The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden left Washington, DC, on Sunday at 8:30 pm for the Middle East. They will land in Jerusalem and visit Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan. His visit to Egypt has been postponed. There are no meetings scheduled Monday.On Tuesday, The Vice President will have meetings with President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Tzipi Livni, Chair of the Kadima Party. Dr. Biden will visit teachers and children at the integrated Peace Pre-school program at the Jerusalem International YMCA.

In the afternoon, the Vice President and Dr. Biden will visit the national grave sites of Yitzhak Rabin and Theodor Herzl and lay a wreath. Afterwards, they will visit Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust museum and memorial.

In the evening, the Vice President and Dr. Biden will have dinner with the Prime Minister and Mrs. Netanyahu.

On Wednesday they will visit Ramallah, Palestinian Territories and Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories. The Vice President will have a breakfast meeting with Tony Blair, Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East. Afterwards, the Vice President will travel to Ramallah and meet with Palestinian National Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. Afterwards, the Vice President will meet with President Mahmoud Abbas.

The Vice President will then tour the Nassar Stone Factory in Bethlehem. Known for its marble, is an example of a successful Palestinian industry. Afterwards, the Vice President will attend a dinner with local civil society leaders.

The Vice President will return to Jerusalem in the evening.

In the morning, Dr. Biden will visit with staff and patients at Augusta Victoria Hospital and take a tour of the hospital’s facilities including the pediatric cancer unit, kidney unit and the hospital’s breast cancer outreach program and radiotherapy unit. In the afternoon, she will visit the Al Kamandjati Music Center in Ramallah which provides lessons and workshops for Palestinian children living in refugee camps and villages. She will visit with teachers and students, and listen to a music performance.

On Thursday, the Vice President will deliver a speech at Tel Aviv University entitled “The Enduring Partnership Between the United States and Israel.” Afterwards, the Vice President will answer questions from university students in the audience. The Vice President’s speech will be streamed LIVE at: http://www.justin.tv/shimongx#r=w7MdF4U~

Dr. Biden will visit Masada, and in the afternoon she will visit a Bedouin Women Crafts Center in Lakiya. Then she will join the Vice President and depart for Amman, Jordan.

In the evening, the Vice President will meet with King Abdullah. Afterwards, the Vice President and King Abdullah will have dinner together.

On Friday, The Vice President and Dr. Biden will visit and tour Petra in the afternoon. In the evening, they will travel back to Washington, DC.

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