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THE REUTERS DAYBOOK: Thursday, October 13, 2011
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
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UPDATES THROUGHOUT
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SCHEDULE
+9 a.m.: With Mrs. Obama, participates in an arrival
ceremony for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and first lady Kim Yoon-ok at the White House. South Lawn. Open to pre-credentialed media, pre-set 7:30 a.m., final gather time is 8:20 a.m. at the North Doors of the Palm Room.
+10 a.m.: Holds a bilateral meeting with President Lee. Vice President also attends. White House, Oval Office, Pool spray at the bottom, gather time is 10:15 a.m. in the Brady Press Briefing Room.
+11:05 a.m.: Holds an expanded bilateral meeting with President Lee and Official U.S. and Official Korean Delegations. White House, Cabinet Room. Closed press.
+12:20 p.m.: With President Lee, holds a joint press conference. White House, Rose Garden. Open to pre-credentialed media, pre-set at 11:10 a.m., final gather time is 11:45 a.m. at the North Doors of the Palm Room.
+7 p.m.: With Mrs. Obama, welcomes President Lee and Mrs. Kim to the White House for a state dinner. White House, North Portico. Pooled TV and reporters, open to pre-credentialed still photographers, pre-set at 6 p.m., final gather time is 6:30 a.m. at the North Doors of the Palm Room.
+7:30 p.m.: With Mrs. Obama, takes official photo with President Lee and First Lady Kim. White House, Grand Staircase. Pooled press, gather time is 7 p.m. at the North Doors of the Palm Room.
+8:35 p.m.: With Mrs. Obama, attends the State Dinner with President Lee and First Lady Kim; The president and President Lee will each deliver a toast. White House, East Room. Pooled press for toasts by President Obama and President Lee, gather time is 8 p.m. at the North Doors of the Palm Room.
+10 p.m.: With Mrs. Obama, attends the State Dinner Reception with President Lee and First Lady Kim. White House, State Dining Room. Pooled press, gather time is 9:30 p.m. at the North Doors of the Palm Room.
UPDATES THROUGHOUT
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S SCHEDULE
+9 a.m.: Participates in an arrival ceremony for South
Korean President Lee Myung-bak and first lady Kim Yoon-ok at the White House. South Lawn. Open to pre-credentialed media, pre-set 7:30 a.m., final gather time is 8:20 a.m. at the North Doors of the Palm Room.
+10 a.m.: Attends President Obama's bilateral meeting with President Lee. White House, Oval Office, Pool spray at the bottom, gather time is
+11:05 a.m.: Attends the bilateral meeting with President Lee and Official U.S. and Official Korean Delegations. White House, Cabinet Room. Closed press.
+1:15 p.m.: With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Mrs. Biden, hosts a lunch in honor of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and first lady Kim Yoon-ok. State Department. Remarks at the top of this lunch will be pooled press.
+2:15 p.m.: With Secretary Clinton, President Lee and Foreign Minister Kim celebrates the announcement of U.S. participation in the Expo 2012 Yeosu. State Department. Pool press coverage.
+4 p.m.: Attends President Lee's address to a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol.
+7 p.m.: With Mrs. Biden, attends the State Dinner with President Lee and First Lady Kim; The president and President Lee will each deliver a toast. White House, East Room. Pooled press for toasts by President Obama and President Lee, gather time is 8 p.m. at the North Doors of the Palm Room.
SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON'S SCHEDULE (early schedule)
8 a.m.: Delivers opening remarks at the U.S.-India Higher Education Summit. Georgetown University, Healy Hall, 37th and O Streets NW. Open press. Pre-set time is 6 a.m. to 6:15 a.m. Final access time for journalists and still photographers is 7:30 a.m. Media must RSVP to rmp47@georgetown.edu or 202-687-4328.
9 a.m.: Participates in the State Visit Arrival Ceremony of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his wife, Kim Yoon-ok. White House, South Lawn. Open press for opening remarks by Presidents Obama and Lee and the review of troops.
TBA: With Vice President and Mrs. Biden, hosts a lunch in honor of South Korean President Lee and and his wife, Kim Yoon-ok. State Department, 2201 C Street NW.
6:30 p.m.: Attends President Obama's dinner in honor of South Korean President Lee and and his wife, Kim Yoon-ok. White House.
UNDERSECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS ELLEN TAUSCHER'S SCHEDULE
On foreign travel in Moscow, Russia through October 14.
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN AMBASSADOR MARC GROSSMAN'S SCHEDULE
On foreign travel to Abu Dhabi, Ankara, Dushanbe, Bishkek, Astana, Kabul, Beijing, Tashkent, Ashgabat, New Delhi, Islamabad, and Doha through October 14.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE ROSE GOTTEMOELLER'S SCHEDULE
On foreign travel in Kazakhstan through October 14 to attend the International Forum for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER'S SCHEDULE
On foreign travel to Moscow, Nizhniy Novgorod, and Kazan, Russia through October 15 to discuss a wide range of human rights and democracy issues.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS ANDREW SHAPIRO'S SCHEDULE
On foreign travel in Brussels, Belgium through October 14. He is consulting with senior civilian and military officials from NATO and the European Union.
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS KRIS BALDERSTON'S SCHEDULE
On foreign travel in Beijing, China through October 13. He is meeting with U.S. Government officials and participating in conversations and events related to the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves.
TBA: THERE WILL BE A DAILY PRESS BRIEFING
UPDATES THROUGHOUT
FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA'S SCHEDULE
+9 a.m.: With the president, participates in an arrival
ceremony for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and first lady Kim Yoon-ok at the White House. South Lawn. Open to pre-credentialed media, pre-set 7:30 a.m., final gather time is 8:20 a.m. at the North Doors of the Palm Room.
11 a.m.: Welcomes Kim Yoon-ok, wife of South Korean President Kim, to Annandale, Va., one of the largest Korean-American communities in the Washington area. Annandale High School, 4700 Medford Drive, Annandale, Va. Press should RSVP to firstladypress@who.eop.gov by noon October 11
+7 p.m.: With the president, welcomes President Lee and Mrs. Kim to the White House for a state dinner. White House, North Portico. Pooled TV and reporters, open to pre-credentialed still photographers, pre-set at 6 p.m., final gather time is 6:30 a.m. at the North Doors of the Palm Room.
+7:30 p.m.: With the president, takes official photo with President Lee and First Lady Kim. White House, Grand Staircase. Pooled press, gather time is 7 p.m. at the North Doors of the Palm Room.
+8:35 p.m.: With the president, attends the State Dinner with President Lee and First Lady Kim; The president and President Lee will each deliver a toast. White House, East Room. Pooled press for toasts by President Obama and President Lee, gather time is 8 p.m. at the North Doors of the Palm Room.
+10 p.m.: With the president, attends the State Dinner Reception with President Lee and First Lady Kim. White House, State Dining Room. Pooled press, gather time is 9:30 p.m. at the North Doors of the Palm Room.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND REPORTS
8:30 a.m.: The Labor Dept. issues weekly Jobless Claims.
8:30 a.m.: The Commerce Dept. issues Intenational Trade for August.
8:30 a.m.: The Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI issues issues quarterly Business Outlook Survey.
10 a.m.: Freddie Mac issues weekly U.S. mortgage rates.
10:30 a.m.: EIA issues weekly U.S. underground natural gas stocks.
11 a.m.: The Energy Information Administration issues weekly petroleum stocks and output data.
11 a.m.: The Treasury Dept. makes weekly announcement of 3- and 6-month bill sale offerings.
No set time: The Association of American Railroads issues Weekly Traffic of Major Railroads.
1 p.m.: The Treasury Dept. sells 30-year bonds.
4 p.m.: The USDA issues weekly world cotton price.
After 4 p.m.: ICI weekly money market mutual fund data.
SUPREME COURT
Not in session.
CONGRESS
THE SENATE
Senate in session. At approximately 4 p.m. the Senate
will convene a joint meeting with the House to receive an address by the President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak.
