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*

10:15 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

10:15 a.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office

1:15 p.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will ceremonially swear in Cynthia Ann Telles to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Costa Rica | Vice President’s Ceremonial Office.

1:40 p.m. EST – THE VICE PRESIDENT will ceremonially swear in Reta Jo Lewis to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States | Vice President’s Ceremonial Office.

Looking Ahead: The Vice President will travel to Munich, Germany, to attend the Munich Security Conference (February 18-20).

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

11:00 a.m. EST – Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and public health officials | James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

1:00 p.m. EST – Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki | 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, February 15, 2022

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 developments

The White House

  • Remarks by President Biden Providing an Update on Russia and Ukraine
  • Readout of President Biden’s Call with President Emmanuel Macron of France
  • Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Head of Cabinet of the President of the European Council Frédéric Bernard
  • Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meeting with Polish Head of the International Policy Bureau Jakub Kumoch
  • Remarks by President Biden at the National Association of Counties 2022 Legislative Conference
  • Statement from President Joe Biden on Sandy Hook Settlement
  • Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, February 15, 2022
  • Fact Sheet:  Department of Defense Releases New Report on Safeguarding our National Security by Promoting Competition in the Defense Industrial Base
  • Fact Sheet:  Biden-⁠Harris Administration Advances Cleaner Industrial Sector to Reduce Emissions and Reinvigorate American Manufacturing
  • Disaster Declaration: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Hawaii Disaster Declaration

Department of Defense (DOD)

  • Article: Ukraine Will Dominate Defense Secretary’s Europe Trip
  • Press Release: State of Competition in the Defense Industrial Base
  • Publication: State of Competition Within the Defense Industrial Base
  • Article: Sports Heroes Who Served | WWII Marine Was First Black MLB Pitcher
  • Contracts for February 15, 2022

U.S. Army

  • Press Release: Presidio of Monterey Dental Clinic leads the way in digital dentistry

U.S. National Guard

  • Press Release: More U.S. troops deploying to Europe, Guard leaving Ukraine
  • Press Release: Papua New Guinea military leaders visit Wisconsin Guard
  • Press Release: Utah National Guard supports hospitals facing COVID surge

U.S. Marine Corps

  • Press Release: Marines Conduct Amphibious Combat Vehicle Testing in Recent Exercises

U.S. Navy

  • Press Release: USS Anchorage, 1st Marine Division Exercise Waterborne Capabilities of ACVs

U.S. Air Force

Department of State

Daily Schedule | Wednesday, February 16

Russia, Ukraine, Europe

  • February 16: Statement | Russian Duma Resolution on Eastern Ukraine
  • February 15: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
  • February 15: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Transatlantic Quad Foreign Ministers
  • February 15: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with French, German, Italian and UK Counterparts
  • February 15: Transcript | Online Press Briefing with Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
  • February 15: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Albanian Prime Minister Rama (AFG Refugees, UKR/RUS, Combatting Corruption)
  • February 15: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama Before Meeting
  • February 15: Readout | Counselor Chollet and Under Secretary Fernandez Meet with Bulgarian Energy Delegation (Energy Diversification, Clean Energy Transition)
  • February 15: Statement | Lithuania National Day
  • February 15: Statement | Serbia National Day

Asia-Pacific

  • February 15: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori (UKR, RUS, DPRK, Other Matters)

Western Hemisphere

  • February 15: Readout | Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Morgan (UKR, RUS, Amb. Bridge)

Africa

  • February 15: Advisory | Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Satterfield’s Travel to the UAE and Sudan
  • February 15: Statement | On the Lifting of the State of Emergency in Ethiopia

Other Matters

  • February 15: Statement | Announcement of Dilawar Syed as the State Department’s Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs
  • February 15: Statement | First Anniversary of the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations
  • February 15: Transcript | Digital Press Briefing with Acting Coordinator for Global COVID-19 Response and Health Security Mary Beth Goodman

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Readout: Administrator Samantha Power Meets with Ukrainian Journalists and Media Experts

