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, FEBRUARY 22, 2024
In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press.
Then, the President will participate in a campaign reception in Los Altos Hills, California. The departure from Marina Green Parking Lot Landing Zone, San Francisco, California will be covered by the out-of-town pool. The arrival at Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California will be covered by the out-of-town pool. The campaign reception will be covered by the restricted out-of-town pool and the out-of-town pool will accompany.
After, the President will depart Los Altos Hills, California and return to the White House. The departure from San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California will be covered by the out-of-town pool. The departure from Joint Base Andrews will be covered by the out-of-town pool. The arrival on the South Lawn will be open press.
Out-of-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: FOX
Print: Washington Times
Radio: NPR
In-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: ABC
Print: Axios
Radio: NPR
PST
9:00 AM The PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Closed Press
11:30 AMOut-of-Town Pool Call Time
12:30 PMTHE PRESIDENT departs San Francisco, California en route to Los Altos Hills, California
Marina Green Parking Lot Landing Zone, San Francisco, California
Out-of-Town Pool
12:45 PMTHE PRESIDENT arrives in Mountain View, California
Moffett Federal Field, Mountain View, California
Out-of-Town Pool
2:45 PMTHE PRESIDENT participates in a campaign reception
Los Altos Hills, California
Restricted Out-of-Town Pool
4:10 PMTHE PRESIDENT departs San Francisco, California en route Joint Base Andrews
San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California
Out-of-Town Pool
EST
10:35 PMIn-Town Pool Call Time
11:50 PMTHE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route to the White House
Joint Base Andrews
Out-of-Town Pool
12:00 AM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House
South Lawn
Open Press(Gather 11:50 PM – Palm Room Doors)
TREASURY DEPT –
Thursday – From February 27-March 2, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will travel to São Paulo, Brazil to participate in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meetings and events on the sidelines, and then will continue to Santiago, Chile for bilateral engagements.
Secretary Yellen, has not public engagements.
STATE DEPT
Thursday – Secretary Blinken is on travel to Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday through Thursday.
9:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken participates in the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting Session II: Global Governance Reform in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
1:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
2:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken co-hosts the Rising to the Challenge on Haiti: Multinational Security Support Mission Ministerial Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
4:20 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken holds a press availability in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
Secretary Blinken’s press availability will be streamed live on the Department homepage and YouTube Channel.
Headquarters press briefings, when held on weekdays, occur around 1:15p ET and are livestreamed at State.gov. The transcript of Wednesday’s 1:24p ET briefing is at: https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-february-21-2024/
USTR –
Thursday, February 22
Ambassador Katherine Tai will be in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
Ambassador Tai and Senator Mazie Hirono (HI) will participate in a small business roundtable discussion. The roundtable is open press.
Ambassador Tai will participate in a tour of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. This tour is closed press.
.US HOUSE –
Thursday– Out until Feb 28, two days before the next threatened partial govt shutdown
US SENATE
Thursday – Out until Feb 26
UPCOMING US, JAPAN, CANADA ECONOMIC REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 8:30a ET Canada retail sales
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 8:30a ET US jobless claims
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 8:30a ET US Chicago Fed national activity index
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 9:45a ET US S&P PMI composite flash
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 10a ET US NAR existing home sales
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 10a ET Fed’s Jefferson at Institute for International Economics
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 10:30a ET US EIA weekly natural gas inventories
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 11a ET US EIA weekly petroleum inventories
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 12:00 ET US Freddie Mac weekly mortgage rates
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 15:15 ET Fed’s Harker at University of Delaware
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 16:30 ET US Fed weekly balance sheet
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 17:00 ET Fed’s Kashkari at NEON
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 17:00 ET Fed’s Cook at Princeton
Thursday, Feb. 22 – 19:35 ET Fed’s Waller at Notre Dame Club of Minnesota
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Friday, Feb. 23 –13:00 ET US Baker Hughes Rig count
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