Committees
SENATE BANKING, HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS -- 10 a.m. -- Holds a hearing on "Addressing Potential Threats from Iran: Administration Perspectives on Implementing New Economic Sanctions One Year Later." Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman; Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen; and Assistant Commerce Secretary for Export Enforcement David Mills, testify. 538 Dirksen
Contact: Sean Oblack, 202-224-1088
SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS -- 10 a.m. -- Green Jobs and the New Economy Subcommittee holds a hearing on "Innovative Practices to Create Jobs and Reduce Pollution." Phil Schoen, CEO of GEO-Enterprises; Kyle Kempf, senior director for government affairs at the National Small Business Association; Edward White Jr., vice president of energy products for National Grid; Anne Smith, senior vice president at NERA Economic Consulting; and Steve Rowlan, general manager for environment at the Nucor Corporation, testify. 406 Dirksen
Contact: Mary Kerr, 202-224-3119
SENATE INDIAN AFFAIRS -- 2:15 p.m. -- Meets to markup S.1262, the "Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act." 628 Dirksen
Contact: Barry Piatt, 202-224-1191 or 202-224-2251
SENATE INDIAN AFFAIRS -- Afternoon -- Holds a hearing on "The Carcieri Crisis: The Ripple Effect on Jobs, Economic Development and Public Safety in Indian Country." Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.); Assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk; Principal Deputy Assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs Donald Laverdure; Deputy Assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs Jodi Gillette; Richard Guest, staff attorney for the Native American Rights Fund; Colette Routel, assistant professor of law at the William Mitchell College of Law, Saint Paul, Minn.; William Lomax, president of the Native American Finance Officers Association, Phoenix, Ariz.; and Carl Artman, professor of practice and director of the Economic Development in Indian Country Program, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Tempe, Ariz., testify. 628 Dirksen
Contact: Barry Piatt, 202-224-1191 or 202-224-2251
Note: The hearing follows the 2:15 p.m. markup.
SENATE (SELECT) INTELLIGENCE -- 2:30 p.m. -- Holds a
closed hearing on intelligence matters. 219 Hart
Contact: Phil LaVelle, 202-224-3841
SENATE JUDICIARY -- 10 a.m. -- Meets to vote on the
nominations of Adalberto Jose Jordan to be U.S. circuit judge for the Eleventh Circuit; John Gerrard to be U.S. district judge for the District of Nebraska; Mary Elizabeth Phillips to be U.S. district judge for the Western District of Missouri; Thomas Rice to be U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Washington; and David Nuffer to be U.S. district judge for the District of Utah; Steven Frank to be U.S. marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Martin Pane to be U.S. marshal for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; David Blake Webb to be U.S. marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; S.1301, the "Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act"; H.R.368, the "Removal Clarification Act"; S.1636, to amend title 28, U.S. Code, to clarify the jurisdiction of the federal courts; H.R.394, the "Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act"; S.1637, the "Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011"; H.R.2633, the "Appeal Time Clarification Act"; and S.1014, the "Emergency Judicial Relief Act." 226 Dirksen
Contact: Erica Chabot, 202-224-7703 or David Carle (Leahy), 202-224-3693
SENATE JUDICIARY -- 2 p.m. -- Holds a hearing on "Arbitration: Is It Fair When Forced?" Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson; Deborah Pierce, associate director of Einstein at Elkins Park Hospital's Department of Emergency Medicine, Elkins Park, Pa.; Paul Bland, senior attorney for Public Justice, Washington, D.C.; Victor Schwartz, partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, representing the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and Christopher Drahozal, professor of law and associate dean for research and faculty development at the University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kan., testify. 226 Dirksen
Contact: Erica Chabot, 202-224-7703 or David Carle (Leahy), 202-224-3693
UPDATES
THE HOUSE
Meets at 9:30 a.m. for morning hour and 11:30 a.m. to
consider H.R.358, the "Protect Life Act" and to complete consideration of H.R.2250, the "EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011." At approximately 2:30 p.m., the House will recess and then reconvene at approximately 4 p.m. in a joint meeting with the Senate to receive an address by the President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak.
Committees
POSTPONED
HOUSE ADMINISTRATION -- 3 p.m. -- Elections
Subcommittee holds a hearing on "Federal Election Commission (FEC): Reviewing Policies, Processes and Procedures." FEC Chairman Cynthia Bauerly, Vice Chairman Caroline Hunter, and Commissioners Donald McGahn, Matthew Peterson, Steven Walther, and Ellen Weintraub, testify. 1310 Longworth
Contact: Salley Wood, 202-225-8281
HOUSE ARMED SERVICES -- 10 a.m. -- Holds a hearing on "The Future of National Defense and the U.S. Military Ten Years After 9/11 (Part II)." Defense Secretary Leon Panetta; and Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify. 2118 Rayburn
Contact: 202-226-8980 or Josh Holly, 202-226-3988
HOUSE ARMED SERVICES -- 1 p.m. -- Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee holds a hearing on an update on KC-46A and legacy aerial refueling aircraft programs. Shay Assad, director of defense procurement, acquisition policy and strategic sourcing; David Van Buren of the Air Force Service Acquisition Executive; Air Force Maj. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, special assistant to commander of the Air Force Materiel Command; and Air Force Maj. Gen. (Select) Christopher Bogdan, program executive officer for the KC-46 Tanker Modernization Directorate, testify. 2212 Rayburn
Contact: 202-226-8980 or Josh Holly, 202-226-3988
HOUSE EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE -- 10 a.m. -- Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee holds a hearing on "Regulations, Costs, and Uncertainty in Employer Provided Health Care." Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute; Dennis Donahue, managing director of Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc., Chicago, Ill., representing the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers; Dennis Donahue, managing director of Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc. in Chicago, testifying on behalf of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers; Rob Pollack, executive director of Families USA; and Robyn Piper, president of Piper Jordan, San Diego, Calif., testify. 2175 Rayburn
Contact: Brian Newel, 202-225-4527
HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE -- 9 a.m. -- Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee holds a hearing on "Understanding Consumer Attitudes About Privacy," focusing on consumer attitudes toward privacy and how they respond to privacy controls now available in the marketplace. Barbara Lawler, chief privacy officer at Intuit; Scott Meyer, CEO of Evidon; Michael Hintze, associate general counsel at Microsoft; Linda Woolley, executive vice president of the Direct Marketing Association and representing the Digital Advertising Alliance; Alessandro Acquisti, associate professor of information systems and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University; and Pam Dixon, executive director of the World Privacy Forum, testify. 2123 Rayburn
Contact: Alexa Marrero or Debbee Keller, 202-225-2927 or Sean Bonyun, 202-225-3761
HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE -- 9:30 a.m. -- Energy and Power Subcommittee holds a hearing on "The American Energy Initiative," focusing on electric transmission issues. Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Lauren Azar, senior advisor in the Office of the Energy Secretary; Greg White, commissioner of the Michigan Public Service Commission; Philip Jones, commissioner of the Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission; John DiStasio, general manager and CEO of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District and representing the Large Public Power Council; Steven Transeth, principal at Transeth & Associates, PLLC and representing the Coalition for Fair Transmission Policy; Nicholas Brown, president and CEO of Southwest Power Pool, Inc.; and Joseph Welch, chairman, president and CEO of ITC Holdings Corp., testify. 2322 Rayburn
Contact: Alexa Marrero or Debbee Keller, 202-225-2927 or Sean Bonyun, 202-225-3761
ADDS RUSS
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 2 p.m. -- Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee holds a hearing on "The Section 8 Savings Act of 2011: Proposals to Promote Economic Independence for Assisted Families." Hope Boldon, president and COO, The Integral Group LLC, Human Development Division; Larry Woods, CEO of the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem; Kris Warren, COO of the Chicago Housing Authority; Will Fischer, senior policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; Greg Russ, executive director and COO of Cambridge Housing Authority, testify. 2128 Rayburn
Contact: Marisol Garibay or Jeff Emerson, 202-226-0471 or 202-225-7502
HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES -- 10 a.m. -- International Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee holds a hearing on "The U.S. Housing Finance System in the Global Context: Structure, Capital Sources, and Housing Dynamics." Michael Farrell, chairman, CEO and president of Annaly Capital Management, Inc.; Richard Dorfman, managing director and head of Securitization Group of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association; Moe Veissi, 2011 president-elect of the National Association of Realtors; and Susan Wachter, professor of financial management in the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, testify. 2128 Rayburn
Contact: Marisol Garibay or Jeff Emerson, 202-226-0471 or 202-225-7502
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS -- 10 a.m. -- Holds a hearing on "Emerging Threats and Security in the Western Hemisphere: Next Steps for U.S. Policy." Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Assistant Secretary of State Philip Goldberg of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research; Assistant Treasury Secretary for Terrorist Financing Daniel Glaser of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence; and Assistant Defense Secretary for Homeland Defense and America's Security Affairs Paul Stockton, testify. 2172 Rayburn
Contact: Brad Goehner or Andeliz Castillo, 202-226-8467 or 202-225-5021
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS -- 2 p.m. -- Meets to markup H.R.2829, to promote transparency, accountability and reform within the United Nations system. 2172 Rayburn
Contact: Brad Goehner or Andeliz Castillo, 202-226-8467 or 202-225-5021
UPDATES TIME; ADDS WITNESSES
HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY -- 2 p.m. -- Transportation Security Subcommittee holds a hearing on "TSA (Transportation Security Agency) Reform: Exploring Innovations in Technology Procurement to Stimulate Job Growth, Part II." Marc Pearl, president and CEO of the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council; Scott Boylan, vice president and general counsel at the Safran Morpho Detection; Guy Ben-Ari, deputy director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies' International Security Program, testify. 311 Cannon
Contact: Shane Wolfe, 202-226-8417
Note: Part one of the hearing took place on September 22.
