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Monday, December 19, 2022

The House Stands Adjourned Until December 20, 2022 at 12:00 PM EST.
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until December 19, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST.

Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Brian P. McKeon attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria J. Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.

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Weekly Schedule of Public Speaking Engagements and Other Activities - Friday, 16 December 2022 - Sunday, 25 December 2022
European Central Bank
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html

December 19 Vladimir Putin will pay a working visit to Belarus
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70091

2023 Bauervic Essay Competition - Censorship, Fake News and Viewpoint Discrimination: What is the role of the government versus market forces in enabling free and responsible speech?
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
https://www.mackinac.org/essay

December 19, 2022
TBD
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Trade Policy
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai discusses the role of trade policy in the global economy at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524933-1/us-trade-representative-katherine-tai-trade-policy

3:00 AM EST
NEF Online con don Luis de Guindos, Vicepresidente del Banco Central Europeo
Nueva Economia Forum
https://www.nuevaeconomiaforum.org/noticias/nef-online-con-don-luis-de-guindos-vicepresidente-del-banco-central-europeo
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-EToBKcyZJU

4:00 AM EST
Committee on World Food Security CFS 50 Session - Reconvening 19 December - Morning Session
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
https://www.fao.org/cfs/plenary/cfs50/en/
https://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/6089/icode/

8:00 AM EST
Tevi Troy Discusses Presidents & Divided Congresses
Bipartisan Policy Center’s Tevi Troy discusses the history of Presidents working with divided Congresses, and previews how President Biden might work with the GOP-led House come January.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524771-3/washington-journal-tevi-troy-discusses-presidents-divided-congresses

9:00 AM EST
Committee on World Food Security CFS 50 Session - Reconvening 19 December - Afternoon Session
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
https://www.fao.org/cfs/plenary/cfs50/en/
https://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/6090/icode/

9:15 AM EST
COP-15: CBD Press Briefing
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.cbd.int/live/
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZJJ36DjGGTU

9:15 AM EST
Dr. Julie Morita Discusses Winter Outlook for Covid, Flu, & RSV
Dr. Julie Morita, executive vice president for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation discusses the winter outlook for the so-called “tripledemic” of Covid, flu and RSV and the expected public health response.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524771-5/washington-journal-dr-julie-morita-discusses-winter-outlook-covid-flu-rsv

9:25 AM EST
The President departs New Castle, Delaware en route the White House
New Castle National Guard Base
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

10:00 AM EST
COP-15: Campaign for Nature Press Conference
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.cbd.int/live/
https://youtube.com/watch?v=UwmOn4Lsrj0

10:00 AM EST
Strategic Blind Spots? Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in US National Security Strategies
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/strategic-blind-spots/
https://youtube.com/watch?v=IuFdAf8j_5Q
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