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.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

POTUS’ Schedule*

9:30 a.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Brief

10:30 a.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT participates in a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland | Oval Office

12:00 p.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT and H.E. Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland deliver remarks at the Annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon hosted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi | United States Capitol

5:00 p.m. ET – THE PRESIDENT and The First Lady host H.E. Micheál Martin, Taoiseach of Ireland, and Mrs. Mary Martin for a Shamrock presentation at the White House | East Room

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

11:35 a.m. ET – THE VICE PRESIDENT will ceremonially swear in Shalanda D. Young as Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Vice President’s Ceremonial Office

White House Press Briefing Schedule*

2:00 p.m. ET – 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 Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Note: Bold hyperlinks spotlight COVID-19 developments

The White House

  • Remarks by President Biden on the Assistance the United States is Providing to Ukraine
  • Fact Sheet: U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine
  • Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Under Section 552(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (UKR Assistance)
  • Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (UKR Assistance)
  • Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Nikolay Patrushev, Secretary of the Russian Security Council
  • Remarks by Vice President Harris During a Conversation with Current and Former Members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team
  • Fact Sheet: Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
  • Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces Resources for Historically Black Colleges and Universities that Have Recently Experienced Bomb Threats
  • Statement by President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Honoring the Victims of the Fatal Shootings in Atlanta

Department of Defense (DOD)

UKR, RUS

  • Transcript: Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing, March 16, 2022 (UKR)
  • Article: Russian Troops Bogged Down in Face of Stiff Ukraine Resistance, Says DOD Official
  • Opening Remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the NATO Defense Ministerial, March 16, 2022
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Participation in the NATO Defense Ministerial
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Meeting With the Quint: France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom
  • Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s Meeting With Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar
  • Article: NATO Defense Ministers Urge Changes to Alliance Collective Defense
  • Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Security Assistance for Ukraine
  • Article: Biden Signs Order Transferring Arms to Ukrainian Defenders
  • Readout of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs at Algeria Joint Military Dialogue
  • Publication: COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Installation Status Update March 16, 2022
  • Contracts for March 16, 2022

U.S. Army

  • Press Release: USAG Daegu supports wildfire response in South Korea
  • Press Release: Guam Air Defenders deploy first THAAD remote launch capability

U.S. National Guard

  • Press Release: Washington Guard helps out at veterans’ homes, prisons
  • Press Release: Wisconsin National Guard CST trains with first responders

U.S. Navy

  • Press Release: Fleet Battle Problem 2022-1 Underway in the Atlantic

U.S. Marine Corps

  • Press Release: U.S. Marines and Airmen Perform Hot-Pit Refueling Training on Kadena Air Base

U.S. Air Force

  • Press Release: Ho’oikaika strengthens total force integration

U.S. Coast Guard

  • Press Release: YouTube channel Smarter Everyday highlights Coast Guard operations

Department of State

Europe, Ukraine, Russia

  • March 17: Statement | On the Occasion of St. Patrick’s Day
  • March 16: Statement | $1 Billion in New U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine This Week
  • March 16: Statement | Welcoming the International Court of Justice’s Order Directing the Russian Federation to Immediately Suspend Military Operations in Ukraine
  • March 16: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu
  • March 16: Interview | Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Steve Inskeep of NPR’s Morning Edition

Middle East

  • March 16: Statement | United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Yemen

Africa

  • March 16: Statement | Additional Visa Restrictions for Undermining the Democratic Process in Somalia

Western Hemisphere

  • March 16: Advisory | Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to Honduras and Costa Rica
  • March 16: Statement | The United States and Costa Rica Announce Collaboration on Migration and Protection

Other Matters

  • March 16: Fact Sheet | 2022 Roadmap for the Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse
  • March 16: Transcript | Department Press Briefing

US Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • Readout: Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman’s Meeting with Director-General of Norad Bård Vegar Solhjell (climate change; Summit for Democracy)
  • Press Release: The United States Announces nearly $585 Million in New Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Yemen as Crisis Threatens Millions of Lives
  • Press Release: USAID Announces Launch of the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
  • Remarks: Administrator Samantha Power at the Swearing-In Ceremony for Chief Diversity Officer Neneh Diallo

US Mission to the United Nations (UN)

  • Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Libya
  • S. National Statement Delivered by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the 66th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
  • Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN CSW U.S.-Hosted Side Event on “A Global Partnership to End Online Harassment and Abuse”
  • Remarks at a CSW U.S.-Hosted Side Event “Renewing Democracy: A Global Partnership to End Online Harassment and Abuse”

Department of the Treasury

  • Press Release: U.S. Departments of Treasury and Justice Launch Multilateral Russian Oligarch Task Force

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

  • Press Release: SEC Charges Texas School District and its Former CFO with Fraud in $20 Million Bond Sale
  • Press Release: Dave A. Sanchez to Lead Office of Municipal Securities