HOUSE JUDICIARY -- 10 a.m. -- Meets to markup H.R.2471, to amend section 2710 of title 18, U.S. Code, to clarify that a videotape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet"; and H.R.2870, the "Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2011"; H.R.1254, the "Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011"; H.R.10, the "Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011"; H.R.822, the "National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011"; and H.R.3012, the "Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act." 2141 Rayburn
Contact: Kim Smith, 202-225-3951 or 202-225-6906
Note: The markup is expected to continue on October 14.
HOUSE NATURAL RESOURCES -- 10 a.m. -- Holds a hearing on the BOEMRE (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement)/U.S. Coast Guard Joint Investigation Team Report on the causes of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. Co-Chairs of the Joint Investigation Team Coast Guard Capt. Hung Nguyen and David Dykes; Coast Guard Vice Adm. Brian Salerno, deputy commandant for operations; Michael Bromwich, director of the Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement; Ray Dempsey, vice president of BP America; James Bement, vice president of Sperry Drilling, Halliburton; and Bill Ambrose, managing director of Transocean's North America Division, testify. 1324 Longworth
Contact: Jill Strait or Spencer Pederson, 202-226-9019
UPDATES TIME
HOUSE OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM -- 10:30 a.m. -- Meets to markup H.R.2309, the "Postal Reform Act of 2011," to restore the financial solvency of the U.S. Postal Service and to ensure the efficient and affordable nationwide delivery of mail. 2154 Rayburn
Contact: 202-225-5074
ADDS KLARA
HOUSE SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY -- 2 p.m. --
Energy and Environment Subcommittee holds a hearing on "Advancing Coal Research and Development for a Secure Energy Future." Scott Klara, deputy lab director in the Energy Department's National Energy Technology Laboratory; Janet Gellici, CEO of the American Coal Council; Nick Akins, president of American Electric Power; David Foerter, executive director of the Institute of Clean Air Companies; and Stu Dalton, senior government representative - generation at the Electric Power Research Institute, testify. 2318 Rayburn
Contact: Zachary Kurz, 202-225-6371
HOUSE SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY -- 10 a.m. -- Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee holds a hearing on "The Endangered Species Act: Reviewing the Nexus of Science and Policy." Jonathan Adler, professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law; Gary Frazer, assistant director of endangered species at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Craig Manson, general counsel for the Westlands Water District; Douglas Vincent-Lang, special assistant of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game; Neal Wilkins, director of the Texas A&M University's Institute of Renewable Natural Resources; and Francesca Grifo, senior scientist and director of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Scientific Integrity Program, testify. 2318 Rayburn
Contact: Zachary Kurz, 202-225-6371
ADDS HUNTER
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE -- 8:30 a.m. --
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee holds a hearing on "Streamlining Emergency Management: Improving Preparedness, Response, and Cutting Costs." Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Craig Fugate; Dean Hunter, deputy director for facilities, security, and contracting at the Office of Personnel Management; Matthew Jadacki, assistant inspector general for emergency management oversight at the Homeland Security Department; Mike Dayton, acting secretary of the California Emergency Managment Agency; Keith Stammer, director of the Joplin-Jasper County Emergency Management Agency; William Metcalf, second vice president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs; and Joe Wilson, president of Federal Signal Corporation's Safety and Security Group, testify. 2167 Rayburn
Contact: Justin Harclerode, 202-226-8767 or Caroline Califf, 202-225-9446
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE -- 11:15 a.m. -- Meets to markup H.R.1734, the "Civilian Property Realignment Act"; H.R.2840, the "Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 2011"; H.R.2919, the "Community Shelter Protection Act of 2011"; and H.R.2668, the "Brian A. Terry Memorial Act." 2167 Rayburn
Contact: Justin Harclerode, 202-226-8767 or Caroline Califf, 202-225-9446
HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS -- 10 a.m. -- Meets to markup H.R.674, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities; and H.R.2576, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs. 1100 Longworth
Contact: Sarah Swinehart or Jim Billimoria or Michelle Dimarob, 202-226-4774
ADVISORIES
(ASIA/ECONOMY) ADVISORY -- At 1:30 a.m. ET (2:30 p.m. Tokyo time), the International Monetary Fund hosts a webcast briefing on the "Fall 2011 Asia Pacific Regional Economic Outlook." Participants include Anoop Singh, director of the Asia and Pacific Department; Vivek Arora, adviser at the Asia and Pacific Department; and Roberto Cardarelli, chief of the Regional Studies Division at the Asia Pacific Department.
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Contact: Keiko Utsunomiya, 202-623-7090, kutsunomiya@imf.org
Note: The news conference time in Tokyo is at 2:30 p.m. October 13. Register and access the webcast briefing at http://ezproxy.library.nyu.edu:3553/external/np/exr/imfmbc/index.aspx
(WHOUSE/KOREA/OBAMA) ADVISORY -- The White House hosts the following events on Thursday for the state visit of South Korean President Lee and his wife, Kim Yoon-ok.
Highlights
9 a.m.: President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton participate in an arrival ceremony for President Lee and Mrs. Kim on the South Lawn. Open press for opening remarks by Presidents Obama and Lee and the review of troops.
TBA: Presidents Obama and Lee hold a joint press conference in the Rose Garden. Open press.
11 a.m.: Mrs. Obama welcomes Mrs. Kim to Annandale, Va., one of the largest Korean-American communities in the Washington area. Location: Annandale High School, 4700 Medford Drive, Annandale, Va. Media should RSVP to firstladypress@who.eop.gov by noon October 11.
2 p.m.: Secretary Clinton co-hosts a State Luncheon in honor of the visit of President Lee and Mrs. Kim. State Department. Open press for opening remarks.
TBA: State dinner media preview of table settings and additional information. Open to credentialed press.
Late afternoon: Arrival of guests for the state dinner. East Wing - Booksellers area. Pooled TV and reporters; Open to credentialed still photographers.
6:30 p.m.: President and Mrs. Obama welcome President Lee and Mrs. Kim to the White House for a state dinner. Secretary of State Clinton attends. North Portico. Pooled TV and reporters; Open to credentialed still photographers.
Contact: 202-456-2580
Note: At 4 p.m., President Lee addresses a joint meeting of Congress, in the House Chamber. For the White House events, RSVP for each event you wish to cover at: http://ezproxy.library.nyu.edu:2910/webform/media-rsvp-state-visit-pres… ent-lee-republic-korea by 5 p.m. on Friday, October 7. Press without a White House hard pass must also submit their full legal name, date of birth, Social Security number, country of birth, country of citizenship, and city and state of residence to pressRSVP@who.eop.gov
(ENERGY/WIND) ADVISORY -- At 7:30 a.m., the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) holds its annual Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition. Third and final day.
Highlight
3 p.m.: Closing session on "U.S. Offshore Wind Developers' Perspectives."
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, One West Pratt Street, Ballroom 2 on Level 4, Baltimore, Md.
