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January 2011 Calendars January 02,2011 Sunday 45 AM • 12:30 PM Administer of Oath of Office to the DC Chairman-elect Kwame Brown Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Wash DC 20001 Ball Room A&B AG will administer oath of office to Kwame R. Brown, Chairman-Elect of the Council of DC POC: Monty Wilkinson Event POC: Lieutenant Angela Cousins Commanding Officer Executive Protection Unit Personal Contact Information Event POC: Ronald Collins Assistant Secretary to the Council Personal Contact Information January 03, 2011 Monday 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM FBI Briefing FBI SIOC POC: Denise Cheung Attending: James Cole, Gary Grindler, Lisa Monaco, David O'Neil, Stuart Delery, Denise Cheung 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM FBI Director/AG FBI SIOC POC: Stuart Delery Attending: James Cole, Gary Grindler 9: IS AM - 9:45 AM Dally Senior Management Meeting AG's Conference Room POC: Kevin Ohlson Attending: AG Holder, Kevin Ohlson, Monty Wilkinson, Aaron Lewis, Margaret Richardson, Jenny Mosfer, Stuart Delery, Denise Cheung, Molly Moran, James Cole, Gary Grindler, Lisa Monaco, Stacey Luck, Charlotte Burrows, Rob Weiner, Tom Perrelli, Helaine Greenfeld, Ron Weich, Chris Schroeder, Jonathan Cedarbaum, Matt Miller 9:45 AM -10:00 AM Dally Meeting with James Cole AG's Conference Room POC: Kevin Ohlson DOJ: James Cole, Gary Grindler, Lisa Monaco, Kevin Ohlson, Monty Wilkinson, Stuart Delery 10:00 AM -10:15 AM Swearing-in Ceremony James Cole AG's Conference Room POC: Kevin Ohlson DQJ Photographer 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM OFFICE TIME 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Interview Request AG's Conference Room POC: Kevin Ohlson DOJ: Matt Miller, Amy Shapiro Personal Contact Information Note: Ms. Schapiro is doing a bio on AG Katzenbach 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM OFFICE TIME 12:30 PM - 1.00 PM LUNCH 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM OFFICE TIME 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM MEETING - LIST OF TERRORISM CONVICTIONS AG's Conference Room POC: Denise Cheung, Kevin Ohlson, Stuart Delery DOJ: Gary Grindler, David Kris, Ron Weich, Matt Miller, Lisa Monaco, David O'Neil, George Toscas, Mark Agrast, Brad Wiegmann 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM OFFICE TIME January 03, 2011 Continued Monday 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM EN ROUTE PRIVATE APPT 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PRIVATE APPT. January 04, 2011 Tuesday 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM FBI Briefing FBI SIOC POC; Denise Cheung Attending: James Cole, Gary Grindler, Lisa Monaco, David O'Neil, Stuart Delery, Denise Cheung 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM FBI Director/AG FBI SIOC POC: Stuart Delery Attending: James Cole, Gary Grindler 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Daily Senior Management Meeting AG's Conference Room POC: Kevin Ohlson Attending: AG Holder, Kevin Ohlson, Monty Wilkinson, Aaron Lewis, Margaret Richardson, Jenny Mosier, Stuart Delery, Denise Cheung, Molly Moran, James Cole, Gary Grindler, Lisa Monaco, Stacey Luck, Charlotte Burrows, Rob Weiner, Tom Perrelli, Helaine Greenfeld, Ron Weich, Chris Schroeder, Jonathan Cedarbaum, Matt Miller 9:45 AM -10:00 AM Daily Meeting with James Cole AG's Conference Room POC: Kevin Ohlson DOJ: James Cole, Gary Grindler, Lisa Monaco, Kevin Ohlson, Monty Wilkinson, Stuart Delery 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM OFFICE TIME 10:30 AM -11:00 AM Tax Division Award Recipient Photos AG's Conference Room POC: Jenny Mosier Tax Division POC: Greg Van Hoey Personal Contact Information Note: Due to the large number of award recipients (100), individual photos are divided into three smaller groups of 33+ each. This is the third of three groups. Greg Van Hoey will provide names for each group. 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM NEW USA ORIENTATION AGAC Conference Room - Rm, 2266 POC: Monty Wilkinson DOJ: Judy Beeman DOJ Photographer New USAs: Charles Oberly, DE, Connor Eldridge, W/AR, Ripley Rand, M/NC, John Alexander, N/MS, John Dowdy, S/MS, Christopher Thyer, E/AR 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM OFFICE TIME 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM LUNCH WITH JIM GARLAND AG's Office POC: Annie Bradley 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM OFFICE TIME January 04, 2011 Continued Tuesday 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Phone Call To: U.S. vs. Warren, et al., Team Participant Access Numbed AG's Office Dial in number: POC: Aaron Lewis CRT POC; Jared Fishman [Personal Contact Information I New Orleans Police Trial in U.S. vs. Warren, et al Triai Team: Jared Fishman, CRT Tracey Knight, AUSA Mike Magner, AUSA Exemption 6 FBI Speciai Agent 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM OFFICE TIME 3:00 PM • 3:15 PM PHONE CALL AG's office POC: Annie Bradley Dan Klaidman will cali the AG 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM En Route WH In Limo: AAG Kris 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Issues Meeting with POTUS WH - The Situation Room AAG David Kris attending with the AG DOJ/POC Denise Cheung . PQC: Personal Contact Information 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM En Route DOJ in Limo: AAG Kris 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM PHONE CALL FROM DAN KLAIDMAN January 05, 2011 Wednesday __ 