Department of Justice

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
  • Press Release: U.S. Departments of Justice and Treasury Launch Multilateral Russian Oligarch Task Force
  • Speech: Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen Delivers Remarks at Press Conference Announcing Transnational Repression Charges (PRC)
  • Press Release: Five Individuals Charged Variously with Stalking, Harassing and Spying on U.S. Residents on Behalf of the PRC Secret Police
  • Press Release: Naval Flight Officer Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Conspiring to Violate Firearms Law and Lying During Security Clearance Background Investigation (PRC)
  • Speech: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at White House Event on Making Communities Safer, Including the Campuses of HBCUs
  • Press Release: Justice Department Applauds Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act
  • Press Release: Justice Department Announces Civil Settlement in Cases Arising from 2018 School Shooting in Parkland, Florida
  • Press Release: Justice Department, EPA Propose Settlement to Resolve Federal Hazardous Waste and Oil Spill Prevention Violations on the North Slope of Alaska
  • Press Release: Austin Powder Company Agrees to Improve Wastewater Treatment Facilities at Red Diamond Plant in McArthur, Ohio; Pay $2.3 Million Civil Penalty
  • Press Release: Former Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Police Officer Indicted for Using Excessive Force
  • Press Release: New York Man Pleads Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
  • Press Release: Justice Department Settles E-Verify Discrimination Claims Against Washington State-Based Home Care Provider
  • Press Release: Home Health Care Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Fraud

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

  • Press Release: Secretary Mayorkas Designates Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status
  • Readout of Secretary Mayorkas’ Visit to Mexico and Costa Rica
  • Press Release: DHS Remembers the One-Year Anniversary of the Atlanta Spa Shootings
  • Press Release: RGV Migrant Apprehensions Continue to Rise in FY22 (Texas)
  • Press Release: Three Failed Smuggling Attempts Lead to 32 Arrests (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Officers, Agriculture Specialists Seize 124 Pounds of Prohibited Fresh Pork, Poultry Meat at Laredo Port of Entry (Texas)
  • Press Release: CBP Reducing Hours of Operation for Hamlin, Maine Port of Entry (Maine)
  • Press Release: CBP Officers at Peace Bridge Encounter Firearm (New York)
  • Press Release: Norfolk CBP Officers Seize Over 16 Pounds Cocaine (Virginia)
  • Press Release: Miami Sector Border Patrol Announces New Chief Patrol Agent (Florida)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • Link to daily press releases

Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR)

  • Press Release: Ambassador Tai Marks KORUS 10th Anniversary at SK Siltron CSS
  • Press Release: United States and United Kingdom to Host U.S./UK Dialogues on the Future of Atlantic Trade in Baltimore, Maryland
  • Readout of Ambassador Sarah Bianchi’s Third Day in Australia
  • Press Release: Ambassador Tai and Secretary Becerra Reaffirm Administration’s Commitment to Addressing Anti-Asian Hate and Gender-Based Violence on One-Year Anniversary of the Atlanta Spa Shootings

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

  • Press Release: FTC Proposed Order Stops Marketers from Continuing to Promote Supplements Using Baseless Health Claims

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

  • Press Release: FCC Revokes Pacific Networks’ & ComNet’s Telecom Service Authority
  • Press Release: FCC Announces Final Group of Connected Care Pilot Program Projects
  • Press Release: FCC Seeks Input on Resolving Disputes Over Costs for Pole Replacements
  • Press Release: FCC Seeks Input on How to Combat Digital Discrimination

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

  • Press Release: CFPB Targets Unfair Discrimination in Consumer Finance

US Export-Import Bank (EXIM)

  • Press Release: EXIM Chair Reta Jo Lewis Welcomes Prime Minister of Côte D’Ivoire, Reaffirms Bank’s Commitment to Sub-Saharan Africa

Department of Energy (DOE)

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

  • Press Release: FERC Staff Issues the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Clear Creek Expansion Project (Docket No. CP21-6-000)
  • Press Release: FERC Chairman Glick Appoints Hessler as Administrative Law Judge
  • Press Release: FERC Chairman Glick Appoints Vlissides as Administrative Law Judge

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  • Press Release: EPA Continues to Take Actions to Address PFAS in Commerce
  • Press Release: KCK and KCMO Mayors Join EPA to Fight Radon Exposure
  • Link to other EPA press releases

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Department of Labor

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor cites Rhode Island concrete supplier for serious safety, health violations following worker fatality

Department of Education

  • Press Release: U.S. Department of Education Announces Action to Support HBCU Response to Bomb Threats

Health & Human Services (HHS)

  • Press Release: Secretary Becerra and Ambassador Tai Reaffirm Administration’s Commitment to Addressing Anti-Asian Hate and Gender-Based Violence on One-Year Anniversary of the Atlanta Spa Shootings

Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

  • Press Release: HUD Announces $5 Million Loan Guarantee for St. Johns County for Construction of Multipurpose Community Center
  • Press Release: HUD Announces $1.1 Million Loan Guarantee for Berks County to Renovate Commercial Building, Expand Businesses