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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

The House Stands Adjourned Until December 13, 2022 at 10:00 AM EST.
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until December 13, 2022 at 10:00 AM EST.

Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C.
Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman has no public appointments.
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.
Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink is on travel to the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan from December 11-14, 2022.

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December 13, 2022 - December 14, 2022 
Federal Open Market Committee FOMC Meeting -  Meeting Associated With a Summary of Economic Projections
Federal Reserve
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm

December 13, 2022 - December 14, 2022
Japan Project Meeting, Fall 2022
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/japan-project-meeting-fall-2022
https://www.youtube.com/nbervideos

December 13, 2022 - December 14, 2022
Annual Geminid Meteor Shower - Peak
https://www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/#Geminids

December 13, 2022 - December 14, 2022
The 5th Odesa Debate - Brussels Edition
German Marshall Fund of the United States
https://archive.vn/fE7w4
https://www.gmfus.org/sites/default/files/2022-11/ODS2022_overview_and_agenda%20%202.pdf

December 13, 2022 - December 14, 2022
DARPA Forward Conference: University of California, San Diego
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA
https://forward.darpa.mil/event/University-of-California

December 13, 2022 - December 15, 2022
FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia (SWAC) Meeting
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
https://www.fao.org/ag/locusts/swac/swac-home/en/
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?eid=N2dybGk0MjFob2RxdXJ1cWxmNjRkdmFvNDAgcDBnNW9oNnIyanVvbDM4cmYxMDR2N2s4OGdAZw&ctz

December 13, 2022 - December 15, 2022
137th session of the Executive Board
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
https://webapps.ifad.org/members/eb/137

December 13, 2022 - December 15, 2022
First Meeting of the Joint ILO–IMO Tripartite Working Group to Identify and Address Seafarers' Issues and the Human Element
International Labour Organization of the United Nations (ILO)
https://www.ilo.org/sector/activities/sectoral-meetings/WCMS_848342/lang--en/index.htm

December 13, 2022 - December 15, 2022
OECD Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting - invitation only
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
https://www.oecd-events.org/digital-ministerial/en/sessions

December 13, 2022 - December 15, 2022
SIA's 18th Annual Virtual DoD Commercial SATCOM Workshop
Satellite Industry Association and Co-Sponsored by U.S. Space Command
https://www.dodsatcom.com/

December 13, 2022 - December 15, 2022
U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
President Biden is hosting leaders from across the African continent in Washington, DC
https://www.state.gov/africasummit/

December 13, 2022
TBD
December Fellows Breakfast with Juan Lavista Ferres
World Affairs Council
https://www.world-affairs.org/event/december-fellows-breakfast-with-juan-lavista-ferres/

Bidan Executive Order 14067 - Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets
A Presidential Document by the Executive Office of the President on 03/14/2022
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/14/2022-05471/ensuring-responsible-development-of-digital-assets

3:00 AM EST
Global Sovereign GSS Issuance Forum
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/events/global-sovereign-gss-issuance-forum/

3:00 AM EST
Accessible Arab Region 2022 - ICT For ALL
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/ArabStates/Pages/Events/2022/AccessibleARB/Accessible-ARB2022.aspx

3:30 AM EST
Q1/9 Meeting: Transmission and Delivery Control of Television and Sound Programme Signal for Contribution, Primary Distribution and Secondary Distribution
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/lists/rgmdetails.aspx?id=13388&Group=9

4:00 AM EST
OECD Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
https://www.state.gov/the-organization-for-economic-co-operation-and-development-oecd/
https://www.oecd-forum.org/events/oecd-digital-economy-ministerial-meeting

5:00 AM EST
Q1/9 Meeting: Transmission and Delivery Control of Television and Sound Programme Signal for Contribution, Primary Distribution and Secondary Distribution
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/studygroups/2017-2020/09/Pages/q1.aspx
https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/studygroups/2022-2024/09/Documents/qtext/q1_9-en.pdf

8:00 AM EST
Next Steps for the US-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC): A Conversation With Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/next-steps-for-the-ttc/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIzxr4u3kGQ

8:30 AM EST
Econ Breakfast Series: The Future Of Value, Innovation And Competition In The Changing Economy
Manhattan Institute
https://www.manhattan-institute.org/econ-breakfast-innovation-competition-changing-economy

8:30 AM EST
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield participates in the opening day of the Young African Leaders Summit
National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-13-2022/

8:30 AM EST
No Safe Haven - Launching the US-Europe Coalition on Russia Sanctions
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)
https://www.csce.gov/international-impact/press-and-media/press-releases/helsinki-commission-announces-briefing-us-europe

8:45 AM EST
Secretary Blinken delivers remarks at the African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/30806
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524795-1/vice-president-harris-secretary-blinken-remarks-african-diaspora-young-leaders-forum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2LdW7dXHKE

8:50 AM EST
WEBCAST: 2022 Department of Defense Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) Worldwide Conference - DAY 1
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
https://www.ncsi.com/event/dodiis/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/30772

