01.12.2010

Elmar Brok zu Gesprächen in Washington vom 01.-03. Dezember 2010

Zur Vorbereitung des am kommenden Wochenende stattfindenden interparlamentarischen Treffens des Europäischen Parlamentes und des US-Kongresses reist der ostwestfälisch-lippische Europaabgeordnete Elmar Brok heute nach Washington. Brok, der Vorsitzender der Delegation des Europäischen Parlamentes zu den Vereinigten Staaten und Co-Vorsitzender des Transatlantic Legislators‘ Dialogue ist, wird u.a. den zukünftigen Sprecher des US-Repräsentantenhauses John Boehner, Senator John McCain sowie Vize-Außenminister Jim Steinberg treffen:

WEDNESDAY, 1 DECEMBER

14:41 Arrival in Washington D.C.
16:45 The Honorable Darrell Issa
Location: 2347 Rayburn House Office Building
18:30 John Brennan, Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism
Location: West Wing, White House
19:00 Dinner with Experts on Foreign Affairs/ Europe organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS)
Location: Hay Adams Hotel, 16th & H Streets


THURSDAY, 2 DECEMBER

08:45 Breakfast with Myron Brilliant and Gary Litman from the US Chamber of Commerce
Location: Hay Adams Hotel, 16th & H Streets
11:15 James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State, US Department of State
Location: Main Entrance, US Department of State, 2201 C Street Northwest
12:30 Senator John McCain
Location: 241 Russell Senate Office Building
13:30 Dr. Liz Sherwood Randall, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Europe at the National Security Council
Location: Eisenhower Executive Office Building, White House
14:00 Michael Froman, Deputy Assistant to the President and
Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs
Location: Eisenhower Executive Office Building, White House
15:00 Visit of the European Parliament Liasion Office
Location: 2175 K Street NW, 6th floor
17:00 Bureau meeting with the Honorable Shelley Berkley, TLD Co-chair and
The Honorable Cliff Stearns
Location: 405 Cannon House Office Building
18:00 The Honorable John Boehner, Speaker-elect of the US House of Representatives
Location:
20:00 Dinner with German Journalists in Washington DC
Location: Morton’s Steakhouse, 3251 Prospect St NW, Washington, DC


FRIDAY, 3 DECEMBER

07:00 Departure to Houston, TX
11:45 Meeting with President George H.W. Bush senior, Houston, Private Office of the President
14:25 Departure to San Francisco, CA
19:30 Start EU – US Interparliamentary meeting with a cocktail reception, San Francisco