Tuesday Travel Schedule

9:00 a.m. LOCAL (EDT + 12 hours) Secretary Clinton participates in the U.S.-China S&ED Strategic Track Small Group Session II, in Beijing, China.

10:30 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton meets with Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong, in Beijing, China.

10:50 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton and Chinese State Councilor Liu co-host the People-to-People Dialogue Inaugural Meeting, in Beijing, China.

11:10 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton and Chinese State Councilor Liu co-host the People-to-People Dialogue Launch Ceremony, in Beijing, China.

12:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton conducts an interview with Chen Weihong of CCTV, in Beijing, China.

2:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton participates in the U.S.-China S&ED Concluding Session, in Beijing, China.

3:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton and Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, in Beijing, China.

4:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton and Secretary of the Treasury Geithner hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, in Beijing, China.

5:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton, Secretary of the Treasury Geithner, Chinese Vice Premier Wang and Chinese State Councilor Dai deliver a U.S-China S&ED joint press statement, in Beijing, China.

6:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Clinton and Secretary of the Treasury Geithner hold a joint press availability, in Beijing, China.

Also, heads up for this:

Secretary Clinton to Deliver Remarks Outlining the Obama Administration’s National Security Strategy at the Brookings Institution on May 27

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks at the Brookings Institution on Thursday, May 27 at 1:30 p.m. She will outline the major points of the Obama Administration’s National Security Strategy (NSS), including preventing nuclear proliferation, terrorism and al Qaeda, use of military force, development and diplomacy. Brookings President Strobe Talbott will provide introductory remarks. After the program, Secretary Clinton will take audience questions.

NOTE: Due to circumstances outside of my control (family emergency), I will likely not be able to update the blog today or tonight but hopefully will be able to restart updates tomorrow.