Contact: Ellen Carey (AWEA), 202-383-2357
Note: RSVP to presspass@awea.org.
(ENERGY/TRANSPORTATION) ADVISORY -- At 8:30 a.m.,
CALSTART holds the Hybrid Truck Users Forum 2011 National
Conference & Expo. Third and final day
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, One West
Pratt Street, Baltimore, Md.
Contact: 305-948-6345
(AFRICA/ECONOMY) ADVISORY -- At 10 a.m., the African
Development Bank (AfDB); the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) hold an online news briefing on the African Economic Conference: Green Economy and Structural Transformation, which will be held October 25-28 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Participants include Mthuli Ncube, AfDB chief economist; Pedro Conceicao, chief economist of the Regional Bureau for Africa of the UNDP; and Emmanuel Nnadozie, Director of Economic Development and New Partnership for Africa's Development division at UNECA.
Contact: Nicolas Douillet, 212-906-5937, nicolas.douillet@undp.org
Note: Register at http://www.apo-opa.org/en/application?vc=AfDB
ADDS WAKEFIELD AND DIAL-IN NUMBER
(HEALTH/SEBELIUS) ADVISORY -- At 10:30 a.m., HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Health Resources adn Services Administrator Mary Wakefield hold a conference call to discuss National Health Service Corps.
Contact: 202-690-6343
Note: The dial-in number is 1-888-282-0574. The passcode is ACA.
(MD/ENVIRONMENT/TRASH) ADVISORY -- At 11 a.m., Environmental Integrity Project; Chesapeake Climate Action Network; and Clean Water Action Maryland hold a conference call on "Maryland: U.S. Capital of Trash Incineration?" Participants include Chesapeake Climate Action Network Director Mike Tidwell; Environmental Integrity Project Attorney Leah Kelly; Clean Water Action Maryland program coordinator Andy Galli; and Environmental Integrity Project research analyst Robbie Orvis.
Contact: Ailis Aaron Wolf, 703-276-3265
Note: The dial-in number is 1-800-860-2442; ask for the "EIP Maryland incinerators report" news event; a streaming audio replay of the event will be available at http://www.environmentalintegrity.org as of 5 p.m. October 13.
(SECURITY/CLASSIFIED) ADVISORY -- At 11 a.m., the National Archives holds a lecture on "the lifecycle of classified national security information from creation to declassification within the executive branch of the federal government." Neil Carmichael, supervisory archivist for the Initial Processing and Declassification Division, speaks.
Location: National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, Lecture Room B, College Park, Md.
Contact: 202-357-5300
(BIOFUEL/DEFENSE) ADVISORY -- At noon, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) holds a conference call briefing on "Commercializing Advanced Drop-In Biofuels for Military Use." Participants include Joel Velasco, senior vice president of external relations at Amyris Inc.; Jack Huttner, executive vice president of corporate development and public affairs at Gevo; Tim Zenk, vice president of corporate affairs at Sapphire Energy; Carrie Atiyeh, director of public affairs at ZeaChem Inc.; and Brent Erickson, BIO executive vice president.
Contact: Paul Winters, 202-962-9237
Note: The dial-in number is 1-888-674-1311. The passcode is 18182693
(BUDGET/STATES/UNIONS) ADVISORY -- At noon, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) holds a conference call to discuss a report on "The Wrong Target: Public Sectors Union and State Budget Deficits." Participants include Sylvia Allegretto, economist and deputy chair of the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at the University of California, Berkeley; Kenneth Jacobs, chairman of the Center for Labor Research and Education; Laurel Lucia, policy analyst at the Center for Labor Research and Education; Doug Hall, director of the Economic Analysis and Research Network at EPI; and Amy Hanauer, executive director of Policy Matters Ohio.
Contact: Phoebe Silag or Karen Conner, 202-775-8810
Note: The dial-in number is 1-800-311-9403. The passcode is 29551.
+(FARMS/MERRIGAN) ADVISORY -- At 12:30 p.m., Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan holds a conference call to discuss the Farmers Market Promotion Program Awards.
Contact: 202-720-4623
Note: The dial-in number is 1-800-857-5233. The password is USDA.
+(FARMS/LAKES/WHITE) ADVISORY -- At 1 p.m., Dave White, chief of the Agriculture Department's Natural Resources Conservation Service, holds a conference call to discuss "how farmers are taking action to reduce losses of sediment, nitrogen and phosphorous from their fields and decreasing the movement of these materials into the Great Lakes and their associated waterways."
Contact: Brad Fisher, 202-720-4024
Note: The dial-in number is 1-800-857-5233. The password is NRCS.
(TAX/REPATRIATION) ADVISORY -- At 1 p.m., the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) holds a conference call on "The Effects of a Repatriation Tax Holiday." Participants include Edward Kleinbard, law professor at the University of Southern California, and former chief of staff for the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation; Chuck Marr, director of federal tax policy at CBPP; and Robert Greenstein, CBPP president.
Contact: Regan Lachapelle, 202-408-1080
Note: RSVP to communications@cbpp.org for the dial-instructions.
(EPA/ENVIRONMENT/POLL) ADVISORY -- At 1 p.m., the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) holds a conference call to discuss a poll showing strong disapproval of President Obama and Congress on the Environmental Protection Agency rules and Clean Air Act. Participants include Brent Wilkes, national executive director of the LULAC; Elisabeth MacNamara, president of the League of Women Voters; Wesley Warren, director of programs at the Natural Resources Defense Council; and Tom Jensen, director of Public Policy Polling.
Contact: Leslie Anderson, 703-276-3256
Note: The dial-in number is 1-800-860-2442. The password is "Voters and the EPA."
+(EXPORTS/SPERLING) ADVISORY -- At 1:45 p.m., Gene Sperling, director of the National Economic Council; and Fred Hochberg, chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States holds a conference call to announce "historic export finance figures."
Contact: Jamie Radice, 202-565-3200
Note: The dial-in number is 1-888-401-4674. The passcode is 4588805.
(LAW/HOLDER) ADVISORY -- At 2 p.m., the White House holds a webcast "Champions of Change: Closing the Justice Gap in America."
Highlight
2 p.m.: Attorney General Eric Holder delivers remarks and leads a panel discussion.
Location: White House
Contact: 202-456-1111
Note: The event will be streamed live at:
www.whitehouse.gov/live
GENERAL NEWS EVENTS
MORNING
7:30 a.m. -- (ENERGY/TRANSPORT/BUSINESS/WARNER) FORUM
-- CG/LA Infrastructure holds the Third North American Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum on "Visualizing Competitiveness: What's Real? What's Not?," focusing on projects from Mexico, Canada, and the United States. First of three days
Highlights
9 a.m.: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) delivers a keynote address.
10:45 a.m.: Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) discusses "The Value of a National Infrastructure Bank."
11:45 a.m.: Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) discusses "The Coming Infrastructure Build."
Location: Hart Senate Office Building
Contact: Monica Guevara, 202-776-0990, monica@cg-la.com
Note: Media RSVP required.
7:30 a.m. -- (DC/ECONOMY/HOUSING) SEMINAR -- The District of Columbia Building Industry Association (DCBIA) holds a real estate seminar on the "State of the Leasing Market."
Location: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Ballroom
Contact: Gail Edwards, 202-966-8665
8 a.m. -- (FINANCE/CONFIDENCE) FORUM -- The Atlantic hosts the Investor Confidence Forum, featuring the release of the Center for Audit Quality 2011 Annual Investor Confidence Survey. Participants include Joshua Gotbaum, director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and former CEO of the September 11 Fund; Liaquat Ahamed, 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner for "Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World"; Andy Cross, chief investment officer for The Motley Fool; Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and director of the Fiscal Policy Program at New America Foundation; and James Fallows, national correspondent for The Atlantic.
Location: Four Seasons Hotel Georgetown, 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C.
Contact: Natalie Raabe, 202-266-7533
Note: RSVP at http://investorconfidenceforum.eventbrite.com/; email register@theatlantic.com with any inquiries.
8 a.m. -- (HEALTH/PHYSICIANS/BLACKBURN) BRIEFING -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons holds a briefing "to provide information on what is already happening outside the Beltway to restore the patient-physician relationship and lower costs." Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.); and Janet Orient, executive director of the Association of American Physicians speak.
