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US Executive Branch Update – December 21, 2021

By Stacy Swanson on December 21, 2021 Posted in COVID-19, US Executive Branch

This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases. POTUS’ Schedule* 10:05 a.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office 2:30 p.m. EST – THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on the status of the country’s fight … Continue Reading

Transatlantic Trade: US and Europe – Week of October 19, 2020

By Stacy Swanson and Christina Economides on October 24, 2020 Posted in COVID-19, Europe, International Trade Policy

While COVID-19 infections continue to rise globally and transatlantic governments are responding accordingly, the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) resumed negotiations over terms for its relationship, post Brexit. Late last week, the EU’s investment screening regulation entered into force; the bloc continues to move forward in its process to approve an EU Global … Continue Reading

Transatlantic Trade: US and European Trade Talk Update – July 12, 2020

By Stacy Swanson, Christina Economides and Ludmilla Kasulke on July 12, 2020 Posted in Europe, International Trade Policy

The United Kingdom (UK) unveiled its new human rights sanctions regime this past week, along with its first designations. The United States (US) welcomed the action, and some US lawmakers continue to urge the European Union (EU) to adopt a similar regime. Meanwhile, the EU moved forward with its trade policy review, with some seeking … Continue Reading

President Obama to Participate in the SelectUSA Investment Summit and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit; Congress to Examine the U.S. Economy

By Stacy Swanson on June 20, 2016 Posted in Defense & Homeland Security, US Executive Branch

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Orlando, Florida, last Thursday to meet with the families of the 49 victims of the shooting at a gay nightclub last weekend. President Obama will participate in this week’s SelectUSA Investment Summit, which will be held in Washington, D.C. Secretary of State John Kerry affirmed … Continue Reading

Senate to Vote on a North Korea Sanctions Bill, While the House Focuses on Oversight Hearings; President Obama Hosts Italian President Mattarella and Releases His Budget Proposal; With the TPP Agreement Signed, Republicans Warns of Slow Congressional Process

By Stacy Swanson on February 8, 2016 Posted in Defense & Homeland Security, US Executive Branch

U.S. President Barack Obama hosted Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the White House last Thursday, while U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal that day in New Zealand. Some Republican Members warned that despite the U.S. signature the congressional process may take some time. Last Tuesday, after missing an EU … Continue Reading

Congress Adjourns for the Year – Recap of Last Week’s Foreign Policy Matters; President Obama Departs Washington for the Holidays

By Stacy Swanson on December 21, 2015 Posted in Defense & Homeland Security, US Executive Branch

Congress approved an Omnibus spending measure and tax extenders package last Friday, its final major hurdle before adjourning for the year. The House is expected to return for the new congressional session on Tuesday, 5 January 2016, with the Senate to follow on Monday, 11 January. President Barack Obama departed Washington late Friday for his … Continue Reading