WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Monday’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:
| (The transcript of President Biden’s press conference Sunday in Hiroshima is at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/05/21/remarks-by-president-biden-in-a-press-conference/} DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, MAY 22, 2023 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. In the afternoon, the President will meet with Speaker Kevin McCarthy. In-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT TV Corr & Crew: NBC Print: Los Angeles Times Radio: AP EDT 10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Closed Press 10:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time THE PRESIDENT meets with Speaker Kevin McCarthy Friday, May 26, 2023 The President and the First Lady will welcome the Louisiana State University Tigers Women’s Basketball team and the University of Connecticut Huskies Men’s Basketball team to the White House to celebrate their 2022-2023 NCAA Championship seasons in two ceremonies in the East Room honoring each team’s victory. The Vice President and the Second Gentleman will attend the ceremony honoring the Louisiana State University Tigers Women’s Basketball team. The Second Gentleman will attend the ceremony honoring the University of Connecticut Huskies Men’s Basketball team. The President and the First Lady will travel to Camp David. Sunday, May 28, 2023 The President and the First Lady will travel from Camp David to Wilmington, Delaware. The President and the First Lady will return to the White House from Wilmington, Delaware. Monday, May 29, 2023 The President will host a breakfast in honor of Memorial Day in the East Room. The President and the First Lady will participate in a Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The Vice President and the Second Gentleman will attend. The President will deliver the Memorial Day Address at the 155th National Memorial Day Observance at Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery. The Vice President, the First Lady, and the Second Gentleman will attend. The President and the First Lady will travel to Wilmington, Delaware. US TREASURY Monday– Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen has no public engagements. |
STATE DEPT
Monday – Departmental news briefings when held on weekdays occur around 2p ET.
USTR
Week Ahead Guidance for May 22, 2023 – May 27, 2023
Monday, May 22, 2023
At 2:45 PM, Ambassador Katherine Tai will deliver keynote remarks and participate in a fireside chat with Dr. Victor Cha at the Center for Strategic and International Studies event: “Countering AAPI Discrimination and its Intersections with U.S. Foreign Policy.” This event will be live streamed on the CSIS website.
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Ambassador Tai will meet with India’s Ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Sandhu. This meeting is closed press.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Ambassador Tai will meet with Colombia’s Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, German Umaña. This meeting will be closed press.
Ambassador Tai and Ambassador Sarah Bianchi will travel to Detroit for the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) meetings and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Ministerial.
At 3:45 PM, Ambassador Tai will participate in an event with APIA Vote Michigan alongside Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Mary Ng at the Philippines Community Center (17356 Northland Park Ct, Southfield, MI 48075). This event is open press.
Thursday, May 25, 2023
At 10:30 AM, Ambassador Tai will chair an APEC MRT adjacent event (“Trade and Working People: A New Conversation”) with United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Frederick Redmond. This event is open press for pre-credentialed APEC media.
At 2:30 PM, Ambassador Tai will provide remarks and chair the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Opening Session. The opening remarks will be open press for pre-credentialed APEC media. Remarks will also be livestreamed here.
Ambassador Bianchi will meet with Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Liew Chin Tong. This meeting will be closed press.
Additional information regarding Ambassador Tai and Ambassador Bianchi’s meetings during APEC will be provided at a later date.
Friday, May 26, 2023
Ambassador Tai will meet with New Zealand’s Minister of Trade Damien O’Connor. This meeting will be closed press.
At 1:30 PM, Ambassador Tai will provide opening remarks at the second session of the APEC MRT. These remarks will be open press for pre-credentialed APEC media and live streamed here.
At 3:30 PM, Ambassador Tai will hold an APEC MRT Chair press conference. This event will be open press for pre-credentialed APEC media and live streamed here.
Additional information regarding Ambassador Tai and Ambassador Bianchi’s meetings during APEC will be provided at a later date.
Saturday, May 27, 2023
Ambassador Tai will provide opening remarks at the IPEF Pillar I Ministerial. There will be a brief photo spray at the start for pre-credentialed IPEF media.
At 12:15 PM, Ambassador Tai will conduct a joint press conference with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the conclusion of the IPEF Ministerial. This event will be open press for pre-credentialed IPEF media. A livestream link will be provided closer to the event.
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US HOUSE
Monday – Back noon ET ..
US SENATE
Monday – Out. Convene Tuesday for a brief pro-forma session at noon ET.
UPCOMING US ECONOMIC DATA REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Monday, May 22 – 8:30a ET – Fed’s Bullard at American Gas Association
Monday, May 22 – 10:50a ET – Fed’s Barkin and Fed’s Bostic at Richmond Fed technology conference
Monday, May 22 – 11a ET- Fed’s Daly speaks at NABE conference
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Tuesday, May 23 – 9a ET Fed’s Logan speaks at Richmond Fed tech conference
Tuesday, May 23 – 9:45 am ET PMI composite flash
Tuesday, May 23 – 10a ET US new home sales (prev 683k)
Tuesday, May 23 – 10a ET US Richmond Fed manufacturing index (prev -10)
Tuesday, May 23 – 16:30 ET US API weekly oil stocks
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Wednesday, May 24 – 7a ET US MBA weekly mortgage applications
Wednesday, May 24 – 10:30a ET US EIA oil stocks report
Wednesday, May 24 – 14:00 ET FOMC minutes
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Thursday, May 25 – 8:30a ET US weekly initial jobless benefit claims
Thursday, May 25 – 8:30a ET US GDP (prev 1.1%)
Thursday, May 25 – 8:30a ET US national activity index (prev -0.19)
Thursday, May 25 – 10a ET US pending home sales (prev -5.2%)
Thursday, May 25 – 10:30a ET US EIA Natural Gas Report\
Thursday, May 25 – 11a ET US Kansas City Fed manufacturing index (prev -10)
Thursday, May 25 – 16:30 ET US Fed balance sheet
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Friday, May 26 – 8:30a ET US international trade in goods (prev -$85.5 bln)
Friday, May 26 – 8:30a ET US durable goods orders (prev 3.2%)
Friday, May 26 – 8:30a ET US personal income/outlays (prev 0.3%/0.0%)
Friday, May 26 – 8:30a ET US wholesale inventories (prev 0.1%)
Friday, May 26 – 10a ET US consumer sentiment (prev 57.7)
Friday, May 19 – 13:00 ET Baker Hughes rig count
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