Executive Branch Daily Schedule Priority Aug 23

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US Executive Branch Update – August 23, 2022

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

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

The President has no public events scheduled | Biden Beach House, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

The Vice President has no public events scheduled.

*The U.S. President (POTUS) and Vice President’s (VPOTUS) daily schedules are subject to change, as is the White House press briefing schedule.

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Statement from President Joe Biden on the announcement of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Departure from NIAID
Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Portuguese Foreign Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho
Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Call with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan

Press Release: DOD Concludes Industry Engagement Day for the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve (RDER)
Publication: Ukraine Fact Sheet – Aug. 19
Article: DOD Welcomes the State Department’s International Exchange Visitors
Article: Medal of Honor Monday: Army Staff Sgt. Edward Kaneshiro
Advisory: Military Commissions Media Invitation Announced for United States v. Encep Nurjaman et al. Pre-Trial Hearin
Contracts for August 22, 2022

Daily Schedule | Tuesday, August 23

August 22: Statement | De-escalation in Northern Syria
August 22: Statement | U.S. Renews Calls for De-escalation in Libya
August 22: Statement | Standing Against Religious Persecution
August 22: Statement | Announcement of Workforce Development Cooperation in the Global Textiles Industry

Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on International Peace and Security

Press Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Appoints Members of U.S. Investment Advisory Council (IAC)

Press Release: USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Wooden Bedroom Furniture from China
Press Release: USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Soft Projectile Launching Devices, Components Thereof, Ammunition, and Products Containing Same

Press Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
Press Release: USDA to Invest up to $300 million in New Organic Transition Initiative

Press Release: Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland Highlights Tribal Co-Stewardship, Celebrates Homeland Restoration in Minnesota Visit

Press Release: Three Rural Communities in New England Receive Assistance to Grow Their Outdoor Recreation Economy
Link to other EPA press releases

Press Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces New Members to its Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Program

Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor recovers $65K in back wages, damages for 3 workers denied overtime by gas station operators with history of costly violations
Press Release: Federal court requires Pennsylvania home healthcare agency to pay $293K in back wages, damages to 75 workers denied overtime
Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor proposes $1.3M in penalties for metro-area roofing contractor after second employee suffers fatal fall in 3 years

Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Upcoming Departure of Dr. Anthony S. Fauci
Press Release: HHS Expands Home and Community-Based Services in Five New States and Territories for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Press Release: CMS Encourages States to Use Medicaid Payments to Nursing Homes to Drive Better Health Outcomes for Residents, Improve Staffing