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM FBI Briefing FBI SIOC POC: Denise Cheung Attending: James Cole, Gary Grindler, Lisa Monaco, David O'Neil, Stuart Delery, Denise Cheung 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM FBI Director/AG FBI SIOC POC: Stuart Delery Attending: James Cole, Gary Grindler 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Dally Senior Management Meeting AG's Conference Room POC; Kevin Ohlson Attending: AG Holder, Kevin Ohlson, Monty Wilkinson, Aaron Lewis, Margaret Richardson, Jenny Mosier, Stuart Delery, Denise Cheung, Molly Moran, James Cole, Gary Grindler, Lisa Monaco, Stacey Luck, Charlotte Burrows, Rob Weiner, Tom Perrelli, Helaine Greenfeld, Ron Weich, Chris Schroeder, Jonathan Cedarbaum, Matt Miller 9:45 AM -10:00 AM Dally Meeting with James Cole AG's Conference Room POC: Kevin Ohlson DOJ: James Cole, Gary Grindler, Lisa Monaco, Kevin Ohlson, Monty Wilkinson, Stuart Delery 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM OFFICE TIME 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM FISAs 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Meeting with Harold & Kayrita Anderson Family Foundation AG's Conference Room POC: Margaret Richardson Outside group: Harold Anderson/Chairman, Harold and Kayrita Anderson Family Foundation, Ernie Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Stephen Hill (former prosecutor) Topic: discuss specific measures the Department of Justice should take to address the trafficking and exploitation of underage girls through Internet websites. DOJ Photographer Personal Contact Information 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM LUNCH 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM PHONE CALL 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Interagency Reentry Council Meeting AG's Conference Room POC: Margaret Richardson DOJ: Margaret Richardson, DAG James Cole, AAG Laurie Robinson, Harley Lappin, Miriam Vogel, Amy Solomon, Marlene Beckman * DOJ Photographer (photo of heads of agencies only with AG) Other Attendees: Honorable Morris Thigpen, Director, NIC January 05, 2011 Continued Wednesday Honorable Hilda Solis, Secretary, Labor Honorable Shaun Donovan, Secretary, HUD General Deputy Asst Secretary Joseph Smith, HUD Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, HHS Honorable Pamela Hyde, Administrator, HHS Dr. Westley Clark, SAMSHA, HHS Honorable Kevin Concannon, Undersecretary, USDA Honorable Gil Kerlikowske, Director, ONDCP Honorable Arne Duncan, Secretary, Education Honorable Brenda Dann-Messier, Assistant Secretary, Education Honorable Michael Astrue, Commissioner, SSA Carolyn V. Colvin, Commissioner Designee, SSA Honorable Eric Shinseki, Secretary, VA Sean dark, VA Susan Angel, VA Honorable Joshua DuBois, Executive Director, WH Faith-Based Office Jacqueline Berrien, Chair, EEOC Todd A. Cox, Director, EEOC KimberlyThorsen, Deputy Assistant Secretary, DOI 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM EN ROUTE RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING In Limo: Ron Weich 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM RECEPTION IHO SEN. MIKULSKI Russell Caucus Room - (Rm. 325) POC: Ron Weich 3:00 PM - 3:05 PM EN ROUTE DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING Ron Weich 3:05 PM - 3:15 PM RECEPTION IHO SEN. LEAHY Dirksen Senate Office Building - Room 226 POC: Ron Weich 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM EN ROUTE DOJ 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM OFFICE TIME 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM COURTESY VISIT WITH THE AG AG's Conference Room POC: Monty Wilkinson List of Attendees: Rudolph Acree Special Agent |Exemption 6 Mark Schamel, Sarah Miller, Lisa Fishberg Vincent Cohen [Exemptions 6~l 5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PHOTO WITH AG's PROTECTION DETAIL AG's Conference Room POC. Annie Bradley January 05, 2011 Continued Wednesday 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM OFFICE TIME 6:00 PM - 6:20 PM BRIEFING FOR CALL TO OMB DIRECTOR JACK LEW AG's Conference Room POC: Monty Wilkinson, Kevin Ohlson DOJ: Jim Cole, Lee Lofthus 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM OFFICE TIME 7:15 PM - 7:30 PM Phone call to OMB Director Jack Lew iPersonal Contact Information! AG's Office POC: Kevin Ohlson DOJ: Jim Cole, Lee Lofthus January 06, 2011 Thursday 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM FBI Briefing FBI SIOC POC: Denise Cheung Attending: James Cole, Gary Grindler, Lisa Monaco, David O'Neil, Stuart Delery, Denise Cheung 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM FBI Director/AG FBI SIOC POC: Stuart Delery Attending: James Cole, Gary Grindler 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Daily Senior Management Meeting AG's Conference Room POC: Kevin Ohlson Attending: AG Holder, Kevin Ohlson, Monty Wilkinson, Aaron Lewis, Margaret Richardson, Jenny Mosier, Stuart Delery, Denise Cheung, Molly Moran, James Cole, Gary Grindler, Lisa Monaco, Stacey Luck, Charlotte Burrows, Rob Weiner, Tom Perrelli, Helaine Greenfeld, Ron Weich, Chris Schroeder, Jonathan Cedarbaum, Matt Miller 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Daily Meeting with James Coie AG's Conference Room POC: Kevin Ohlson DOJ: James Cole, Gary Grindler, Lisa Monaco, Kevin Ohlson, Monty Wilkinson, Stuart Delery 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM OFFICE TIME 10:30 AM-11:00 AM MEETING AG's Office POC: Monty Wilkinson DOJ: Matt Miller 11:00 AM - H:15 AM PHONE CALL TO SEN.
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