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ARTICLE · 12 MAY 2021

US Executive Branch Update – May 10, 2021

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

United StatesGovernment, Public Sector
Stacy A. Swanson
Stacy A. Swanson

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

POTUS' Schedule*

9:30 a.m. EDT - The President receives the President's Daily Brief | Oval Office

10:30 a.m. EDT - The President speaks with NATO's eastern flank Allies, who will be meeting in a virtual summit of the Bucharest Nine (B9) | Roosevelt Room

1:15 p.m. EDT - The President delivers remarks on the economy; The Vice President also attends | East Room

Looking ahead, on May 12, the President will host a bicameral, bipartisan meeting at the White House on the American Jobs Plan.

VPOTUS' Schedule*

12:00 p.m. EDT - the Vice President will have lunch with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield

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