Location: 2456 Rayburn House Office Building
Contact: Charlie Sauer, 202-841-7999
8 a.m. -- (WORKFORCE/TECHNOLOGY) FORUM -- The Woodrow
Wilson Center (WWC); and the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) holds a forum on "21st Century Pathways to a Skilled Technology Workforce."
Highlights
8:45 a.m.: Rep. Thomas Petri (R-Wis.), delivers keynote remarks.
9:30 a.m.: Panel on "Unpacking STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) & the Problems with Finding Talent.
10:45 a.m.: Laura Adolfie, director of the Defense Department's STEM Development Office; Susan Lavrakas, director of workforce at the Aerospace Industries Association; and Kelly Carnes, president and CEO of TechVision21, participate in a panel on "National Security & a 21st Century Workforce."
11:45 a.m.: Panel on "Creative Approaches to 21st Century Skills."
12:45 p.m.: Lucinda Sanders, CEO and co-founder of the National Center for Women and Information Technology; and Kent Hughes, director of the WWC Program on America and the Global Economy, deliver closing remarks.
Location: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Fifth Floor
Contact: 202-691-4000
8 a.m. -- (COMMUNICATIONS) DISCUSSION -- The OECD Washington Center hosts a discussion and presentation to launch the "OECD Guide to Measuring the Information Society 2011," which provides the statistical definitions, classifications and methods to measure and compare the information society across countries. Participants include Vincenzo Spiezia, head of the Information and Communication Technologies Unit in the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry of the OECD.
Location: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW
Contact: 202-785-6323
Note: Register at https://www.regonline.com/OECDguideinfosoc2011
8 a.m. -- (US-INDIA/CLINTON) EVENT -- The State Department holds the U.S.-India Higher Education Summit. Participants include Indian Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal; Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Nirupama Rao; former U.S. Ambassador to India and President Emeritus of Colorado College Richard Celeste.
Highlights
8 a.m.: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers opening remarks.
4:45 p.m.: Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivers closing remarks.
Location: Georgetown University, 37th and O Street NW, Gaston Hall
Contact: 202-647-2492
Note: Valid government-issued media credentials or media photo ID and official photo ID are required. Media must RSVP to rmp47@georgetown.edu, HorneEJ@state.gov or 202-687-4328 by noon October 12. Pre-set time for video cameras: 6 a.m. to 6:15 a.m. Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 7:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m. -- (ARUBA/SECURITY/ENERGY) DISCUSSION -- Inter-American Dialogue holds a discussion on security and energy policy in Aruba. Participants include Aruba Prime Minister Mike Eman.
Location: Inter-American Dialogue, 1211 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 510
Contact: 202-822-9002
8:30 a.m. -- (SCIENCE) MEETING -- The National Science Foundation (NSF) holds a meeting of the Advisory Committee for Geosciences. Second and final day
Location: NSF, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Va.
Contact: Melissa Lane, 703-292-8500
8:30 a.m. -- (LAW/TORRE/JUVENILES) CONFERENCE -- The
Justice Department's the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) hosts a conference on "Children's Justice and Safety: Unite, Build, Lead." Second of three days
Highlights
8:30 a.m.: Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.); Jeff Slowikowski, acting administrator of OJJDP; Michael Bocian of GBA Strategies in Washington, D.C.; and Father Gregory Boyle of the Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles, Calif., participate in a plenary on "Build."
Noon: Former Major League Baseball manager/player Joe Torre, executive director of the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation, partcipates in a working lunch seminar on "Prevention and Intervention: Overcoming the Trauma of Children's Exposure to Violence."
Location: Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, Md.
Contact: 202-598-9457, Starr.Stepp@usdoj.gov
Note: All media must RSVP and present government-issued photo I.D. (such as a driver's license) as well as valid media credentials.
9 a.m. -- (CATHEDRAL/QUAKE/REPAIRS) EVENT -- Washington National Cathedral hosts a photo opportunity as the damaged upper portions of the southeast grand pinnacle (weighing two tons) will be removed by crane from the central tower of cathedral. The cathedral's central tower pinnacles were damaged by the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck the East Coast on August 23. The damaged portions of pinnacles are being removed to make the pinnacles and central tower stable until the stonework can be repaired and put back in place.
Location: Washington National Cathedral, 3109 Wisconsin Ave NW
Contact: Meredith MacKenzie, 202-427-2007
Note: Press are invited to cover this event from the grounds of the Cathedral. There will be photo and video pools to obtain footage of this process from the top of the central tower, due to limited space and safety precautions. Head Stone Mason Joe Alonso will be available to answer questions about the process and repair procedures as the Cathedral begins restoration work. Work begins promptly at 9 am. Arrive beginning at 8:30 am to park in the Cathedral's underground bus garage, accessible at Wisconsin Avenue and South Road. Press will be escorted to Pilgrim Road on the Cathedral grounds for the photo op. Photos and video of work from on top of the central tower will be pooled by the Washington Post and Local News Service local TV pool respectively. Other media may cover the event from the south side of the Cathedral grounds on Pilgrim Road.
9 a.m. -- (YEMEN/RIGHTS) CONFERENCE -- The Jamestown Foundation holds a conference on "Yemen After the Arab Spring: From Revolution to Disintegration?"
Highlights
9 a.m.: Panel on "Yemen's Post-Revolution Transition."
10:45 a.m.: Panel on "Post-Revolution Strategies and Developments in Yemen's Militant Movements."
1 p.m.: Ali Soufan, chairman and CEO of Soufan Group LLC, and author of "The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda," delivers keynote remarks on "Yemen and Cracking al-Qaeda" - 1:45 p.m.: Panel on "The Economic & Water Dimensions of Yemen's Security."
3 p.m.: Nabeel Khoury, director of the State Department's Near East South Asia Office, delivers closing remarks.
Location: CEIP, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Root Conference Room
Contact: 202-483-8888
Note: Register at http://yemen2011.eventbrite.com/
9 a.m. -- (EDUCATION) FORUM -- Gallup and Operation
HOPE hold a forum to announce and release results of a national assessment of America's youth. Participants include Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO of Gallup; John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE; A.J. Wurie, aspiring entrepreneur; Jason Milton, senior consultant at Gallup; Jennifer Thibeaux, director of the Office of Innovation, Research and Assessment at Operation HOPE; J. Michael Shepherd, chairman and CEO of BanWest Corporation; and Brad Hanson, president of Meta Payment Services.
Location: Gallup Building, 901 F Street NW
Contact: Lauren Kannry, lauren_kannry@gallup.com; or Carrie Blewitt, cblewitt@qorvis.com
Note: RSVP to Lauren Kannry or Carrie Blewitt.
9 a.m. -- (SCIENCE/CAREER) DISCUSSION -- The Science Coalition hosts a roundtable featuring early-career scientists and engineers. Participants include Rommie Amaro, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences and computer science at the University of California, Irvine; Michael Arnold, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Noah Cowan, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins University; Dick Englund, assistant professor of electrical engineering and of applied physics at Columbia University; Michael Escuti, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University; Ian Howat, assistant professor in the School of Earth Sciences at Ohio State University; Gang Logan Liu, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Benjamin Mazin, assistant professor of physics, University of California, Santa Barbara; and Lilianne Mujica-Parodi, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Stony Brook University.
Location: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Holeman Lounge
Contact: Natasha Altamirano, 202-429-6882
Note: RSVP to naltamirano@qga.com
9 a.m. -- (DEFENSE) EVENT -- The Transformative
Innovation for Development and Emergency Support (TIDES) at National Defense University (NDU) holds the fifth annual fall field demonstration, during which visitors are welcome to address policies, practices, technologies, and organizations that affect complex civil-military environments such as Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HADR), Stabilization and Reconstruction (S&R), Building Security Capacity (BSC), and Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA), October 4-7 and October 11-13.
Location: The Pentagon, Center Court
Contact: Dave Thomas, 202-685-3140
9 a.m. -- (SECURITY/ANTHRAX) DISCUSSION -- The Center
for American Progress (CAP) holds a discussion on "Anthrax Revisited: The Outlook for Biopreparedness in the United States." Participants include Homeland Security Undersecretary for Science and Technology Tara O'Toole; former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), CAP senior fellow; Tom Ridge, former Homeland Security secretary; James Davis, executive vice president of Human Genome Sciences; Thomas Inglesby, CEO and director of the Center for Biosecurity at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Jeff Levi, executive director of Trust for America's Health; Rudy deLeon, CAP senior vice president for national security, and former deputy secretary of Defense; and Ken Gude, CAP managing director for national security.
