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 8, 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 travel to Leesburg, Virginia. The departure from the South Lawn will be open press. The arrival at Leesburg Executive Airport, Leesburg, Virginia will be covered by the out-of-town pool.
Then, the President will deliver remarks at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference. These remarks at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia will be covered by the out-of-town pool.
In the evening, the President will return to the White House. The departure from Leesburg Executive Airport, Leesburg, Virginia will be covered by the out-of-town pool. The arrival on the South Lawn will be open press.
In-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: CBS
Print: Newsweek
Radio: BBC
Out-of-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: CBS
Print: USA Today
Radio: BBC
EST
10:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time
10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Closed Press
1:15 PM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time
Stakeout Location
2:55 PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route to Leesburg, Virginia
South Lawn
Open Press (Gather 2:45 PM – Palm Room Doors)
3:20 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Leesburg, Virginia
Leesburg Executive Airport, Leesburg, Virginia
Out-of-Town Pool
4:00 PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference
Lansdowne Resort, Leesburg, Virginia
Out-of-Town Pool
5:35 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Leesburg, Virginia en route to the White House
Leesburg Executive Airport, Leesburg, Virginia
Out-of-Town Pool
6:00 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House
South Lawn
Open Press (Gather 5:50 PM – Palm Room Doors)
Briefing Schedule
1:30 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. (The transcroipt of Wednesday’s press gaggle aboard AF1 is at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2024/02/07/press-gaggle-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-nsc-coordinator-for-strategic-communications-john-kirby-en-route-new-york-ny/)
Friday, February 9, 2024
The President will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for a bilateral meeting at the White House.
TREASURY DEPT –
Thursday – At 9:00 AM, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will testify at the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. She will testify on the 2023 Financial Stability Oversight Council annual report. The annual report reviews financial market developments, describes potential emerging threats to U.S. financial stability, identifies vulnerabilities in the financial system, and makes recommendations to mitigate those threats and vulnerabilities. Overall, the Council finds that the U.S. financial system remains resilient, and the U.S. banking system remains sound. A livestream can be found here.
At 3:00 PM, Secretary Yellen will hold a bilateral meeting with Executive Vice President and Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni of the European Union. Secretary Yellen plans to discuss our joint efforts to provide economic support to Ukraine to underpin its brave resistance on the battlefield, including by congratulating the EU on advancing €50 billion of assistance. Secretary Yellen will reiterate that Congress must advance American national security interests by sustaining budget support for Ukraine. This meeting is closed press.
STATE DEPT
Thursday – Secty Blinken finishes his tour of the Middle East for the fifth time, visiting Saudi Arabia,, Egypt, Qatar, Israel and the West Bank.
9:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Israeli Minister Gadi Eisenkot and Israeli Minister Benny Gantz in Tel Aviv, Israel.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken meets with Israeli Opposition Leader Yair Lapid in Tel Aviv, Israel.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
11:45 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Blinken holds a meet and greet with U.S. Mission Israel first and second tour Foreign Service Officers in Tel Aviv, Israel.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
. Headquarters press briefings, when held on weekdays, occur around 1:15p ET and are livestreamed at State.gov.
USTR –
Thursday – Ambassador Katherine Tai will meet with Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide. This meeting is closed press.
Ambassador Tai will participate in a fireside chat moderated by Dr. Jan Yves Remy, Director of the Shridath Rampahl Centre for International Trade Law and Policy at the University of the West Indies, at Georgetown University’s Remaking Global Trade for a Sustainable Future Conference. This event is closed press.
Ambassador Tai will participate in a fireside chat on “Artificial Intelligence, Trade Policy, and Civil Rights” hosted by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and Human Rights and Public Citizen. This event is closed press.
.US HOUSE –
Thursday – Back at 10a ET. No votes the rest of this wk.
US SENATE
Thursday – 12:00 p.m.: Convene and resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.815, the stripped down aid package for Israel and Ukraine..
UPCOMING US, JAPAN, CANADA ECONOMIC REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Thursday, Feb. 8 – 8:00a ET Fed’s Barkin interview on Bloomberg TV
Thursday, Feb. 8 – 8:30a ET US jobless claims
Thursday, Feb. 8 – 10a ET US wholesale inventories
Thursday, Feb 8 – 10a ET US Tsy’s Yellen testifies to Senate Banking Comte
Thursday, Feb. 8 – 10:30a ET US EIA weekly natural gas inventories
Thursday, Feb. 8 – 12:00 ET US Freddie Mac mortgage rates
Thursday, Feb. 8 – 12:05 ET Fed’s Barkin at Economic Club of NY
Thursday, Feb. 8 – 13:00 ET US Treasury 30-year bond auction
Thursday, Feb. 8 – 16:30 ET US Fed weekly balance sheet
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Friday, Feb. 9 – 8:30a ET Canada labor force survey
Friday, Feb. 9 –13:00 ET US Baker Hughes Rig count
Friday, Feb. 9 –13:30 ET Fed’s Logan with Ross Perot at Tarrant County event
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Thursday, Feb. 15 –19:00 ET Fed’s Bostic speaks at Money Marketeers in New York
Thursday, Feb. 22 –15:00 ET Fed’s Harker at Univ. of Delaware
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