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