9:00 AM EST
Can Regulation Save Crypto?
Peterson Institute for International Economics
https://www.piie.com/events/can-regulation-save-crypto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECWfUgz4Pjc

9:00 AM EST
A Conversation with Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO
Center for Strategic & International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/conversation-ambassador-julianne-smith-us-permanent-representative-nato
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_VcBhpzRMk

9:00 AM EST
Can AI Predict the Next Pandemic? The Role of AI and Genomics in Combating Infectious Diseases
ai for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-convened With Switzerland
https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/can-artificial-intelligence-predict-the-next-pandemic/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUAm72pZEpw

9:00 AM EST
EU-Turkey in Central Asia: Scope for Cooperation?
German Marshall Fund of the United States
https://www.gmfus.org/event/eu-turkey-central-asia-scope-cooperation

9:00 AM EST
45th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission - Adoption of the Report - Day 2
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
https://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/6070/icode/

9:00 AM EST
Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting
Food and Drug Administration
https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/december-13-2022-cardiovascular-and-renal-drugs-advisory-committee-meeting-announcement-12132022

9:00 AM EST
"We Can Do Better: Advancing Maternity Care Together"
Department of Health & Human Services
https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-1/index.html#8690

9:15 AM EST
Tackling Complex Challenges in Complex Times: A Conversation With President of the Republic of Botswana H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/tackling-complex-challenges-in-complex-times-a-conversation-with-president-of-the-republic-of-botswana-h-e-mokgweetsi-masisi/

9:30 AM EST
MIPS Seminar: Intermediate Filament Networks Form Connecting Links Between the Nucleus and the Cell Cortex
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/mips-seminar-intermediate-filament-networks-form-connecting-links-between-the-nucleus-and-the-cell-cortex/

9:30 AM EST
The Path Ahead for Regional Integration Initiatives in the Western Balkans
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/the-path-ahead-for-regional-integration-initiatives-in-the-western-balkans/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in9QROgm1BU

9:30 AM EST
Senior Official for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Liz Allen delivers introductory remarks at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit’s “Africa and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum, Education Breakout Session”
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-13-2022/

9:30 AM EST
COP-15: Hainan Day Event: Protect Biodiversity and Paint a New Picture of Beautiful Jiangsu organized by the Department of Ecology and Environment of Jiangsu Province
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.cbd.int/live/

9:30 AM EST
COP-15 President News Conference
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.cbd.int/live/

9:30 AM EST
Hearings to Examine Sexual Abuse of Female Inmates in Federal Prisons
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/333444
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/investigations/hearings/sexual-abuse-of-female-inmates-in-federal-prisons-
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524788-1/inmates-testify-sexual-abuse-federal-prisons

10:00 AM EST
The Law and Politics of Neutrality: A Comparative Analysis Amidst Resurging Russian Revanchism
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/law-and-politics-neutrality-comparative-analysis-amidst-resurging-russian-revanchism

10:00 AM EST
Building Trust in Technology: Conversation with Sen. Ron Wyden
Punchbowl News
http://events.punchbowl.news/buildingtrustintech_wyden

10:00 AM EST
Your Next Move for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor Transition Employment Assistance for Military Spouses and Caregivers (TEAMS)
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/12132022/Your-Next-Move-Military-Spouses-and-caregivers

10:00 AM EST
Investigating the Collapse of FTX, Part I
House Financial Services Committee
https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/crypto-crash-why-the-ftx-bubble-burst-and-the-harm-to-consumers
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115246
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWAnrigAO3I
- looks like it is only John Ray now heh
FTX CEO Testifies on Collapse of Company
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and Current CEO John Ray Testify on the Collapse of the Cryptocurrency Company Before the House Financial Services Committee. Mr. Ray Became CEO After the Company Filed for Bankruptcy.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524743-1/ftx-ceo-testifies-collapse-company

10:00 AM EST
Confronting White Supremacy (Part VII): The Evolution of Anti-Democratic Extremist Groups and the Ongoing Threat to Democracy
House Oversight and Reform Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115236
https://oversight.house.gov/legislation/hearings/confronting-white-supremacy-part-vii-the-evolution-of-anti-democratic-extremist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n00HFBpdio

10:00 AM EST
Examining the Operations of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis
House Homeland Security Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115234
https://homeland.house.gov/activities/hearings/examining-the-operations-of-the-office-of-intelligence-and-analysis

10:00 AM EST
H. Res. 1475, a Resolution of Inquiry Requesting the President and Directing the Secretary of Defense to Transmit to the House of Representatives Any Record Created on or After January 21, 2021, Under the Control of the President or the Secretary, Respectively, That Refers to the Department of Defense and Includes Certain Terms and Phrases Relating to Gender, or a Related Measure, and for Other Purposes
House Armed Services Committee
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1475
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115247

10:00 AM EST
Hearings to Examine Food as Medicine, Focusing on Current Efforts and Potential Opportunities
Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/333450
https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/hearings/food-as-medicine-current-efforts-and-potential-opportunities

