WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Thursday’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:
COMPREHENSIVE TRIP GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2023 – SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023
Thursday, April 13, 2023
In the morning, the President will meet with President Michael Higgins of Ireland and participate in a tree planting ceremony and ringing of the Peace Bell. The meeting, tree planting, and ringing of the Peace Bell at Áras an Uachtaráin, Dublin, Ireland will be covered by the out-of town pool.
Later, the President will meet with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of Ireland. This meeting at the Farmleigh House, Dublin, Ireland will have an out-of-town pool spray at the top.
After, the President will attend a youth Gaelic sports demonstration. This event at the Farmleigh House, Dublin, Ireland will be covered by the out-of-town pool.
In the afternoon, the President will address the Houses of the Oireachtas. These remarks at the Leinster House, Dublin, Ireland will be covered by the out-of-town pool.
In the evening, the President will attend a Banquet Dinner. This dinner at Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland will be covered by the out-of-town pool.
Out-of-Town Pool
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10:00 AM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time
11:15 AM THE PRESIDENT meets with President Michael Higgins of Ireland and participates in a tree planting ceremony and ringing of the Peace Bell
Áras an Uachtaráin, Dublin, Ireland
Out-of-Town Pool
1:00 PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of Ireland
Farmleigh House, Dublin, Ireland
Out-of-Town Pool Spray
1:40 PM THE PRESIDENT attends a youth Gaelic sports demonstration
Farmleigh House, Dublin, Ireland
Out-of-Town Pool
3:45 PM THE PRESIDENT addresses the Houses of the Oireachtas
Leinster House, Dublin, Ireland
Out-of-Town Pool
7:00 PM THE PRESIDENT attends a Banquet Dinner
Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland
Out-of-Town Pool
Briefing Schedule
9:00 AM Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean and NSC Senior Director for Europe Amanda Sloat
Press Filing Center, Dublin, Ireland
Friday, April 14, 2023
The President will depart Dublin, Ireland en route to County Mayo, Ireland.
The President will tour The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock.
The President will visit the North Mayo Heritage and Genealogical Centre’s Family History Research Unit.
The President will deliver remarks at Saint Muredach’s Cathedral.
The President will depart County Mayo, Ireland en route to Dublin, Ireland.
The President will depart Dublin, Ireland en route to Dover, Delaware.
Saturday, April 15, 2023
The President will arrive in Dover, Delaware.
The President will travel to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware where he will remain for the weekend.
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US TREASURY
Thursday – Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo will participate in the World Bank and IMF’s Spring Meetings and related events. Throughout the week, Secretary Yellen will work with partners from across the world to coordinate on action to make the global economy stronger and address shared challenges – including those stemming from Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine – like food insecurity and volatile energy prices. She will redouble her engagement with international counterparts on collaborating to create more resilience in the global financial system.
Secretary Yellen will also mark major advances like the IMF’s new $15.6 billion economic program in Ukraine and efforts to evolve the multilateral development banks. Our initial work is enabling the World Bank to deliver up to $50 billion in additional financing capacity over the next decade to combat extreme poverty, boost economic growth, and mitigate and adapt to climate change.
At 8:45 AM, Secretary Yellen will join Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani of Indonesia in signing a compact that will deliver funding for Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) program, as well as support for improving infrastructure, increasing access to finance, and promoting women’s economic empowerment. This event is open to pre-credentialed media.
At 9:30 AM, Secretary Yellen will participate in a G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting. The meeting is closed press.
At 1:45 PM, Secretary Yellen will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal of Ukraine at the Treasury Department. Afterwards, Secretary Yellen and Prime Minister Shmyhal will deliver brief remarks to the press. The remarks are open to pre-credentialed media.
At 3:00 PM, Secretary Yellen will host a meeting of the Five Finance Ministers – Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The meeting at the Treasury Department will be the first in-person meeting of the group and will advance joint economic security efforts, including by bolstering resilient supply chains and responding to attempts at economic coercion. The meeting is closed press.
STATE DEPT
Thursday – Secty Blinken is in Ireland with Pres Biden and then goes on to Vietnam and Japan and the G7 fgn ministers meet through the 18th. Departmental news briefings when held on weekdays occur around 2p ET.
USTR
Thursday – Ambassador Katherine Tai will meet with European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis. This meeting is closed press. Ambassador Tai and Executive Vice President Dombrovskis will hold a press availability after the meeting. Members of the press interested in attending this in-person event should RSVP to media@ustr.eop.gov.
Ambassador Tai will meet with Indonesian Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. This meeting is closed press.
US HOUSE
Thursday – Out for Easter recess.. The next brief pro-forma meeting is at 11a ET Thursday.
US SENATE
Thursday – Out for Easter recess. The next brief pro forma session is 8:45a ET Thursdday. .
UPCOMING US ECONOMIC DATA REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Thursday, April 13 – 7:45a ET World Bank’s Malpass (last) news conf as president
Thursday, April 13 – 8:30a ET US weekly initial jobless benefit claims
Thursday, April 13 – 8:30a ET US PPI (prev -0.1%)
Thursday, April 13 – 8:30a ET IMF MD Georgieva news conf
Thursday, April 13 – G20 meeting in Washington
Thursday, April 13 – 10:30a ET US EIA Natural Gas Report
Thursday, April 13 – 11:30a ET IMFC news conf, IMF MD Georgieva/Calvino
Thursday, April 13 – 1:45p ET G20 press briefing
Thursday, April 13 – 16:30 ET US Fed balance sheet
Friday, April 14 – 8:30a ET US retail sales (prev -0.4%)
Friday, April 14 – 8:30a ET US import/export prices (prev -0.1/0.2%)
Friday, April 14 – 8:45a ET Fed’s Waller at Graybar conference
Friday, April 14 – 9:15a ET US industrial production (prev 0.0%)
Friday, April 14 – 10a ET US business inventories (prev -0.1%)
Friday, April 14 – 10a ET US consumer sentiment (prev 62.0)
Friday, April 14 – 10:30a ET – IMFC final news conf, Georgieva/Calvina
Friday, April 14 – 13:00 ET US Baker Hughes rig count
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