U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting, 9787 [2014-03654]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 34 / Thursday, February 20, 2014 / Notices The meeting will be led by Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy. The meeting’s agenda will include discussions pertaining to various upcoming international telecommunications meetings and conferences. Members of the public may submit suggestions and comments to the ACICIP. Comments concerning topics to be addressed in the agenda should be received by the ACICIP Executive Secretary (contact information below) at least ten working days prior to the date of the meeting. All comments must be submitted in written form and should not exceed one page. Resource limitations preclude acknowledging or replying to submissions. While the meeting is open to the public, admittance to the building is only by means of a pre-clearance. For placement on the pre-clearance list, please submit the following information no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 14, 2014. (Please note that this information is required by Diplomatic Security for each entrance into HST and must therefore be re-submitted for each ACICIP meeting): I. State That You Are Requesting PreClearance to a Meeting II. Provide the Following Information 1. Name of meeting and its date and time 2. Visitor’s full name 3. Visitor’s organization/company affiliation 4. Acceptable forms of identification for entry into the building include: • U.S. driver’s license with photo • Passport • U.S. government agency ID 5. Whether the visitor has a need for reasonable accommodation. Such requests received after March 11, 2014, might not be possible to fulfill. Send the above information to Joseph Burton by fax (202) 647–5957 or email BurtonKJ@state.gov. Please note that registrations will be accepted to the capacity of the meeting room. All visitors for this meeting must use the 23rd Street entrance. The valid ID bearing the number provided with your pre-clearance request will be required for admittance. Non-U.S. government attendees must be escorted by Department of State personnel at all times when in the building. Personal data is requested pursuant to Public Law 99–399 (Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law 107–56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:08 Feb 19, 2014 Jkt 232001 Executive Order 13356. The purpose of the collection is to validate the identity of individuals who enter Department facilities. The data will be entered into the Visitor Access Control System (VACS–D) database. Please see the Security Records System of Records Notice (State-36) at https:// www.state.gov/documents/organization/ 103419.pdf for additional information. For further information, please contact Joseph Burton, Executive Secretary of the Committee, at (202) 647–5231 or BurtonKJ@state.gov. General information about ACICIP and the mission of International Communications and Information Policy is available at: https:// www.state.gov/e/eb/adcom/acicip/ index.htm. Dated: February 12, 2014. Joseph Burton, ACICIP Executive Secretary, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2014–03643 Filed 2–19–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–07–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 8642] U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will hold a public meeting from 10:00 a.m. til 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in Room SVC203–02 of the Capitol Visitor’s Center at First St. SE., Washington, DC 20515. The meeting’s topic will be the President’s Young African Leaders Initiative. It will feature Brett Bruen, Director of Global Engagement at the National Security Council at The White House; and Elizabeth Berry Gips, Coordinator of the Young African Leaders Initiative at the U.S. Agency for International Development; and Macon Phillips, Coordinator of the International Information Programs Bureau at the U.S. Department of State. Other government official representatives involved in this initiative will also be in attendance. This meeting is open to the public, Members and staff of Congress, the State Department, Defense Department, the media, and other governmental and non-governmental organizations. To attend and make any requests for reasonable accommodation, email pdcommission@state.gov by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2014. Please arrive for the meeting by 9:45 a.m. to allow for a prompt meeting start. The United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9787 apprises U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform, and influence foreign publics. The Advisory Commission may conduct studies, inquiries, and meetings, as it deems necessary. It may assemble and disseminate information and issue reports and other publications, subject to the approval of the Chairperson, in consultation with the Executive Director. The Advisory Commission may undertake foreign travel in pursuit of its studies and coordinate, sponsor, or oversee projects, studies, events, or other activities that it deems desirable and necessary in fulfilling its functions. The Commission consists of seven members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members of the Commission shall represent the public interest and shall be selected from a cross section of educational, communications, cultural, scientific, technical, public service, labor, business, and professional backgrounds. Not more than four members shall be from any one political party. The President designates a member to chair the Commission. The current members of the Commission are: Mr. William Hybl of Colorado, Chairman; Ambassador Lyndon Olson of Texas, Vice Chairman; Mr. Sim Farar of California, Vice Chairman; Ambassador Penne KorthPeacock of Texas; Ms. Lezlee Westine of Virginia; and Anne Terman Wedner of Illinois. One seat on the Commission is currently vacant. The following individual has been nominated to the Commission but awaits Senate confirmation as of this writing: Alfredo Balsera of Florida. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 9787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03654]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8642]


U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting

    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will hold a public 
meeting from 10:00 a.m. til 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in 
Room SVC203-02 of the Capitol Visitor's Center at First St. SE., 
Washington, DC 20515.
    The meeting's topic will be the President's Young African Leaders 
Initiative. It will feature Brett Bruen, Director of Global Engagement 
at the National Security Council at The White House; and Elizabeth 
Berry Gips, Coordinator of the Young African Leaders Initiative at the 
U.S. Agency for International Development; and Macon Phillips, 
Coordinator of the International Information Programs Bureau at the 
U.S. Department of State. Other government official representatives 
involved in this initiative will also be in attendance.
    This meeting is open to the public, Members and staff of Congress, 
the State Department, Defense Department, the media, and other 
governmental and non-governmental organizations. To attend and make any 
requests for reasonable accommodation, email pdcommission@state.gov by 
5 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2014. Please arrive for the meeting by 9:45 
a.m. to allow for a prompt meeting start.
    The United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy apprises 
U.S. Government activities intended to understand, inform, and 
influence foreign publics. The Advisory Commission may conduct studies, 
inquiries, and meetings, as it deems necessary. It may assemble and 
disseminate information and issue reports and other publications, 
subject to the approval of the Chairperson, in consultation with the 
Executive Director. The Advisory Commission may undertake foreign 
travel in pursuit of its studies and coordinate, sponsor, or oversee 
projects, studies, events, or other activities that it deems desirable 
and necessary in fulfilling its functions.
    The Commission consists of seven members appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The 
members of the Commission shall represent the public interest and shall 
be selected from a cross section of educational, communications, 
cultural, scientific, technical, public service, labor, business, and 
professional backgrounds. Not more than four members shall be from any 
one political party. The President designates a member to chair the 
Commission.
    The current members of the Commission are: Mr. William Hybl of 
Colorado, Chairman; Ambassador Lyndon Olson of Texas, Vice Chairman; 
Mr. Sim Farar of California, Vice Chairman; Ambassador Penne Korth-
Peacock of Texas; Ms. Lezlee Westine of Virginia; and Anne Terman 
Wedner of Illinois. One seat on the Commission is currently vacant.
    The following individual has been nominated to the Commission but 
awaits Senate confirmation as of this writing: Alfredo Balsera of 
Florida.
    To request further information about the meeting or the U.S. 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, you may contact its Executive 
Director, Katherine Brown, at BrownKA4@state.gov.

    Dated: February 12, 2014.
Katherine Brown,
Executive Director, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-03654 Filed 2-19-14; 8:45 am]
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