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
Administrator Shah attends meetings and briefings, at USAID.

UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Sherman testifies with Under Secretary of Treasury David Cohen before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Iran, on Capitol Hill.

COUNSELOR TOM SHANNON
4:30 p.m. Counselor Shannon meets with U.S. Ambassador-designate to Kuwait Doug Silliman, at the Department of State.

ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller is on travel to Geneva, Vienna, and Moscow for consultations on international security issues.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS VICTORIA NULAND 
Assistant Secretary Nuland is on foreign travel.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE CLAIRE RICHARD 
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Richard meets with World Food Programme Assistant Executive Director for Partnership and Governance Elisabeth Rasmussun, in Washington, DC.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS EVAN RYAN
6:30 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Ryan delivers remarks at a reception in honor of the 2014 Rwandan TechWomen Delegation in Kigali, Rwanda.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS LUIS CDEBACA
9:30 a.m. LOCAL Ambassador CdeBaca meets with United Nations High Commission on Refugees Regional Representative for Southern Europe Laurens Jolles, in Rome, Italy
11:00 a.m. LOCAL Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Director of the International Organization for Migration Coordinating Office for the Mediterranean José Angel Oropeza, in Rome, Italy.
12:15 p.m. LOCAL Ambassador CdeBaca meets with Director of ”Slaves No More” Sister Eugenia Bonetti, in Rome, Italy.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on travel to Kinshasa, DRC for meetings on war crimes issues and with government officials.

AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES CATHERINE RUSSELL
Ambassador Russell is on official travel to New Delhi, India from February 4 through February 7 to meet with government officials, law enforcement officers, and civil society organizations, and visit projects focused on women and girls’ empowerment, in advancement of U.S. policy on global women’s issues.

"Early Morning Fog" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Early Morning Fog" By Doug Mills

An early morning fog blankets Stonington as the windjammer fleet arrives. [07-06-2011]

www.mainewindjammerproject.com

District of Columbia 7 Day Forecast

Today

 Rain, snow, and sleet before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 3pm and 4pm. High near 36. North wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight

 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tuesday

 Cloudy, with a high near 34. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday Night

 Rain. Low around 31. East wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday

 Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 46. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

 Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Thursday

 Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Thursday Night

 Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Friday

 Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Friday Night 

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday

 A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night 

A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday

 A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

"Tall Ship Amistad" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Tall Ship Amistad" By Doug Mills

Tall ship Amistad experiences a Rockland sunrise. [09-24-2012]

www.mainewindjammerproject.com

Shay Mitchell: DirecTV Beach Bowl & Party

New York City, New York - Twenty six year old actress Shay Mitchell looked great at DIRECTV's 8th Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl and Saturday Night at Pier 40 on February 1, 2014 in New York City.

Shannon Ashley "Shay" Mitchell is a Canadian actress and model. She is best known for her role as Emily Fields in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.

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