US executive branch text over image of White HouseThis report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.

POTUS’ Schedule*

8:00 a.m. EDT – The President attends a mass in honor of St. Patrick’s Day | St. Joseph on the Brandywine, Wlimington, DE

9:40 a.m. EDT – The President departs Wilmington, DE en route Washington, D.C. | New Castle Airport, Delaware

9:50 a.m. EDT – The President receives the President’s Daily Brief en route to Washington | New Castle Airport, Delaware

10:35 a.m. EDT – The President arrives at the White House

1:00 p.m. EDT – The President hosts H.E. Micheál Martin, Prime Minister of Ireland, for a virtual bilateral meeting | Oval Office

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

11:00 a.m. EDT – the Vice President will host H.E. Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland, for a virtual bilateral meeting in the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office

12:10 p.m. EDT – the Vice President will attend a virtual event alongside H.E. Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland, celebrating the Frederick Douglass Global Fellows in the South Court Auditorium

2:30 p.m. EDT – the Vice President will host a virtual meeting with First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill of the Northern Ireland Executive

4:00 p.m. EDT – the Vice President will ceremonially swear in Michael Regan as EPA Administrator in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

11:00 a.m. EDT – Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials | The White House

3:00 p.m. EDT – Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona | James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

*The US President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change, as is the White House press briefing schedule.

Recap of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 and reopening developments.

The White House

  • Fact Sheet: The United States-Ireland Partnership | March 17, 2021
  • Remarks by President Biden During Visit to Smith Flooring Inc. | Chester, PA
  • Pre-Taped Remarks by Vice President Kamala Harris As Delivered to the Commission on the Status of Women
  • Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Counterparts from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom
  • Transcript: Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki Aboard Air Force One En Route Chester, PA
  • Nominations Sent to the Senate

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Meeting With Defense Minister Suh Wook of the Republic of Korea | March 17, 2021
  • Transcript: Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi at a Joint Press Availability
  • Transcript: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Remarks With Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi in Tokyo, Japan
  • Transcript: Secretary of Defense Austin’s Remarks at the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee in Tokyo, Japan
  • Article: US, Japanese Leaders Agree Chinese Behavior Endangers Peace
  • Transcript: Northcom-Southcom Joint Press Briefing
  • Article: Northcom, Southcom Leaders Discuss Border, Hemispheric Security at Hearing
  • Press Release: Defense Department Successfully Transitions New Technology to Programs of Record
  • Press Release: Update to Conditions-Based Approach to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Personnel Movement and Travel Restrictions
  • Publication: Update to Conditions-Based Approach to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Personnel Movement and Travel Restrictions
  • Publication: Promoting and Protecting the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Around the World
  • Advisory: Guantanamo Periodic Review Board Media Invitation Announced
  • Contracts for March 16, 2021

Department of State

  • Daily Schedule | Wednesday, March 17
  • March 17: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken at Virtual Meet and Greet with Mission Republic of Korea Staff and Family Members
  • March 17: Statement | On the Occasion of St. Patrick’s Day
  • March 17: Statement | Hong Kong Autonomy Act Update
  • March 16: Transcript | Senior Administration Officials Preview of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s Trip to Anchorage, Alaska
  • March 16: Statement | Freedom of Navigation Report Annual Release
  • March 16: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi at a Joint Press Availability
  • March 16: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin With Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Before their Meeting
  • March 16: Transcript | Department Press Briefing

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Advisory: Media Advisory: Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield to Participate in Commission on the Status of Women Side Events (Mar. 17)
  • Remarks by Vice President Kamala Harris to the 65th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
  • Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen

Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

  • Press Release: ODNI Releases Intelligence Community Assessment of Foreign Threats to the 2020 U.S. Elections

Department of the Treasury

  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Namki Hong of the Republic of Korea
  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Jubilee USA Network
  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Mairead McGuinness
  • Press Release: Secretary Janet L. Yellen Provides Official Signature for 2021 United States Paper Currency
  • Regulations: Implementation of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Joint Statement from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security Assessing the Impact of Foreign Interference During the 2020 U.S. Elections
  • Press Release: Former Owners of Telemarketing Company Agree to Pay At Least $4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  • Joint Statement from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security Assessing the Impact of Foreign Interference During the 2020 U.S. Elections
  • Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas Regarding the Situation at the Southwest Border
  • Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’ Meeting with Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior, Horst Seehofer
  • Press Release: CBP Expands Simplified Arrival in Arizona
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Halt Meth Smuggling Attempt Through Checkpoint (California)
  • Press Release: Border Patrol Agents Rescue Man Missing for Eight Days (California)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Press Release: Koochiching County Residents Invited to Attend Virtual Flood Map Open House (Minnesota)
  • Press Release: FEMA Provides $1.5 Million to Indiana Family and Social Services Administration

Department of Commerce

  • Blog: Spotlight on Commerce | Paula Paixao e Silva Zarazinski, Attorney Advisor, Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), Office of General Counsel

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Press Release: USDA Invests $598 Million to Improve and Modernize Rural Electric Infrastructure After Severe Weather and Age Test the Grid
  • Press Release: US Department of Agriculture Announces Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and Other Key Staff Appointments

Department of Energy (DOE)

  • Press Release: DOE Announces $18 Million to Advance Particle Accelerator Technologies and Workforce Training

Department of Interior

  • Statement from Deb Haaland on Becoming the 54th Interior Secretary

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  • Press Release: US EPA Administrator Michael Regan Reaffirms State-Federal Partnership and Landmark Agreement on Environmental Health

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: US Department of Labor issues new guidance to states on implementing American Rescue Plan Act Unemployment Insurance provisions
  • Press Release: US Department of Labor announces funding available for researchers to study equity for underserved communities
  • Press Release: US Department of Labor investigation results in judge debarring North Carolina farm labor contractor for numerous guest worker visa program violations
  • Press Release: OSHA, grain industry leaders say small changes have big impacts
  • Press Release: US Department of Labor, El Paso Association of Contractors renew alliance to protect safety, health of construction workers
  • Press Release: US Department of Labor recovers $327K in back wages for 223 employees of Ohio-based health care services provider

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Press Release: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update | March 16, 2021
  • Press Release: FDA takes steps to streamline path for COVID-19 screening tools, provides information to help groups establishing testing programs

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