This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.
POTUS’ Schedule*
10:35 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks before the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly | United Nations, New York, New York
11:45 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a bilateral meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres | United Nations
1:15 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT hosts a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Liz Truss of the United Kingdom | United Nations
4:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference | New York
7:00 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host a Leader’s Reception | American Museum of Natural History, New York
VPOTUS’ Schedule*
11:00 a.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE SECOND GENTLEMAN will attend a Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
2:15 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT will deliver remarks on a press call with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to provide an update on Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP) investments in states across the country
*The U.S. President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change, as is the White House press briefing schedule.
Recap of Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Note: All colored text denotes hyperlinks.
The White House
- Joint Statement on Atlantic Cooperation
- Fact Sheet: At United Nations General Assembly, President Biden Announces $2.9 Billion in Additional Funding to Strengthen Global Food Security
- Remarks by President Biden on the DISCLOSE Act
- Remarks by President Biden at a Reception for the Democratic National Committee
- Statement: Biden-Harris Administration Announces CHIPS for America Leadership
- Statement by President Joe Biden on the ITU Secretary General Candidacy of Doreen Bogdan-Martin
- Remarks by Vice President Harris at South Carolina State University’s Fall Convocation
- Remarks by Vice President Harris in Roundtable Discussion with Student Leaders at Claflin University
- Remarks by Vice President Harris Before Air Force Two Departure
- Readout of White House Meeting with State Legislative Leaders on Reproductive Rights Legislation
- Transcript: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
- Fact Sheet: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Plan for Student Debt Relief Could Benefit Tens of Millions of Borrowers in All Fifty States
- Blog: How the Biden-Harris Administration is Continuing to Promote Voting Access
- Disaster Declaration: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Disaster Declaration for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
- Nominations: President Biden Announces Key Nominees
Department of Defense (DOD)
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Meeting with Norway’s Minister of Defense Bjørn Arild Gram
- Article: U.S., Norway Defense Leaders Discuss Ukraine, Importance of High North
- Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl’s Virtual Meeting With German Federal Ministry of Defence Political Director Dr. Jasper Wieck
- Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Welcoming Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram to the Pentagon
- Transcript: Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing
- Publication: Ukraine Contracting Actions – Sept. 20
- Advisory: Department of Defense to Hold 2022 Pentagon Energy Expo (Sept. 21-22)
- Press Release: DOD Awards SMART Scholarship-For-Service Cooperative Agreement
- Article: Defense Department Assists in Puerto Rico Hurricane Aftermath
- Article: Online Courses Provide Aid to Those Affected by Suicide
- Contracts for September 20, 2022
Department of State
Daily Schedule | Wednesday, September 21
UN General Assembly (UNGA)
- September 20: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Global Food Security Summit
- September 20: Statement | Declaration of Leaders’ Summit on Global Food Security
- September 20: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance for Development in Democracy
- September 20: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the USAID Democracy Delivers Event
- September 20: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at the Strengthening Atlantic Cooperation Ministerial Meeting
- September 20: Statement | Joint Statement on Atlantic Cooperation
- September 20: Readout | Secretary of State Blinken Launches Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience
- September 20: Remarks | Secretary Blinken at the Launch of the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience
- September 20: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu
- September 20: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Before Their Meeting
- September 20: Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly
- September 20: Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati Before Their Meeting
- September 20: Readout | Under Secretary Fernandez Convenes I2U2 Counterparts from India, the UAE, and Israel on the Margins of UNGA 77
- September 20: Readout | Under Secretary Fernandez’s Meeting with Republic of Korea 2nd Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee
- September 20: Statement | Ambassador Hussain and Special Envoy Lipstadt Host “Pathways to Respect” Event on the Margins of the United Nations General Assembly
- September 20: Statement | U.S. Contribution for the UN’s Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar’s Witness Protection Efforts
Other Matters
- September 20: Statement | 2022 Service to America Medal Winners – Hilary Ingraham, Holly Herrera, and Kiera Berdinner and the Operation Allies Welcome Resettlement Team
- September 20: Statement | Sustainable Access to Market and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare Blended Finance Facility Wins the 2022 P3 Impact Award at Concordia Summit
- September 20: Transcript | Digital Press Briefing with U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Readout: Administrator Samantha Power Attends United Nations General Assembly on September 20, 2022
- Press Release: USAID and Vodafone Foundation Announce New Partnership with the Government of Tanzania to Expand Maternal Health Emergency Transportation System
U.S. Mission to the United Nations (UN)
- Readout: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba of Ukraine
- Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba Before Their Meeting
- Readout: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Foreign Minister Dominque Hasler of Liechtenstein
- Readout: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with President Umaro Sissoco of Guinea-Bissau
- Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield during a Pre-COP27 Africa and Diaspora Summit
- Interview: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with James Bays of Al Jazeera
- Interview: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Laura Trevelyan of BBC World News
- Interview: Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Pamela Falk of CBS News
Department of the Treasury
- Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with the National Association of Manufacturers’ Board of Directors
- Remarks by Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang During Webinar Hosted by Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
- Remarks by Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury Brent Neiman at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Congressional Testimony of Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Elizabeth Rosenberg Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Press Release: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to Pay $35 Million for Extensive Failures to Safeguard Personal Information of Millions of Customers
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases
- Press Release: U.S. Attorney General and Ukrainian Prosecutor General Met to Strengthen Joint Efforts to Hold Accountable Perpetrators of War Crimes and Other Atrocities Committed in Ukraine
- Congressional Testimony: Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Antitrust Division Testifies Before the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights
- Speech: Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller Delivers Live Keynote Address at Global Investigations Review
- Press Release: U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 47 Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
- Press Release: Former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Inspector General Convicted of Falsifying Financial Disclosure Forms
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
- DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement Following Hurricane Fiona Impacts in Puerto Rico
- Press Release: After Hurricane Fiona AMO Agents Deploy a New Capability—Hoist Rescue Aircraft (Puerto Rico)
- Press Release: Stash House Dismantled by Laredo Sector Border Patrol and Texas DPS (Texas)
- Press Release: Five Smuggling Events Leads to the Arrest of 20 Subjects in the RGV (Texas)
- Press Release: CBP Officers Seize $314K Worth of Cocaine at B&M International Bridge (Texas)
- Press Release: Unaccompanied Siblings Abandoned at Border (Texas)
- Press Release: CBP Officers Seize over $1.3 Million in Cocaine at Pharr International Bridge (Texas)
- Press Release: 413 Pounds of Concealed Marijuana Intercepted by Cincinnati CBP (Ohio)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Link to daily press releases
Department of Commerce
- Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Australia Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong
- Readout of Secretary Raimondo’s Meeting with Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry Alfredo Pascual
- Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces CHIPS for America Leadership
- Press Release: Minority Business Development Agency Awards $1.68 Million to Fund Innovative Access to Capital Projects for Minority-Owned Businesses
- Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Groundbreaking Partnerships to Connect Small and Disadvantaged Businesses to Infrastructure Programs
U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Press Release: USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Artists Canvas from China
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Press Release: FTC Chair Lina M. Khan Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Press Release: FCC Expands Covered List to Include China Unicom and PacNet/ComNet
- Press Release: Agenda Announced for CEDC Digital Skills Gap Symposium and Town Hall
- Press Release: Hurricane Fiona Communications Status Report – September 20, 2022
- Press Release: Rosenworcel Highlights Support for Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Fiona
- Press Release: FCC Waives Number Aging Rule for Providers Affected by Hurricane Fiona
U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM)
- Press Release: Export-Import Bank of the United States President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis Addresses Smart City Expo USA, U.S. Conference of Mayors in Miami
Department of Energy (DOE)
- Press Release: DOE Awards Technical Assistance Contracts for EM Field Sites and Task Order 1 for EM-Los Alamos Field Office
- Press Release: DOE Recognizes 2022 Housing Innovation Award Winners
Department of Interior (DOI)
- Press Release: Assistant Secretary Cantor Visits Guam, Announces $15 Million from the Inflation Reduction Act for the US Territories
- Press Release: Secretary Haaland Celebrates Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute’s 50th Anniversary
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Press Release: EPA, Commission for Environmental Cooperation announce $2 Million EJ4Climate Grant Program
- Link to other EPA press releases
Department of Transportation
- Press Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Groundbreaking Partnerships to Connect Small and Disadvantaged Businesses to Infrastructure Programs
- Press Release: DOE and DOT Announce Gabe Klein to Lead Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
Department of Labor
- Readout: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Trade Representative host trans-Atlantic trade, labor dialogue with union, business leaders
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor urges greater focus on safety by employers, workers as deaths, injuries in agricultural transportation incidents rises sharply
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor, stakeholders sign partnership to protect workers from construction hazards at La Crosse Mayo expansion project
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor recovers more than $70K in back wages for 38 Louisiana restaurant workers denied minimum wage, overtime
- Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor awards $34.4M in grants to improve access to good jobs, training in Appalachian Region, Lower Mississippi Delta
- Press Release: Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems recertified with ‘Star’ level designation for exemplary workplace safety, health programs
- Press Release: Fargo glass company earns ‘Star’ level designation for exemplary workplace safety, health programs
Health & Human Services (HHS)
- Press Release: HHS Awards nearly $1 Million to Address Eating Disorders in Adolescent Girls
- Statements by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, Other Department Leaders on National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
- Press Release: OCR Settles Three Cases with Dental Practices for Patient Right of Access under HIPAA
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- Press Release: FDA Roundup | September 20, 2022
- Press Release: FDA Committed to Strengthening U.S. Infant Formula Supply; Review Provides Roadmap to Support Ongoing Efforts
- Press Release: FDA Concludes Internal Review of Agency Actions Related to the U.S. Infant Formula Supply
Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
- Press Release: HUD Awards Nearly $1 Million to Keep Foster Youth Housed
- Fact Sheet: One-Year Anniversary of HUD’s “House America” Initiative to Address Homelessness
