WASHINGTON (MaceNews)—The following are Wednesday’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
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2022
In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office. This meeting will be closed press.
In the afternoon, the President will meet with the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Combatant Commanders in the Cabinet Room. This meeting will have a pool spray at the top.
In the evening, the President and the First Lady will host a dinner for the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commanders, and their spouses in the Blue Room. This dinner will be closed press.
In-Town Pool
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Radio: VOA
EDT
10:15 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief
Oval Office
Closed Press
3:00 PM In-Town Pool Call Time
4:00 PM THE PRESIDENT meets with the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Combatant Commanders
Cabinet Room
In-House Pool Spray at the Top (Gather 3:50 PM — Brady Press Briefing Room)
5:30 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host a dinner for the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commanders, and their spouses
Blue Room
Closed Press
Briefing Schedule
3:00 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki
WEEK AHEAD GUIDANCE FOR
THE WEEK OF APRIL 18, 2022 – APRIL 22, 2022
Thursday, April 21, 2022
The President will travel to Portland, Oregon to visit an infrastructure improvement project and discuss the unprecedented investments in his Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that are Building a Better America.
Friday, April 22, 2022
On Earth Day, the President will travel to Seattle, Washington to discuss his Administration’s efforts to continue bringing down costs for American families and tackling the climate crisis.
| US TREASURY Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will represent the United States at the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting and select sessions of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Washington, D.C. Secretary Yellen will make clear to her counterparts she stands firmly alongside the people of Ukraine as they defend their lives and their country. The Secretary will demonstrate her commitment to working with our partners and allies to support Ukraine’s economic needs in the short and long term, and will use her meetings this week to galvanize support. Both Secretary Yellen and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo, who is representing the U.S. at IMF-World Bank Fund meetings this week, will reinforce the U.S. commitment to multilateralism and advance U.S. policy priorities on an inclusive economic recovery. They will work with their counterparts to advance global tax policy as a part of a foreign policy for the middle class, combat the climate crisis, strengthen the global health architecture, and address the growing global food security crisis resulting of Russia’s brutal and illegal war against Ukraine. The Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, and our allies will continue their united efforts to increase economic pressure on Russia while mitigating spillover effects. STATE DEPARTMENT In person press briefings, when held, are schedule for around 2p ET on weekedays. |
USTR
On Wednesday, April 20, Ambassador Katherine Tai and Ambassador Sarah Bianchi will meet with President of the Asian Development Bank Masatsugu Asakawa. This meeting is closed press.
Ambassador Bianchi will meet with Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Associate Secretary for Trade and Investment Tim Yeend. This meeting is closed press.
US HOUSE
All week – Out for Easter recess until next Tuesday
US SENATE
All – Out for Easter recess until next Tuesday
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UPCOMING US ECONOMIC DATA & FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Wednesday, April 20 – 7:00 ET US weekly MBA mortgage purchase index
Wednesday, April 20 – 10:00 ET US existing home sales (6.02 mln SAAR prev.)
Wednesday, April 20 – 10:30 ET US EIA petroleum status
Wednesday, April 20 – 11:25 ET Fed’s Daly on economic outlook at Univ. of Nevada
Wednesday, April 20 – 1:30 ET Fed’s Evans on economic outlook at Peterson Institute
Wednesday, April 20 – 14:00 ET Fed beige book
Thursday, April 21 – 8:30 ET US new jobless claims
Thursday, April 21 – 8:30 ET US Phila Fed manufacturing index (27.4 prev.)
Thursday, April 21 – 10:00 ET US leading indicators (0.3% prev.)
Thursday, April 21 – 11:00a ET Fed’s Powell opening remarks, livestreamed at: https://www.volckeralliance.org/events/special-briefing-inflation-and-recession-risks-states-and-cities
Thursday, April 21 – 11:00 ET US Tsy Secty Yellen holds news conference, livestreamed at youtube.com/c/USTreasGov
Thursday, April 21 – 1p ET Fed Chair Powell, ECB’s Lagarde, IMF’s Georgieva, Indonesia’s Indrawati discuss the global economy, livestreamed at www.imf.org/live
Friday, April 22 – 9:45 ET US PMI composite flash
Friday, April 22 – 13:00 US Baker Hughes Rig Count
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