WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events:
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE
FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023
In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press.
Later, the President will host H.E. Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland, for a bilateral meeting at the White House. The leaders will reaffirm the close and historic partnership between the United States and Ireland and the extraordinary bonds between our people. They will discuss their countries’ shared commitment to continue supporting Ukraine in the face of Russia’s brutal aggression, as well as their cooperation on a range of other global issues. They will reaffirm their steadfast support for the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement as we approach its 25th anniversary and welcome the recent agreement between the UK and EU on the Windsor Framework as an important step in preserving the Agreement’s peace dividend. This bilateral meeting in the Oval Office will have an in-house pool spray at the top.
In the afternoon, the President will attend the Friends of Ireland Caucus St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon in Washington, DC. This event at the United States Capitol Building, Washington, DC will have an in-town travel pool spray at the bottom. The departure from and arrival to the South Grounds will be covered by the in-town travel pool.
In the evening, the President hosts H.E. Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland, for a Shamrock presentation and reception at the White House. The Vice President and the Second Gentleman will attend. This event in the East Room will be pooled for TV and open to pre-credentialed media.
Later, the President will depart the White House en route to Wilmington, Delaware. The departure from the South Lawn will be open press. The arrival at Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware will be covered by the out-of-town pool.
In-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: FOX
Print: The Hill
Radio: FOX
Out-of-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: FOX
Print: HuffPost
EST
9:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Closed Press
9:50 AM In-Town Pool Call Time
10:30 AM THE PRESIDENT holds a bilateral meeting with H.E. Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland
Oval Office
In-House Pool Spray (Gather 10:20 AM – Brady Press Briefing Room)
11:45 AM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to the Friends of Ireland Caucus St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon
South Grounds
In-Town Travel Pool (Gather 11:25 AM – Palm Room Doors)
12:00 PM THE PRESIDENT attends the Friends of Ireland Caucus St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon
United States Capitol Building, Washington, DC
In-Town Travel Pool Spray
5:00 PM THE PRESIDENT hosts H.E. Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland, for a Shamrock presentation and reception at the White House; THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND GENTLEMAN attend
East Room
Pooled for TV and Pre-Credentialed Media (Gather 4:45 PM – Palm Room Doors)
6:15 PM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time
Joint Base Andrews Overhang
7:30 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to New Castle, Delaware
South Lawn
Open Press (Gather 7:20 PM – Palm Room Doors)
8:25 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in New Castle, Delaware
Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware
Out-of-Town Pool
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US TREASURY
Friday – Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will attend a meeting with the National Governors Association to discuss President Biden’s plan to invest in America, lower costs and grow the economy, as well as recent actions to ensure the U.S. banking system continues to perform its vital roles of protecting deposits and providing access to credit to households and businesses. The meeting is closed press.
STATE DEPT
Friday – Departmental press briefings, when held on weekdays, occur around 2p ET. Secrty Blinken is in Niger in the final day of his Ethiopia-Niger tour.
USTR
Friday – Ambassador Tai will participate in a roundtable visit with members of Houston’s Kenya Diaspora. Ambassador Tai will share how USTR is working to strengthen the U.S. – Kenya bilateral relationship and provide updates on the U.S.– Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership.
US HOUSE
Friday – Out.. Brief pro-forma session 11a ET.
US SENATE
Friday – Out. Brief pro forma session 8:45a ET. Back Tuesday.
UPCOMING US ECONOMIC DATA REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Friday, March 17 – 9:41a ET US industrial production (prev 0.0%)
Friday March 17 – 10a ET US UMich prelim mid-month consumer sentiment (prev 67.0)
Friday March 17 – 10a ET US leading indicators (prev -0.3%)
Friday, March 17 – 13:00 ET US Baker Hughes weekly oil rig count
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