Location: CAP, 1333 H Street NW, 10th floor
Contact: 202-682-1611
Note: RSVP required.
9 a.m. -- (HEALTH/QUALITY) DISCUSSION -- The National
Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) holds a discussion on the debut of the 2011 State of Health Care Quality Report, NCQA'S main analysis of the quality of care received by 118 million Americans - two-fifths of the population. Participants include Peter Briss, medical director of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; John Bennett, president and CEO of CDPHP Health Plan; Laura Pickering, president and CEO of Northeast Business Group on Health; and John Santa, director of the Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center.
Location: Barbara Jordan Conference Center, Kaiser Family Foundation Building, 1330 G Street NW
Contact: Ashley Carter, 202-955-5106
9:30 a.m. -- (CHINA/RELIGION) CONFERENCE -- The Wilson Center (WWC) holds a conference on "Religion in the Social Transition of Contemporary China."
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, sixth floor
Contact: 202-691-4000
9:30 a.m. -- (TUNISIA/ELECTIONS) BRIEFING -- The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) holds a briefing on "Elections and Political Transition in Tunisia." Participants include Stephen McInerney, executive director of the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED); Barrie Freeman, director for North Africa at the National Democratic Institute (NDI); and Mohamed Malouche, president of the Tunisian American Young Professionals.
Location: B-318 Rayburn House Office Building
Contact: Shelly Han, 202-225-1901
ADDS CONYERS AND HONDA
9:45 a.m. -- (BANKS/CONSUMERS/WELCH) NEWS CONFERENCE --
Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Mike Honda (D-Calif.) hold a news conference to discuss new banking fees imposed on consumers.
Location: The Capitol Visitor's Center, HVC-Studio A
Contact: Scott Coriell, 202-225-4115
+10 a.m. -- (DUTCH-ARUBA) DISCUSSION -- Assistant
Defense Attache for the Netherlands in the United States Jos Coumans and Aruban Prime Minister Michiel Godfried Eman participate in an Organization of American States (OAS) forum titled, "Peace and Security: the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean." OAS Secretary for Multidimensional Security Adam Blackwell also speaks.
Location: OAS, 17th and Constitution Avenue NW
Contact: 202-458-6824
10 a.m. -- (STATE/RIGHTS/LAW) HEARING -- The Tom Lantos
Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) holds a hearing on "No Safe Haven: Law Enforcement Operations Against Foreign Human Rights Violators in the U.S." Participants include John Woods, deputy assistant director of Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations; Eli Rosenbaum, director of human rights enforcement strategy and policy in the Justice Department's Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section Criminal Division; and Pamela Merchant, executive director of the Center for Justice & Accountability.
Location: 334 Cannon House Office Building
Contact: Colleen Costello (McGovern) or Wendy Sneff (Wolf), 202-225-3599, tlhrc@mail.house.gov
10 a.m. -- (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/HISTORY) BRIEFING -- The Washington Foreign Press Center holds a tour for foreign media of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, including the exhibition, "Exploring the Early Americas."
Location: Washington Foreign Press Center, National Press Building, 14th and F Street NW, Suite 800
Contact: 202-504-6300
Note: Media should RSVP to Jonathan Turner at 202-504-6318 or turnerja5@state.gov
10 a.m. -- (EDUCATION/KIDS/JONES) EVENT -- Jacqueline Jones, senior adviser on early learning at the Education Department, delivers remarks at the Campagna Center's Head Start First Day celebration.
Location: T.C. Williams Tiny Titan's Classroom, 3330 King Street, Alexandria, Va.
Contact: Elaine Quesinberry, 202-401-1576
10 a.m. -- (SYRIA/OUTLOOK) DISCUSSION -- The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) holds a discussion on "Voices from the Front Lines: Syrian Opposition." Participants include Ausama Mounajed, Murhaf Jouejati, Najib Ghadbian and Dima Moussa, members of the Syrian National Council; and Steven Heydemann, senior adviser of USIP's Middle East Initiative.
Location: USIP, 2301 Constitution Avenue NW
Contact: Allison Sturma, 202-429-4725
Note: RSVP to asturma@usip.org
10 a.m. -- (CRIME/AUTOS) NEWS CONFERENCE -- The White
House Drug Policy Office holds a news conference to announce a partnership and release new data and resources to combat drugged driving. Participants include National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske; Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) National President Jan Withers; MADD CEO Kimberly Earle; and victims advocates Stephanie Call and Hollywood Ruch.
Location: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Zenger Room
Contact: 202-395-6618
Note: RSVP to mediainquiry@ondcp.eop.gov
+10:45 a.m. -- (HOUSE/DEMS/PELOSI) NEWS CONFERENCE --
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds her weekly
news conference with Capitol Hill reporters.
Location: The Capitol Visitor's Center, HVC-Studio A
Contact: Nadeam Elshami, 202-226-7616
11 a.m. -- (ABORTION/ULTRASOUNDS) EVENT -- The Stanton
Project, "part of Stanton Healthcare, a life-affirming clinic started by women to reach women," holds a 'Voices from the Womb' event to perform ultrasounds on pregnant women. Event organizers say the event marks "the first time in history that live ultrasounds will be performed in the Capitol Building." The co-sponsors of 'Voices from the Womb' are The Christian Defense Coalition and The National Pro-life Center.
Location: The Capitol Visitor's Center, CVC-Congressional Auditorium, U.S. Capitol
Contact: Brandi Swindell, 208-867-1307
+11:15 a.m. -- (HOUSE/GOP/BOEHNER) NEWS CONFERENCE -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) holds his weekly news conference with Capitol Hill reporters.
Location: The Capitol Visitor Center, HVC Studio A (located in HVC 114).
Contact: Michael Steel, 202-225-0600
Note: For questions regarding location or directions to the studio, contact House Radio-TV Gallery Staff at 202-225-5214.
+11:30 a.m. -- (US/DEFENSE) DISCUSSION -- Marine Corps Gen. John Sheehan (Ret.) participates in a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) discussion on "U.S. Ground Force Capabilities through 2020." Kim Wincup, senior adviser at CSIS; and David Berteau and Nathan Freier, senior fellows at CSIS, also participate.
Location: CSIS, 1800 K Street NW, B-1 Conference Level
Contact: Andrew Schwartz, 202-775-3242
AFTERNOON
Noon -- (POLLING/GOVERNMENT) DISCUSSION -- The Society
for International Development - Washington, D.C. Chapter (SIDW) hosts a discussion on "How to Use Polling in Development and Governance Projects." Participants include Craig Charney, president of Charney Research; and Lincoln Mitchell, senior research fellow at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University.
Location: DAI, 7600 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200, Bethesda, Md.
Contact: Jordana Fraider, 202-884-8590
Note: Register at https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=wdc sid&formId=106778
Noon -- (FINANCE/INVESTORS) DISCUSSION -- Alexander Ljungqvist, finance professor at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University delivers remarks on "Does the Stock Market Distort Investment Incentives?," at a luncheon discussion held by the National Economists Club.
Location: Chinatown Garden Restaurant, 618 H Street NW
Contact: 703-493-8824
Note: RSVP to nec.club@verizon.net
Noon -- (ENVIRONMENT/MUNITIONS) DISCUSSION -- Global
Green USA; Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague; and the DC Environmental Network (DCEN) hold a discussion on "Sea-Dumped Munitions: Environmental, Public Health, & Security Perspectives." Participants include Vaidotas Verba, ambassador of Lithuania to the Netherlands; and Chris Weiss, DCEN director.
Location: 1100 15th Street NW, 11th floor
Contact: 310-581-2700
Note: RSVP to Faisal Sohail at
ggusadc@globalgreen.org.
Noon -- (ENERGY/NUCLEAR/FLEISCHMANN) LUNCHEON -- The
United States Nuclear Infrastructure Council holds a Nuclear Roundtable luncheon series event. Participants include Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.), co-sponsor of H.R.1808, the "Nuclear Power 2021 Act"; and Llewellyn King, co-host and executive producer of White House Chronicle.
