The White House
COMPREHENSIVE TRIP GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Friday, October 29, 2021
In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press.
In the afternoon, the President and the First Lady will visit Vatican City and have an audience with His Holiness Pope Francis. They will discuss working together on efforts grounded in respect for fundamental human dignity, including ending the COVID-19 pandemic, tackling the climate crisis, and caring for the poor. This meeting will be closed press.
Then, the President will hold a bilateral meeting with His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, at the Vatican in Vatican City, Holy See. This meeting will be closed press.
After, the President will hold a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Republic, at Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy. This meeting will have an out-of-town pool spray at the top.
Later, President will hold a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Mario Draghi, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy. This meeting will have an out-of-town pool spray at the top.
Then, the President will hold a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, at the Embassy of France in Rome, Italy. This meeting will have an out-of-town pool spray at the top.
Out-of-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: ABC
Print: Washington Post
Radio: NPR
CEST
8:45 AM Out-of-Town Travel Pool Call Time
9:45 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief
Closed Press
12:00 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY visit Vatican City and have an audience with His Holiness Pope Francis
Vatican City, Holy See
Closed Press
12:55 PM THE PRESIDENT holds a bilateral meeting with His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State
Vatican City, Holy See
Closed Press
1:55 PM THE PRESIDENT holds a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Republic
Quirinale Palace, Rome, Italy
Out-of-Town Pool Spray at the Top
3:15 PM THE PRESIDENT holds a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Mario Draghi, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic
Chigi Palace, Rome, Italy
Out-of-Town Pool Spray at the Top
4:15 PM THE PRESIDENT holds a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic
Embassy of France, Rome, Italy
Out-of-Town Pool Spray at the Top
Saturday, October 30, 2021
The President will meet with The Right Honorable Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, and Her Excellency Dr. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, to discuss the path to resuming negotiations for a return to the JCPOA and our shared concerns about the state of Iran’s nuclear program.
The President will participate in the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rome, Italy.
Sunday, October 31, 2021
The President will participate in the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rome, Italy.
The President will host an event on global supply chain resilience through the pandemic and recovery on the margins of G20, to coordinate with Leaders on both near- and long-term supply chain challenges and improve international coordination on all aspects of supply chains. Further information forthcoming.
The President will hold a press conference.
Monday, November 1, 2021
The President will travel to Glasgow, United Kingdom to participate in the World Leaders Summit at the start of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26).
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
The President will participate in the World Leaders Summit at the start of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
The President will depart Glasgow, United Kingdom en route Washington, DC.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
The President will arrive in Washington, DC.
TREASURY
Trip Guidance and Press Schedule for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen
Friday, October 29 through Wednesday, November 3
WASHINGTON —Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will attend the G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers’ Meeting on Friday, October 29 in Rome, Italy; G20 Heads of State and Government Summit on Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31 in Rome, Italy; attend meetings to further global tax policy priorities in Dublin, Ireland on Sunday, October 31 and Monday, November 1; and represent the U.S. at the UN Climate Change Conference UK (COP26) on Tuesday, November 2 and Wednesday, November 3.
While overseas, Secretary Yellen will continue to reinforce the U.S. commitment to multilateralism and advance U.S. policy priorities on global tax policy as a part of a foreign policy for the middle class, climate change, an inclusive economic recovery,
and global health. She will also hold meetings with counterparts, allies, and business leaders.
On Friday, October 29, Secretary Yellen will represent the U.S. at the G20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers’ Meeting and related official events. She will work with her counterparts to seize opportunities to foster a sustainable and inclusive global economic recovery and discuss ways to strengthen global pandemic preparedness.
On Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31, Secretary Yellen will accompany President Biden to engagements and official events during the G20 Leader’s Summit. These events are closed press.
On Sunday, October 31, Secretary Yellen will travel to Dublin, Ireland where she will meet with Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and members of the business community. While in Dublin, Secretary Yellen will highlight the historic OECD/G-20 Inclusive Framework agreement wherein virtually the entire global economy – 136 countries representing 94% of the world’s GDP – have agreed to a new set of international tax rules, including a global minimum tax that ends the damaging race to the bottom.
On November 1, Secretary Yellen will convene with Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe for a bilateral meeting at Government Buildings. This meeting is closed press. Following that engagement, the two will host a press conference. Later in the day, Secretary Yellen and Minister Donohoe will attend an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland at the Shelbourne Hotel. They will join U.S. and Irish business leaders to discuss their perspectives on the agreement. Portions of this event are open press.
Secretary Yellen will also deliver remarks at Saint Patrick’s Hall in Dublin Castle at an event hosted by the Institute of International and European Affairs. Minister Donohoe will also attend and deliver remarks. This event is open press and will be livestreamed.
On November 2, Secretary Yellen will join President Biden and 12 U.S. Cabinet Secretaries at COP26 to galvanize efforts by the world’s major economies to reach the Paris Agreement target. At COP26, Secretary Yellen will also reiterate that tackling the climate crisis will require mobilizing and aligning trillions of dollars in capital through a global effort. She will also emphasize that public sector resources must go further and serve as effective catalysts to mobilize additional climate finance.
Additionally, Secretary Yellen will attend events, including ones hosted by His Royal Majesty Prince Charles of Wales, United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Throughout the events in Glasgow, the Secretary, she will underscore the value of multilateral, public-private partnered, and whole-of-society approach to addressing the climate crisis and the need for world leaders to make concrete commitments and raise ambition.
USTR
DAILY GUIDANCE FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021
WASHINGTON – On Friday, October 29, Ambassador Katherine Tai will conduct meetings with staff. These meetings are closed press.
Ambassador Sarah Bianchi and Ambassador Jayme White will co-chair a roundtable discussion with the National Council of Textile Organizations. This meeting is closed press.
STATE DEPARTMENT
Press briefings are held around 2pm ET.
The Senate
The Senate will re-convene Monday, November 1 at 10am
The House
The House is in recess. No votes scheduled for Friday October 29.
UPCOMING ECONOMIC DATA AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Friday, Oct 29 –8:30a ET US 3Q employment cost index (prvs +0.7%)
Friday, Oct 29 – 8:30a ET US Sept personal income (prvs +0.2%)
Friday, Oct 29 – 9:45a ET – Oct Chicago PMI (prvs 64.7)
Friday, Oct 29 – 10a ET Oct UMich consumer sentiment (prvs 71.4)
Friday, Oct 29 – 1p Baker-Hughes oil rig count
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