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

Ukraine, Russia

  • Transcript: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with James Bays of Al Jazeera
  • Transcript: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Pamela Falk of CBS News
  • Transcript: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Patrícia Kordiaková of TA3, Slovakia
  • Transcript: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Jeroen Wollaars of Nieuwsuur
  • Transcript: Deputy to the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Jeffrey Prescott’s Interview with Danylo Terletskyy of Ukrainian Independent Radio, Chic
  • Transcript: Deputy to the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Jeffrey Prescott’s Interview with Talal Al-Haj of Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath News Networks

Africa, Middle East

  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Somalia
  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East

Other Matters

  • Remarks at the 60th session of the UN Commission on Social Development
  • Remarks at the UN Women Executive Board Meeting on Protection Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment

Department of the Treasury/Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

  • Press Release: Treasury International Capital Data for December
  • Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of the Netherlands Sigrid Kaag
  • Congressional Testimony of Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang before Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate
  • OFAC Guidance: Issuance of Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Sanctions Regulations; Amendment of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: SEC Charges 12 Additional Financial Firms for Failure to Meet Form CRS Obligations

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases

  • Press Release: Justice Department Issues Guidance on Ballot Drop Box Accessibility Requirements Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Press Release: Columbus Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Local Reproductive Health Services Facility
  • Press Release: Three Men Sentenced for $2.7 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
  • Press Release: Two Former Federal Correctional Officers Plead Guilty to Bribery and Contraband Smuggling Scheme

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

  • Press Release: Operation Allies Welcome Announces Departure of Last Afghan Nationals from Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
  • Press Release: Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $1.6 Million Worth of Narcotics in Three Seizures (Texas)
  • Press Release: Uvalde Border Patrol Agents Rescue Migrants Trapped in Train (Texas)
  • Press Release: K-9 Assists Task Force in Seizing Narcotics Inside of Storage Unit (California)
  • Press Release: Cincinnati CBP Intercepts Shipments of Unapproved Injectable Cosmetics (Ohio)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Link to daily press releases

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

Daily Schedule

On Wednesday, February 16: 

  • Ambassador Katherine Tai is in New York City for meetings with business leaders and stakeholders.
  • Ambassador Jayme White will co-chair the fourth meeting of the U.S.-Ecuador Trade and Investment Council with Ecuador’s Minister for Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries, Julio José Prado in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
  • Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East Dan Mullaney will participate in an event hosted by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce at 1:00 PM ET: “Navigating an Evolving Global Trade Landscape: What’s Ahead in 2022.”
  • Report: USTR Releases Annual Report on China’s WTO Compliance | February 16, 2022

Department of Commerce/National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

  • Press Release: Commerce Announces Competitive Grant Program to Promote U.S. Exports
  • Blog: National Black History Month | Commerce Home to Black Leaders in STEM Education and Research
  • Press Release: FCC, NTIA Establish Spectrum Coordination Initiative

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

  • Statement Regarding Termination of Lockheed Martin Corporation’s Attempted Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

  • Press Release: FCC Acts to Increase Broadband Competition in Apartment Buildings
  • Press Release: Starks Announces Connecting Black Communities Event
  • Press Release: FCC, NTIA Establish Spectrum Coordination Initiative

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

  • Press Release: CFPB Takes Action to Halt Prepaid Card Providers Siphoning Government Benefits

Department of Energy (DOE)

  • Press Release: DOE Establishes Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $9.5 Billion Clean Hydrogen Initiatives

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

  • Press Release: Secretary Haaland Tours Significant Civil Rights Sites in Mississippi, Highlights Administration’s Commitment to Telling America’s Story

Department of Interior (DOI)

  • Press Release: Secretary Haaland Tours Significant Civil Rights Sites in Mississippi, Highlights Administration’s Commitment to Telling America’s Story

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  • Link to daily EPA press releases

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

  • Press Release: FAA Announces Internship Opportunities for Students

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: Federal investigators find Texas residential builder owed $163K in overtime to employees
  • Press Release: S. Department of Labor recovers $79K in wages for 39 healthcare workers serving individuals with disabilities in Louisiana
  • Press Release: S. Department of Labor certifies Molson Coors’ beverage container manufacturing facility as Voluntary Protections Program ‘Star’ site
  • Press Release: S. Department of Labor announces proposed rule to update powered industrial trucks standard for general industry, construction

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)