WASHINGTON (MaceNews)—The following are Monday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as US data and Federal Reserve events:
| DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022 In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press. Then, the President will award Public Safety Officer Medals of Valor for “extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty.” This ceremony in the East Room will be open to pre-credentialed media and pooled for TV. [RSVP here by 8:00 AM EDT] In the afternoon, the President will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of the Hellenic Republic, where they will affirm our strong bilateral partnership and celebrate 201 years of Greek independence. The leaders will discuss ongoing efforts with Allies and partners to support the people of Ukraine and impose economic costs on Russia for its unprovoked aggression. This meeting in the Oval Office will have a pool spray at the top. After, the President and the First Lady will host a reception in honor of the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic and Mrs. Mitsotaki in the East Room. This event will be open to pre-credentialed media and pooled for TV. [RSVP here by 10:00 AM EDT] In-Town Pool Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT TV Corr & Crew: FOX Print: New York Times Radio: SRN EDT 9:30 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief Closed Press 11:15 AM In-Town Pool Call Time 11:45 AM THE PRESIDENT awards Public Safety Officer Medals of Valor for “extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty” East Room Open to Pre-Credentialed Media and Pooled for TV (Gather 11:30 AM — Palm Room Doors) [RSVP here by 8:00 AM] 3:30 PM THE PRESIDENT holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of the Hellenic Republic, where they will affirm our strong bilateral partnership and celebrate 201 years of Greek independence Oval Office In-House Pool Spray at the Top (Gather 3:25 PM — Brady Press Briefing Room) 5:00 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host a reception in honor of the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic and Mrs. Mitsotaki East Room Open to Pre-Credentialed Media and Pooled for TV (Gather 4:40 PM — Palm Room Doors) Briefing Schedule 2:30 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre WEEK AHEAD GUIDANCE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 16, 2022 – MAY 20, 2022 Tuesday, May 17, 2022 The President and the First Lady will travel to Buffalo, New York to grieve with the community that lost ten lives in a senseless and horrific mass shooting The President and the First Lady will host a reception to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the Rose Garden. Thursday, May 19, 2022 The President will depart for Seoul, Republic of Korea for his first trip to Asia as President. The President will visit the Republic of Korea and Japan to further deepen ties between our governments and economies to deliver for people at home and in the region. This trip will advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s rock-solid commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific and to U.S. treaty alliances with the Republic of Korea and Japan. It will build on more than a year of intensive diplomacy with the Indo-Pacific, including the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit held last week in Washington, DC. Friday, May 20, 2022 The President will arrive in Seoul, Republic of Korea, where he will remain until Sunday, May 22, when he will travel to Tokyo, Japan. US TREASURY Monday – On May 16, in Warsaw, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will meet with Mateusz Morawiecki, the Prime Minister of Poland; Finance Minister Magdalena Rzeczkowska of Poland; National Bank of Poland Governor Adam Glapiński; and Mark Brzezinski, the U.S. Ambassador to Poland. Throughout, Secretary Yellen will discuss the war’s impact on Poland’s economy, particularly on inflation, fiscal policy, and supply chains. Secretary Yellen will also express her gratitude for the generosity Poland has shown in welcoming refugees, address the rising threat of food insecurity, and discuss the agreement on new international tax rules, including a global minimum tax that will raise crucial revenues that will benefit the citizens of both countries. Bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister and Finance Minister will have photo sprays for pre-approved media. The meeting between Secretary Yellen and National Bank of Poland Governor Glapiński is closed press. In the morning local time, Secretary Yellen will visit the Wilcza Hostel and World Central Kitchen (WCK) facility for Ukrainian refugees, where she will spotlight the work of WCK to provide meals to Ukrainian refugees, and highlight Treasury’s ongoing efforts to address the food security challenges facing the region and world. In the afternoon local time, Secretary Yellen will visit the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto. The Museum showcases the important history of Jews in Poland over the past thousand years and stands directly across from the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, which commemorates the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Secretary Yellen will give brief remarks and lay a wreath at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes. This event is open to pre-approved media. In the evening local time, Secretary Yellen will travel to Brussels, Belgium. STATE DEPARTMENT Monday – Secretary Blinken with VP Harrris is in the UAE to express condolences for the passing of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nathyan USTR Ambassador Tai returns from the Paris meeting of the US-EU Trade and Technology Council. |
US HOUSE
Monday – The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on May 16, 2022..
US SENATE
Monday, May 16, 2022
3:00 p.m.: Convene and resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.7691, Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022..
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UPCOMING US ECONOMIC DATA & FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Monday, May 16 – 8:30 ET US Empire State Manufacturing Index (24.6)
Monday, May 16 – 8:55 ET Fed’s Williams speaks at Mortgage Bankers Assoc. conference
Monday, May 16 – 16:00 ET US Treasury International Capital Flows
Tuesday, May 17 – 8:30 ET US retail sales (0.5%)
Tuesday, May 17 – 8:55 ET US Redbook store sales
Tuesday, May 17 – 9:15 ET US industrial production (0.9%)
Tuesday, May 17 – 9:15 ET Fed’s Harker speaks at Stern health care summit
Tuesday, May 17 – 10:00 ET US business inventories (1.5%)
Tuesday, May 17 – 10:00 ET US NAHB housing market index (77)
Tuesday, May 17 – 14;00 ET Fed Chair Powell speaks at WSJ event
Tuesday, May 17 – 14:30 ET Cleve Fed’s Mester speaks, opening remarks
Tuesday, May 17 – 18:45 ET Fed’s Evans speaks at Money Marketeers of NYU
Wednesday, May 18 – 7:00 ET US weekly MBA mortgage purchase index
Wednesday, May 18 – 8:30 ET US housing starts & permits (1.793 mln/1.873 mln)
Wednesday, May 18 – 10:30 ET US EIA petroleum status
Wednesday, May 18 – 16:00 ET Fed’s Harker speaks at banking event
Thursday, May 19 – 8:30 ET US new jobless claims
Thursday, May 19 – 8:30 ET US Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index (17.6)
Thursday, May 19 – 10:00 ET US existing home sales (5.77 mln)
Thursday, May 19 – 10:00 ET US leading indicators (0.3%)
Friday, May 20 – 10:00 ET US quarterly services revenue survey (2.8%)
Friday, May 20 – 13:00 US Baker Hughes Rig Count
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