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 1, 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 host Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy for a bilateral meeting. This bilateral meeting in the Oval Office will have an in-house pool spray at the top.
Later, the President will depart the White House en route to Camp David. The departure from the South Lawn will be open press. The arrival at Camp David will be closed press.
In-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: FOX
Print: The Grio
Radio: FOX
EDT
10:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time
10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Closed Press
1:00 PM THE PRESIDENT holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy
Oval Office
In-House Pool Spray (Gather 12:50 PM – Brady Press Briefing Room)
5:45 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Camp David
South Lawn
Open Press (Gather 5:35 PM – Palm Room Doors)
6:15 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at Camp David
Camp David Landing Zone
Closed Press
Briefing Schedule
EDT
1:30 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby. (The transcript of Thursday’s press gaggle is at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2024/02/29/press-gaggle-by-principal-deputy-press-secretary-olivia-dalton-and-secretary-of-homeland-security-alejandro-mayorkas-en-route-brownsville-tx/)
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TREASURY DEPT –
Friiday – At 11:00 AM CLST / 9:00 AM EST, Secretary Yellen, in Santiago, Chile, will join Minister of Finance Mario Marcel of Chile to participate in a roundtable discussion on financing of the green energy transition. There will be an extended spray at the Ministry of Finance to cover Secretary Yellen and Minister Marcel’s opening remarks at the beginning of this meeting for pre-credentialed media. Media interested in covering this event can email RojasLE@state.gov.
At 12:00 PM CLST / 10:00 AM EST, Secretary Yellen will participate in a bilateral meeting with Minister of Finance Mario Marcel of Chile. This meeting at the Ministry of Finance is closed press.
At 12:30 PM CLST / 10:30 AM EST, Secretary Yellen and Minister Marcel will hold a joint press conference following their bilateral meeting. This press conference at the Ministry of Finance is open press and will be livestreamed here. Media interested in attending can email RojasLE@state.gov.
At 1:00 PM CLST / 11:00 AM EST, Secretary Yellen will participate in a bilateral meeting with Governor of the Central Bank of Chile Rosanna Costa. There will be a photo spray at the beginning of this meeting at the Central Bank of Chile for pre-credentialed media. Media interested in covering this event can email RojasLE@state.gov.
At 2:30 PM CLST / 12:30 PM EST, Secretary Yellen and Governor Costa will participate in a moderated discussion with women Chilean economists and business leaders. There will be an extended spray to cover Secretary Yellen and Governor Costa’s opening remarks at the beginning of this event at the Central Bank of Chile for pre-credentialed media. Media interested in covering this event can email RojasLE@state.gov.
At 4:00 PM CLST / 2:00 PM EST, Secretary Yellen will participate in a bilateral meeting with President Gabriel Boric Font of Chile. This meeting is closed press.
At 5:00 PM CLST / 3:00 PM EST, Secretary Yellen will participate in a roundtable discussion hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce with private sector leaders on the bilateral U.S.-Chile economic relationship and economic opportunities the Biden Administration’s historic investments in clean energy are creating for both countries. There will be an extended spray to cover the Secretary’s opening remarks at the beginning of this event at the U.S. Embassy Chief of Mission Residence/Barnes House for pre-credentialed media. Media interested in covering this event can email RojasLE@state.gov.
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will join Vice President Kamala Harris and travel to Durham, North Carolina for events highlighting the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic investments in strengthening entrepreneurship, increasing access to capital, and supporting small businesses throughout the country including in underserved communities. Events with the Vice President are open to pre-credentialed media.
STATE DEPT
Friday – 1:00 p.m. Secretary Blinken attends President Biden’s meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY THE WHITE HOUSE)
Headquarters press briefings, when held on weekdays, occur around 1:15p ET and are livestreamed at State.gov. The transcript of Thursday’s 1:37p ET briefing is at: https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-february-29-2024/
USTR –
Friday – Deputy United States Trade Representative María Pagán and Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip will be in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13).
.US HOUSE –
Friday – Out. Pro forma meeting at 10a
US SENATE
Friday – Out. Pro forma meeting at noon ET.
UPCOMING US, JAPAN, CANADA ECONOMIC REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Friday, March 1 – 9:45a ET US S&P PMI manufacturing final
Friday, March 1 – 10a ET US ISM manufacturing
Friday, March 1 – 10a ET US construction spending
Friday, March 1 – 10a ET US consumer sentiment (U. of Michigan)
Friday, March 1 – 10a ET Chi Fed’s Goolsbee interviewed on CNBC
Friday, March 1 – 10:15a ET Fed’s Logan at Univ. of Chicago Booth School event
Friday, March 1 –13:00 ET US Baker Hughes Rig count
Friday, March 1 – 16:00 ET Chi Fed’s Goolsbee interviewed on Fox Business
Friday, March 1 –13:15 ET Fed’s Daly at Univ. of Chicago Booth School event
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