This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.

POTUS’ Schedule*

5:45 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT meets with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom (10:45 AM Local) | 10 Downing Street, London

7:15 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs London en route to Windsor Castle (12:15 PM Local)

7:35 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives at Windsor Castle (12:35 PM Local) | Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

7:45 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a Ceremonial Arrival and Inspection of the Honor Guard with His Majesty King Charles III (12:45 PM Local) | Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

8:05 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT meets with His Majesty King Charles III (1:05 PM Local) | Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

8:30 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT participates in a climate engagement with His Majesty King Charles III and philanthropists and investors (1:30 PM Local) | Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

9:55 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs Windsor Castle en route to London Stansted Airport, Stansted, United Kingdom (2:55 PM Local)

10:35 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT departs London, United Kingdom en route to Vilnius, Lithuania (3:35 PM Local)

12:55 p.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT arrives in Vilnius, Lithuania (7:55 PM Local)

VPOTUS’ Schedule*

4:00 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT will ceremonially swear in Jared Bernstein as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors | Vice President’s Ceremonial Office

4:15 p.m. EDT – THE VICE PRESIDENT will ceremonially swear in Ambassador Geeta Rao Gupta as Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues; THE SECOND GENTLEMAN will attend | Vice President’s Ceremonial Office

Looking Ahead: The President will be in Vilnius, Lithuania, from July 11-12 for the NATO Summit, and he is scheduled to visit Helsinki, Finland, for a U.S.-Nordic Leaders’ Summit on July 13.

Looking Ahead: On Tuesday, the Vice President will convene a press call regarding a Biden-Harris Administration announcement related to helping families access child care.  The Vice President will also convene a roundtable with disability rights leaders to discuss transportation accessibility.

On Wednesday, the Vice President will meet with civil rights leaders and consumer protection experts to discuss the societal impact of AI.  On Thursday, the Vice President will travel to New York, New York, to deliver remarks at a campaign reception.  On Friday, the Vice President will conclude the “Investing in America” tour with a stop in Maryland to highlight provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act pertaining to climate change, jobs creation, and the clean energy economy. 

*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 Friday-Sunday, July 7-9, 2023

Note: All colored text denotes hyperlinks.

The White House

July 9

• Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with President Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan of Türkiye

July 7

• Statement from President Joe Biden on June Jobs Report

• Remarks by President Biden on Lowering Healthcare Costs for Americans

• Fact Sheet:  President Biden Announces New Actions to Lower Health Care Costs and Protect Consumers from Scam Insurance Plans and Junk Fees as Part of “Bidenomics” Push

• Statement from President Joe Biden on Completing the Destruction of the United States’ Chemical Weapons Stockpile

• Transcript:  Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan

• Statement from Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Liz Sherwood-Randall on Launch of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats

• Memorandum on the Delegation of Authority of Certain National Emergency Expenditure Reporting Functions

• Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) and Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

• Disaster Declaration:  President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Maine Disaster Declaration

Department of Defense (DOD)

• Press Release:  U.S. Completes Chemical Weapons Stockpile Destruction Operations

• Press Release:  Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Announcement

• Article:  Milley Names Troy E. Black as Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman

• Press Release:  Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

• Publication:  Ukraine Fact Sheet

• Article:  DOD Announces $800M Security Assistance Package for Ukraine

• Article:  NATO Chief Details Plans for Summit

• Readout:  Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Visits Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

• Transcript:  Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl Holds Press Briefing

• Article:  DOD Policy Chief Says ‘Even Michael Jordan Needed 4 Other Bulls’

• Contracts for July 7, 2023

Department of State

Daily Schedule | Monday, July 10, 2023

Europe, Ukraine, NATO

• July 7:  Statement | Additional U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine

• July 8:  Statement | Marking 500 Days of Resilience in Ukraine

• July 7:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis

• July 8:  Advisory | Under Secretary Jenkins Travels to The Hague, the Netherlands, July 10-12

• July 7:  Transcript | Online Press Briefing with NSC Senior Director for Europe Amanda Sloat and Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO

• July 7:  Advisory | Secretary Blinken’s Travel to the United Kingdom, Lithuania, and Indonesia

Asia-Pacific

• July 7:  Transcript | Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink on the Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to Indonesia for the ASEAN Ministerial

• July 7:  Advisory | Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya Travels to India and Bangladesh

Middle East

• July 7:  Statement | U.S. Applauds Canada’s Repatriation from Northeast Syria

Africa

• July 9:  Advisory | A/S Phee Travel to Addis Ababa to Engage with African Leaders and Sudanese Civilians on Ending the Conflict in Sudan

• July 9:  Statement | South Sudan National Day

Synthetic Drugs

• July 7:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken Opening Remarks at a Virtual Ministerial Meeting to Launch the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drugs

• July 7:  Remarks | Secretary Antony J. Blinken Closing Remarks at a Virtual Ministerial Meeting to Launch the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drugs

Chemical Weapons

• July 7:  Statement | The United States Completes the Destruction of its Chemical Weapons Stockpile

U.N.