Location: Monocle Restaurant, 107 D Street NE
Contact: Elizabeth DeMoss, 301-752-6659
Note: Register at
http://www.nuclearinfrastructure.org/index.php
Noon -- (FOOD/NUTRITION) DISCUSSION -- The Hudson
Institute holds a discussion on "Better-for-You Foods: It's Just Good Business," which includes the release of a report examining efforts by the food and beverage industry to sell "better-for-you" products and what impact those efforts have had on major consumer packaged goods companies' bottom line. The report was produced by the Obesity Solutions Initiative of the Hudson Institute, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Participants include Henry Cardello, senior fellow, director of the Hudson Institute Obesity Solutions Initiative and lead author of the study; James Marks, senior vice president and director of the Health Group at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Laura Berry, executive director of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility; Susan Crockett, vice president of health and nutrition at General Mills; and Richard Klauser, head of marketing at Nestle Infant Nutrition.
Location: Hudson Institute, Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center, 1015 15th Street NW, sixth floor
Contact: 202-223-7770
Note: Register at http://www.hudson.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=event_registration&e vent_id=889
Noon -- (WOMEN/LIBERTY) DISCUSSION -- The Heritage Foundation holds a book discussion on "Ladies for Liberty: Women Who Made a Difference in American History." Participants include author John Blundell, distinguished senior fellow with the Institute for Economic Affairs in London; and John Hilboldt, director of Heritage Foundation's Lectures and Seminars Program.
Location: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium
Contact: 202-675-1752
Note: RSVP to lectures.seminars@heritage.org
12:15 p.m. -- (FINANCE/SAVINGS) DISCUSSION -- The New
America Foundation (NAF) holds a discussion on "Facing Up to the Retirement Savings Deficit: From 401 (k)s to Universal and Automatic Accounts." Participants include Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for Retirement and Health Policy Mark Iwry, senior adviser to the Treasury secretary; Michael Calabrese, NAF senior research fellow, and author of "From Auto IRAs to Universal 401 (k)s"; William Gale, director of the Retirement Security Project at Brookings Institution; Teresa Ghilarducci, director, of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, The New School; David Certner, director of federal affairs at AARP; and Reid Cramer, director of the NAF Asset Building Program.
Location: The New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400
Contact: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365
Note: RSVP at www.newamerica.net/events/2011/retirement_savings_defici t
12:30 p.m. -- (NUCLEAR/WASTE) DISCUSSION -- The George Washington University (GWU) Elliott School of International Affairs holds a discussion on "What to do with America's Nuclear Waste?" Participants include Allison Macfarlane, member of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, and associate professor of environmental science and policy at George Mason University.
Location: GW's Elliott School, 1957 E Street NW, Lindner Family Commons, room 602
Contact: 202-994-8025
Note: RSVP at http://tiny.cc/wcydc
12:30 p.m. -- (MIDEAST/PALESTINIANS) LECTURE --
Georgetown University holds a lecture on "The Ethnographic Arriving of Palestine." Participants include Khaled Furani, assistant professor of anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Tel-Aviv University; and Ted Swedenburg, anthropology professor at the University of Arkansas.
Location: Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, CCAS Boardroom (ICC 241)
Contact: Margaret Daher, 202-687-6215, ccasevents@georgetown.edu
Note: Register at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2234088218
+12:45 p.m. -- (LATAM/TRADE) BRIEFING -- Dan Restrepo, special assistant to the president and senior director for Western Hemisphere affairs at the National Security Council, holds a briefing for foreign media on the approval of the Free Trade Agreements with Colombia and Panama.
Location: Washington Foreign Press Center, National Press Building, 14th and F Street NW, Suite 800
Contact: 202-504-6300
Note: To attend RSVP to Dick Custin at CustinDR2@state.gov
UPDATE TIME, TOPIC AND CONTACT
1 p.m. -- (DEFENSE/BUDGET/MCKEON) NEWS CONFERENCE -- House Armed Services Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) holds a news conference with House Armed Services Committee Republicans their formal recommendations on deficit reduction in a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.
Location: HVC-Studio A, U.S. Capitol
Contact: John Noonan or Claude Chafin, 202-225-2539
+1 p.m. -- (US-FRANCE/PAINTING) CEREMONY -- The U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton speaks at a ceremony "to return "Une Fille de PÃcheur" (A Fisherman's Daughter) -- a Jules Breton painting looted in 1918 to its rightful owners, the people of France." Francois Delattre, French ambassador to the United States; Timothy Williams, director of Interpol Washington; and Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York also speak.
Location: French ambassador's residence, 2221 Kalorama Road NW
Contact: Cori Bassett, 202-732-4228
Note: The pre-set time is 12:30 p.m. B-roll and photos will be available at http://www.dvidshub.net/units/ICE after the event.
1 p.m. -- (TRANSPORTATION/JOBS) NPC LUNCHEON -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood discusses the American Jobs Act and the role transportation plays in the nation's economy, at a National Press Club luncheon.
Location: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Ballroom
Contact: 202-662-7516
Note: The cost of the luncheon (which begins at 12:30 p.m.) is $17 for National Press Club members, $28 for their guests and $35 for general admission. Reporters may cover the 1 p.m. speaking program (without paying for the lunch) by viewing the speech from the ballroom balcony (provided they present a proper press ID). RSVP to Havilah Ross at hross@press.org
1 p.m. -- (HEALTH/AIDS/RACE) BRIEFING -- The office of Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) hosts a Capitol Hill briefing on "Racial Disparities and AIDS Survival," with Mary Jo Trepka, associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Florida International University.
Location: 122 Cannon House Office Building
Contact: Erin Moffet, 202-225-1313
1 p.m. -- (US-FRANCE/DIPLOMACY) EVENT -- Immigrations
and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton; and French Ambassador to the U.S. Francois Delattre deliver remarks during the French Cultural Repatriation event.
Location: French Ambassador's Residence, 2221 Kalorama Road NW
Contact: 202-282-8010
1 p.m. -- (EDUCATION/HISPANIC) NEWS CONFERENCE -- The Ana G. Mendez University System (AGMUS) holds a news conference to announce the opening of a campus this year in the Washington, D.C. area, offering "a bilingual study program unique in the nation that will enable students to obtain degrees in a flexible way." Participants include Jose Mendez, president of AGMUS; and Luis Zayas, AGMUS vice president for National and International Relations.
Location: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Zenger Room
Contact: Pablo Gato, 202-210-6497
1 p.m. -- (AFGHANISTAN/CONGRESS) NEWS CONFERENCE -- Reps. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.), Dan Benishek (R-Mich.), Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) and Tim Walz (D-Minn.) hold a news conference to discuss a recent Congressional Delegation to Afghanistan.
Location: The Capitol Visitor's Center, HVC-Studio B
Contact: Amanda Little, 202-225-6356
Note: RSVP to amanda.little@mail.house.gov
+2 p.m. -- (SUDAN/RIGHTS) HEARING -- The Tom Lantos
Human Rights Commission (TLHRC) holds a hearing on problems in Sudan's South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions. Participants include Ryan Boyette, citizen journalist; Jonathan Hutson, director of communications at the ENOUGH Project; and Daniel Sullivan, director of policy and government relations at United to End Genocide.
Location: 2259 Rayburn House Office Building
Contact: Hans Hogrefe (McGovern), 202-225-3599
ADDS MEEKS, DIAZ-BALART, AND MACK
+2 p.m. -- (TRADE/CONGRESS) NEWS CONFERENCE -- Reps.
Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), Connie Mack (R-Fla.) and Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) hold a news conference to discuss the formation of the Pro Trade Caucus on Free Trade Agreements.
Location: The Capitol Visitor's Center, HVC-Studio A
Contact: 202-225-2571 (Cuellar)
+2:30 p.m. -- (HEALTH/CONSUMERS/HUELSKAMP) NEWS
CONFERENCE -- Reps. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.), Dennis Rehberg (R-Mont.), Todd Akin (R-Mo.), Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) and Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) hold a news conference to discuss "efforts to stop the Health and Human Services proposed rule calling for the creation of a national database including confidential medical records."
