The State Minister met with Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Philip H. Gordon, Deputy Coordinator for Regional Affairs at the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Shari Villarosa, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Celeste Wallander, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Russian and Eurasian Affairs, Michael McFaul, Executive Director of Freedom House, David Kremer, Rep.Allyson Schwartz(D-PA), Rep.Renee Ellmers(R-NC), Rep.Ann Marie Buerkle(R-NY) and Rep.Ted Poe(R-TX). During her visit, the State Minister delivered a public speech at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and spent an hour with journalists. On June 3rd, the State Minister attended the Atlantic Council 2011 Annual Awards Dinner.