From: McInerney, Marianne (OST) Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2017 8:37 AM To: Kan, Derek (OST) ; Inman, Todd (OST) ; Furman, Jon (OST) ; Elaine L. Cha Subject: @dot.gov> (b) (6) Fwd: Secretary's trip to Asia Additional request NYT. Open for a call. (b) (6) . From: PressOffice Date: October 21 2017 at 7:18:39 AM EDT From: Lipton, Eric Sent: Saturday , October 21, 2017 7:17:46 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) To: PressOffice Subject: Re: Secretary's trip to Asia Thank you for this information. Can you please send me formal itinerary/schedule for the trip, along with the lists of who is participating in the meetings from the American delegation, including both governmental and non governmental individuals. Obviously that is something that is prepared in advance, subject perhaps to some change. Thank you again Eric Lipton Washington Bureau 202 862 0448 office (b) (6) mobile lipton@nytimes.com On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 5:32 PM, PressOffice wrote: NY Times Lipton FOIA--0458 Eric, thanks for reaching out. The below background information can be attributed to a DOT Spokesperson: The Secretary is scheduled to attend the bilateral meeting, 9th US China Transportation Forum at the end of the month. The list of subject matter experts traveling from the Department to the Forum is not yet finalized. The last meeting of this nature in China was in 2015 in Suzhou, China. All travel is via commercial carrier. If you have any additional questions, please email or call: 202 366 0305 Further Background: https://www.transportation.gov/office-policy/internationalpolicy-and-trade/us-china-transportation-forum 9TH U.S.-CHINA TRANSPORTATION FORUM Beijing, China OCT 30-31, 2017 The 9th U.S.-China Transportation Forum (TF) will take place in Beijing, China, October 30-31, 2017, with Secretary Elaine L. Chao of the U.S. Department of Transportation and Minister Li Xiaopeng of the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China. The Minister's 9th TF priorities are to foster cooperation NY Times Lipton FOIA--0459 on key issues of mutual interest, and to facilitate public and private sector exchanges to advance safe, secure, efficient, and integrated transportation systems. This year the TF will have four policy dialogue tracks that include: Safety, Innovation, Disaster Preparedness and Response, and Infrastructure Planning, Financing, and Maintenance. Updated: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 From: Lipton, Eric [mailto:lipton@nytimes.com] Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 4:53 PM To: PressOffice Subject: Secretary's trip to Asia Hello Can you please send me any details on the upcoming trip to China, including any public events, who is traveling with the secretary, and what the means of transportation are? Thanks in advance. Eric Eric Lipton NY Times Lipton FOIA--0460