• July 9:  Readout | Secretary Blinken’s Call with UNESCO Director-General Azoulay

U.S. Mission to the United Nations (USUN)

• Advisory:  Ambassador Chris Lu, to Deliver Address at the Lions Club International Convention in Boston, Massachusetts (July 10)

Department of the Treasury

July 8

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at Press Conference in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China

• Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Vice Premier He Lifeng of the People’s Republic of China

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at Meeting with Vice Premier He Lifeng of the People’s Republic of China

• Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with People’s Bank of China Head Pan Gongsheng

• Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Lunch with Women Economists and Entrepreneurs in Beijing

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at Lunch with Female Economists and Entrepreneurs of the People’s Republic of China

• Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Roundtable with Climate Finance Leaders

July 7

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at Climate Finance Roundtable in the People’s Republic of China

• Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Roundtable Discussion with U.S. Businesses Operating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at Roundtable Discussion with U.S. Businesses Operating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)

• Readout:  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with Premier Li Qiang of the People’s Republic of China

• Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at Meeting with Premier Li Qiang of the People’s Republic of China

• Advisory:  Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo to Travel to Europe

• Press Release:  New Treasury Department Data Shows Homeowner Assistance Fund Helped Keep More than 300,000 Families In Their Homes

Security Exchange Commission (SEC)

• Press Release:  SEC Charges Former Army Financial Counselor Who Defrauded Gold Star Family Members

Department of Justice (DOJ)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | Daily Press Releases

• Speech:  Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks at the Plenary Session of the G-7 Justice Ministers’ Interface

• Speech:  Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks at the Plenary Session of the ASEAN & G-7 Justice Ministers’ Interface

• Press Release:  Cooperation Between United States and Mexican Law Enforcement Leads to Significant Actions Against Transnational Drug Trafficking Organization

• Press Release:  Foreign National Indicted for International Drug Trafficking

• Press Release:  Texas Man Sentenced to 90 Consecutive Life Sentences for 2019 Mass Shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas, Killing 23 People and Injuring 22 Others

• Press Release:  Federal Court Orders Florida Pain Clinic to Close, Physician and Clinic Owners to Pay Civil Penalties for Alleged Role in Unlawful Opioid Distribution

• Press Release:  National Grid Agrees to Pay $5.38 Million For Natural Resource Damages

• Press Release:  U.S. Army Financial Counselor Charged with Defrauding Gold Star Families

• Press Release:  Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes for Racially Motivated Attacks on Two Black Women

• Press Release:  Former Eastern Kentucky Correctional Supervisor Indicted for Covering Up the Assault of a Restrained Inmate

• Press Release:  Two Former Eastern Kentucky Correctional Officers Plead Guilty for Their Roles in Assault of Restrained Inmate and Subsequent Cover-Up

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

• Press Release:  DHS Announces Family Reunification Parole Processes for Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

• CBP Press Release:  Philadelphia CBP Calls a Fowl on Unpermitted Wildlife Products (Pennsylvania)

• CBP Press Release:  CBP Nabs 149 Prohibited Botox Vials in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Link to daily press releases

Commerce Department/National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

• Speech:  A Roadmap for Digital Equity Across America

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

• Press Release:  CFPB, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. Department of Treasury Launch Inquiry into Costly Credit Cards and Loans Pushed on Patients for Health Care Costs

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Press Release:  USDA Forest Service Forms Northwest Forest Plan Federal Advisory Committee

• Press Release:  Financial Assistance Application Process Opens for USDA Farm Loan Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination

Department of Energy (DOE)

• Press Release:  DOE Welcomes New Biden-Harris Appointees and Announces Promotions

• Press Release:  DOE Announces Plans to Purchase Another Six Million Barrels of Oil for Strategic Petroleum Reserve Replenishment

Department of the Interior (DOI)

• Press Release:  Secretary Haaland Highlights Clean Energy, Collaborative Conservation During Investing in America Tour Stops in New York and Vermont

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Press Release:  EPA Seeks Public Comment on Carbon Storage Draft Permits for Company in Indiana

• Link to other EPA press releases

Department of Labor (DOL)

• Report:  June Jobs Report

• Statement by Acting Secretary of Labor Su on June Jobs Report

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor notifies Louisiana mine operator that Pattern of Violations exists at Gramercy Operation mine

• Press Release:  U.S. Department of Labor recognizes U.S. Army Supply Division at Washington’s Joint Base Lewis-McChord as a workplace safety ‘Star’

• Press Release:  Texas equipment, tool supplier earns ‘Star’ designation for excellence in workplace safety, health management at Alvarado facility

• Press Release:  Nationwide food manufacturer agrees to companywide compliance with child labor laws after investigation finds 2 teens employed illegally in Minnesota

Health & Human Services (HHS)

• Press Release:  HHS Announces Actions to Protect Consumers and Lower Health Care Costs

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

• Press Release:  FDA Roundup |  July 7, 2023

Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

• Press Release:  HUD Makes $30 Million Available to State and Local Fair Housing Enforcement Partners

• Press Release:  Public Housing Inspections to Begin Under New Rule to Strengthen Inspection Standards in HUD-Assisted and Insured Housing

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

• Cost Estimate:  H.R. 3399, Soo Locks Security and Economic Reporting Act of 2023