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:
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE
FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2024
In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press.
In the evening, the President will host a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day. This event in the East Room will be open to pre-credentialed media and pooled for TV. [RSVP here by 10:00 AM ET]
In-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: CNN
Print: The Grio
Radio: VOA
EDT
10:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time
10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief
Closed Press
5:00 PM THE PRESIDENT hosts a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day
East Room
Pre-Credentialed Media and Pooled for TV (Gather 4:45 PM — Palm Room Doors) [RSVP here by 10:00 AM ET]
Briefing Schedule
EDT
1:30 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (The transcript of Wednesday’s briefing is at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2024/04/03/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-55/)
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Friday, April 5, 2024
The President will travel to Wilmington, Delaware, where he will remain throughout the weekend.
TREASURY DEPT –
Thursday – Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will continue travel to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for bilateral meetings and other engagements. (The transcript of Secty Yellen’s remarks Wednesday at a stopover in Anchorage are at: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2219
STATE DEPT
Thursday – Secretary Blinken is on travel to France and Belgium through Friday.
9:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken attends a NATO 75th Anniversary Ceremonial event in Brussels, Belgium.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken participates in a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony on Countering Foreign State Information Manipulation with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen in Brussels, Belgium.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
11:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken participates in a NATO Ukraine Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
1:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Brussels, Belgium.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
2:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken participates in the North Atlantic Council with Partners in Indo-Pacific meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
5:15 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken holds a press availability in Brussels, Belgium.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
The Secretary’s press availability will be streamed live on the Department homepage and YouTube Channel.
6:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken attends the U.S.- EU Trade and Technology Council welcome reception in Leuven, Belgium.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
7:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken tours IMEC Headquarters in Leuven, Belgium.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)
8:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken participates in a U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Ministerial welcome dinner in Leuven, Belgium
Headquarters press briefings, when held on weekdays, occur around 1:15p ET and are livestreamed at State.gov.. The transcript of Wednesday’s 1:38p ET briefing is at: https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-april-3-2024/
USTR –
Thursday – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will be in Leuven, Belgium.
Ambassador Tai will participate in a fireside chat in Brussels, Belgium hosted by Carnegie Europe and moderated by Carnegie Europe’s Director Rosa Belfour. This event is open press.
Ambassador Tai will participate in the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Trade and Labor Dialogue with European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis and U.S. and EU labor and business stakeholders. This event is closed press.
Ambassador Tai will participate in a TTC fireside chat on “TTC Achievements in a Changing World and the Future of EU-U.S Trade And Technology Cooperation” with TTC co-chairs U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, and European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, as well as U.S. Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernandez and European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton. The conversation will be moderated by Arancha González Laya, Former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. This event is open press and livestreamed.
.US HOUSE –
Thursday – Out until next week. Pro forma meeting 9a ET Friday
US SENATE
Thursday – Out until next week. Pro forma meeting 2p ET..
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UPCOMING US, JAPAN, CANADA ECONOMIC REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Thursday, April 4 – 7:30a ET US Challenger layoffs
Thursday, April 4 – 8:30a ET US jobless claims
Thursday, April 4 – 8:30a ET US international trade in goods & services
Thursday, April 4 – 8:30a ET Canada merchandise trade
Thursday, April 4 – 8:30a ET Fed’s Harker on employment market
Thursday, April 4 – 10:30a ET US EIA weekly natural gas inventories
Thursday, April 4 – 12:00 ET US Freddie Mac weekly mortgage rates
Thursday, April 4 – 12:15 ET Fed’s Barkin at Building Association of Richmond
Thursday, April 4 – 12:45 ET Fed’s Goolsbee at Multi-Chamber Economic Outlook Luncheon
Thursday, April 4 – 14:00 ET Fed’s Mester at Global Interdependence Center
Thursday, April 4 – 16:30 ET US Fed weekly balance sheet
Thursday, April 4 – 19:30 ET Fed’s Kugler on economic data at Women in Economics Symposium
Thursday, April 4 – 19:30 ET Japan household spending
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Friday, April 5 – 8:30a ET US employment
Friday, April 5 – 8:30a ET Canada employment
Friday, April 5 – 8:30a ET Fed’s Collins on stablecoins and stability at Boston Fed
Friday, April 5 – 9:15a ET Fed’s Barkin at Greater Baltimore Committee
Friday, April 5 – 10a ET Canada Ivey PMI
Friday, April 5 – 12:15 ET Fed’s Bowman at Shadow Open Market Committee
Friday, April 5 – 13:00 ET US Baker Hughes oil rigs
Friday, April 5 – 15:00 ET US consumer credit
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