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, FEBRUARY 16, 2024
In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press.
In the afternoon, the President will travel to East Palestine, Ohio. The departure from the South Lawn will be open press. The departure from Joint Base Andrews will be covered by the out-of-town pool. The arrival at Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will be open press.
Then, the President will receive an operational briefing from officials on the continuing response and recovery efforts. This briefing in East Palestine, Ohio will be covered by the out-of-town pool.
After, the President will deliver remarks on how the Administration is holding Norfolk Southern accountable for the derailment and is working with state and local officials to support the community as it moves forward. The President will discuss his commitment to ensuring the people of East Palestine are not defined by this single event, and that his Administration is delivering on the needs of affected families, businesses, and residents. These remarks in East Palestine, Ohio will be covered by the out-of-town pool.
In the evening, the President will depart East Palestine, Ohio en route to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The departure from Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will covered by the out-of-town pool. The arrival in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware will be covered by the supplemental pool.
In-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: NBC
Print: USA Today
Radio: AP
Out-of-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: NBC
Print: Washington Examiner
Radio: CBS Radio
Supplemental Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: NBC
Print: Washington Post
EST
1:10 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
South Lawn
Open Press (Gather 1:00 PM – Palm Room Doors)
1:30 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Joint Base Andrews
Out-of-Town Pool
2:25 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Open Press
4:20 PM THE PRESIDENT receives an operational briefing from officials on the continuing response and recovery efforts
East Palestine, Ohio
Out-of-Town Pool Spray
4:45 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on how the Administration is holding Norfolk Southern accountable for the derailment and is working with state and local officials to support the community as it moves forward
East Palestine, Ohio
Out-of-Town Pool
7:35 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania en route to Dover, Delaware
Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Out-of-Town Pool
8:45 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Dover, Delaware en route to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware
Out-of-Town Pool
9:05 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Supplemental Pool
Briefing Schedule
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
TREASURY DEPT –
Friday – Secretary Yellen, has not public engagements.
STATE DEPT
Friday – Secretary Blinken is visiting Albania and Germany through Saturday.
12:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov in Munich, Germany.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
1:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Munich, Germany.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
2:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken attends Vice President Harris’ remarks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY THE WHITE HOUSE)
3:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with People’s Republic of China Director of the Office of Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Munich, Germany.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
5:45 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with German Vice Chancellor Dr. Robert Habeck in Munich, Germany.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
6:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Munich, Germany.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
Headquarters press briefings, when held on weekdays, occur around 1:15p ET and are livestreamed at State.gov.
USTR –
Friday – Ambassador Katherine Tai will meet with Uruguay’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Omar Paganini. This meeting is closed press.
Ambassador Tai will meet virtually with Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Raquel Buenrostro. This meeting is closed press.
Ambassador Tai will deliver remarks at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 100th Annual Agriculture Outlook Forum. This event is open press.
.US HOUSE –
Friday – Out for about two weeks for Presidents Day break
US SENATE
Friday – Out for about two weeks. Out. Pro foma session at 3:30py
UPCOMING US, JAPAN, CANADA ECONOMIC REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Friday, Feb. 16 – 8:30a ET US housing starts & permits
Friday, Feb. 16 – 8:30a ET US PPI
Friday, Feb. 16 – 9:10a ET Fed’s Barr on banking at Columbia Univ. Law
Friday, Feb. 16 – 10a ET US Univ. of Michigan survey of consumer sentiment
Friday, Feb. 16 – 12:45 ET Fed’s Daly at National Assoc. for Business Economics
Friday, Feb. 16 –13:00 ET US Baker Hughes Rig count
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Thursday, Feb. 22 –15:00 ET Fed’s Harker at Univ. of Delaware
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