Location: The Capitol Visitor's Center, HVC-Studio B
Contact: Karen Steward, 202-225-2715 (Huelskamp)
2:30 p.m. -- (ISRAEL/GREECE) DISCUSSION -- The Woodrow
Wilson Center (WWC) holds a discussion on "Israeli-Greek Cooperation: A New Partnership in the Eastern Mediterranean?" Participants include Aristotle Tziampiris, associate professor of international relations in the Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus (Greece).
Location: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Sixth Floor
Contact: 202-691-4000
+3 p.m. -- (PENTAGON/LYNN/FAREWELL) CEREMONY -- The Pentagon holds a farewell ceremony for William J. Lynn III, the thirtieth deputy secretary of Defense. Participants include Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey {DATE}.
Location: The Pentagon, Briefing Room 2E973
Contact: 703-697-5131; http://ezproxy.library.nyu.edu:2628
Note: Journalists without a Pentagon building pass
will be picked up at the River Entrance (Press Parking, Stop 1) only. Arrive no later than 45 minutes prior to the event; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Call 703-697-5131 for escort into the building.
3 p.m. -- (MEDIA/BROADCAST) MEETING -- The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) holds a meeting on its plans to restructure international broadcasting; for an update on agency operations and innovations, and programming and coverage issues; and a discussion of BBG journalists who have been harassed or jailed as a result of their work.
Location: BBG, 330 Independence Avenue SW
Contact: 202-203-4400, publicaffairs@bbg.gov
Note: Webcast available at http://www.bbg.gov/
3 p.m. -- (BURMA/OUTLOOK) DISCUSSION -- The Heritage
Foundation holds a discussion on "Burma Policy: Hope and Reality." Participants include Tom Malinowski, Washington director of Human Rights Watch; Aung Din; executive director of the U.S. Campaign for Burma; Jared Genser, founder and president of Freedom Now; and Walter Lohman, director of the Heritage Asian Studies Center.
Location: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium
Contact: 202-675-1752
Note: RSVP to lectures.seminars@heritage.org
3 p.m. -- (UKRAINE/OUTLOOK) DISCUSSION -- The National
Endowment for Democracy (NED) holds a discussion on "Revolution Redux: Can Ukrainian Society Be Re-Mobilized in Defense of Democracy?" Participants include Alyona Getmanchuk, director of the Institute of World Policy; Oleksandr Suprunets, co-founder, head coordinator and creative director of the Garage Gang Kollektiv NGO, editor-in-chief of Biggggidea.com, and director of Moi pareni nogi production; Andrii Bychenko, director of the Razumkov Center; Svitlana Zalishchuk, deputy chairperson at Center UA; Oleksii Khmara, president of the Creative Union TORO (the contact group of Transparency International in Ukraine); Maksym Latsyba, project director and member of the board of the Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research; Viktoriya Cherevko, head of the Kharkiv branch of the All-Ukrainian Youth Organization Democratic Alliance; Victoria Gumeniuk, head of the European Program at the NGO Center UA; and Nadia Diuk, NED's vice president for Europe, Eurasia, Africa and Latin America.
Location: NED, 1025 F Street NW, suite 800
Contact: 202-378-9700
Note: RSVP to Ben Morano at Benjaminm@ned.org by
October 12.
4 p.m. -- (STATE/POLICY) DISCUSSION -- The Woodrow
Wilson Center (WWC) holds a book discussion on "In Uncertain Times: American Foreign Policy after the Berlin Wall and 9/11." Participants include author Melvyn Leffler, history professor at the University of Virginia, and former WWC public policy scholar; Eric Edelman, former undersecretary of Defense for policy; Paul Wolfowitz, former deputy secretary of Defense; and Philip Zelikow, professor and director of graduate studies in history at the University of Virginia; and Robert Litwak, WWC vice president for programs and director of international security studies.
Location: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Contact: 202-691-4000
4 p.m. -- (FRANCE/CONFLICT) DISCUSSION -- The George Washington University (GWU) Elliott School of International Affairs holds a discussion on "Remembering the Good: Social Memory and the Resistance to Violence in Le Chambon-Sur-Lignon, France." Participants include Margaret Paxson, visiting scholar at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at GWU.
Location: GW's Elliott School, 1957 E Street NW, Voesar Conference Room, suite 412
Contact: 202-994-8025
Note: RSVP online: http://ezproxy.library.nyu.edu:32904/PaxsonGWu
+4:30 p.m. -- (ECONOMY/WHOUSE/GOVERNORS) MEDIA
AVAILABILITY -- Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Md.), Gov. Christine Gregoire (D-Wash.) and Gov. Mark Dayton (D-Minn.) hold a media availability flowing a meeting with White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley to discuss the importance of passing the American Jobs Act.
Location: White House, stakeout location
Contact: 202-456-2580 (White House)
+5 p.m. -- (VA/GW/EDUCATION) EVENT -- The George
Washington University (GW) holds an event to celebrate the opening of its new Arlington Education Center. Participants include Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.); GW College of Professional Studies Kathleen Burke and GW Provost Steve Lerman.
Location: GW Arlington Education Center, 950 North Glebe Road, 6th floor, Arlington, Va.
Contact: Courtney Bowe, 202-994-5631
Note: RSVP to cmbowe@gwu.edu
5:30 p.m. -- (RIGHTS/LIBERIA/WAR) EVENT -- The Center
for Social Media at American University (AU) holds a film screening of "The Redemption of General Butt Naked," about Joshua Milton Blahyi, an evangelical Christian preacher who is also formerly one of the most feared and bloodthirsty warlords of the 14-year Liberian civil war. Participants include filmmakers Daniele Anastasion and Eric Strauss.
Location: American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Abramson Family Recital Hall
Contact: Angelica Das, 202-885-6341
EVENING
6 p.m. -- (US-MIDEAST/DIPLOMACY) DISCUSSION -- The
Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) holds a discussion on "Reimaging the Divide Between Islam and the West." Participants include Deborah Baker, author of "The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism."
Location: SAIS, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Rome Building Auditorium
Contact: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626
6 p.m. -- (ECONOMY/VERMONT/FILM) EVENT -- The Northeast-Midwest Institute hosts a screening of "The Blood in This Town," a documentary about Rutland, Vermont's revival and small town revitalization. The film uses Rutland's Gift-of-Life Marathon blood drive "to explore how an ailing rust belt town can rebuild from the grassroots up." Participants include Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.); writer, producer and director Art Jones; John Robert Smith, president and CEO of Reconnecting America; Tara Kelly, executive director of the Rutland Area Farm & Food Link; Steve Costello, director of public affairs at Central Vermont Public Service; and Paul Costello, executive director of the Vermont Council on Rural Development.
Location: The Capitol Visitor's Center, CVC-Congressional Auditorium
Contact: Colleen Cain, 202-464-4005, ccain@nemw.org
Note: Register by October 5 at https://ezproxy.library.nyu.edu:25588/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHBF… JIS2dDLW9qQWt0LWt5QVE6MQ
6:30 p.m. -- (COLOMBIA/FILM) EVENT -- The Institute for Policy Studies holds a film screening and discussion of "Leaving La Floresta," a documentary that chronicles the forced displacement of a Colombian family.
Location: Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street NW
Contact: Nefta Freeman, nefta@ips-dc.org
7 p.m. -- (POLITICS/STRAUSS) DISCUSSION -- The Politics
and Prose Bookstore holds a discussion with Kathryn McGarr, author of "The Whole Damn Deal: Robert Strauss and the Art of Politics."
Location: Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW
Contact: 202-364-1919
7 p.m. -- (POVERTY/CHARITY) DISCUSSION -- Catholic Charities USA hosts a discussion on "the principles needed to reform the safety net in an economically sustainable way that better addresses the needs of individuals." Participants include Jon Carson, director of the White House Office of Public Engagement; Major Garrett, National Journal congressional correspondent; Father Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA; and Gregory Kepferle, CEO of Catholic Charities Santa Clara County.
Location: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Ballroom
Contact: Patricia Pincus Cole, 202-480-5553
7:30 p.m. -- (ABORTION) FORUM -- Eric Scheidler, executive director of the Pro-Life Action League, discusses "Combating the Abortion Giant: Planned Parenthood," at a forum sponsored by Defend Life; and the Fitzgerald Griffin Foundation.
Location: St. Michael's Catholic Church, 7401 St. Michael's Lane, Annandale, Va.