Washington, DC - Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland will join Secretary Kerry October 18-19 in Madrid, Spain, where he will meet with King Felipe VI, President Rajoy, and Foreign Minister Garcia-Margallo to discuss a range of bilateral and global issues.

Washington, DC - Ambassador Tom Shannon will travel today to Vienna, Austria to lead the U.S. delegation to the first Joint Commission meeting under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Ambassador Shannon will be accompanied by Lead Coordinator for Iran Nuclear Implementation Ambassador Steve Mull and nuclear and sanctions experts from relevant U.S. government agencies.

Washington, DC - Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall will travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from October 18-24, 2015.

Washington, DC - Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL General John Allen will travel to the Gulf region for a week of meetings with regional partners to further coordinate Coalition efforts to Counter ISIL. 

Washington, DC - Today in Guatemala City, Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom unveiled new U.S. support for anticorruption efforts in a meeting with UNDP Resident Representative Valerie Julliand and the staff of the United Nation’s International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG). Deputy Secretary Higginbottom announced an additional commitment by the United States of $5 million to CICIG, to which the United States is the largest single contributor.

Washington, DC - Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State David Thorne will travel to Italy October 16-20, 2015.