10:00 AM EST
Hearings to examine the Department of the Interior's Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/333451
https://www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/2022/12/full-committee-oversight-hearing-to-examine-the-department-of-the-interior-s-implementation-of-the-infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act

10:00 AM EST
Hearings to Examine Solutions to Meet America's Broadband Needs
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/333450
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2022/12/ensuring-solutions-to-meet-america-s-broadband-needs
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524804-1/senate-commerce-subcommittee-hearing-broadband-access

10:00 AM EST
Hearings to Examine Pending Nominations - Judges
Senate Judiciary Committee
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/12/13/2022/nominations
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/333446

10:00 AM EST
Making Every Day in Uniform Count: A Discussion of Benefits Parity for Our Guard and Reservists
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/making-every-day-in-uniform-count-a-discussion-of-benefits-parity-for-our-guard-and-reservists

10:15 AM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meet with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-13-2022/

10:30 AM EST
Making Behavioral Health Work
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/making-behavioral-health-work/

10:30 AM EST
The Role of the US and the International Community in Redressing the Rohingya Crisis
East-West Center
https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/role-us-and-international-community-redressing-rohingya-crisis

10:30 AM EST
Germany's Climate Envoy Jennifer Morgan on Europe's Climate Policies and Energy Security
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/12/13/germanys-climate-envoy-europes-climate-policies-energy-security/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rGRtB7lzYw

10:30 AM EST
Closing Celebration for National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-407270/jason-reynolds-closing-celebration-for-national-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature/2022-12-13/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5HpGFmbCII

10:30 AM EST
NIH Health Disparities Interest Group HDIG Seminar Series by Dr. Claire Margerison
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/programs/intramural/hdig/index.html
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48586

10:30 AM EST
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya moderates a panel on “Elevating the Worker Voice” at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Civil Society Forum
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-13-2022/

11:00 AM EST
Electric Vehicles Total Cost of Ownership Tool Launch
International Energy Agency (IEA)
https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/eb27ade9-3737-4d52-a5b8-4b67d92193c5/TCOToolLaunchAgenda13122022.pdf
https://www.iea.org/events/total-cost-of-ownership-tco-tool-launch

11:00 AM EST
U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: What's On The Agenda?
Center for Strategic & International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/us-africa-leaders-summit-whats-agenda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-HZl4VsP4w

11:00 AM EST
China at Home and Abroad: Opportunities and Fears - Big Data China 2022 Annual Conference
Center for Strategic & International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/china-home-and-abroad-opportunities-and-fears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiIlqOfFUc4

11:00 AM EST
SINGAPORE: In-person Roundtable with The Honorable Jonathan Kaplan, Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Singapore
Business Council for International Understanding
https://bciu.org/
https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/SINGAPOREIn-personRoundtablewithAMBJonathanKaplan

11:00 AM EST
The Winter of Discontent: Europe's Energy and Economic Crisis
German Marshall Fund of the United States
https://www.gmfus.org/event/winter-discontent-europes-energy-and-economic-crisis

11:00 AM EST
Electrification Station: Decarbonizing City Buildings and Fleets
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
https://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/events/electrification-station-decarbonizing-city-buildings-and-fleets

11:20 AM EST
Admiral Theater: Simon Sinek "Leaders Eat Last"
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/30799

11:30 AM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meet with Angolan President João Lourenço
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-13-2022/

12:00 PM EST
Karen Levy, Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance
New America
https://www.newamerica.org/fellows/events/karen-levy-data-driven-truckers-technology-and-the-new-workplace-surveillance/

12:00 PM EST
Tilda Swinton on Her Dual Roles in 'The Eternal Daughter' & Her Acclaimed Career
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/12/13/tilda-swinton-her-dual-roles-eternal-daughter/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W69T-V6qrPs

12:00 PM EST
Across the Generations 4: Media Literacy in High School: Focus on Civic Education
Media Education Lab, University of Rhode Island
https://mediaeducationlab.com/across-generations-4

12:30 PM EST
COP-15: Advancing Nature Positive Development: Lessons From Africa and the Pacific
International Union for Conservation of Nature
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.iucn.org/events/iucn-event/advancing-nature-positive-development-lessons-africa-and-pacific

12:30 PM EST
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Moderates a Q&A Session
U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=30802
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/30802

12:30 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks at the Peace, Security, and Governance Forum
Washington, D.C.
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

1:00 PM EST
How USSOCOM Leverages Network Visibility to Weather Natural Disasters and Support Warfighters
Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association AFCEA
https://www.workcast.com/register?cpak=1239492993899042

1:00 PM EST
Battery 500 Consortium Webinar Series - Frontiers in Battery Research and Development: from Materials to Manufacturing
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 
https://www.pnnl.gov/events/frontiers-battery-research-and-development-materials-manufacturing

1:00 PM EST
Career Credentials for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor Transition Employment Assistance for Military Spouses and Caregivers (TEAMS)
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/12132022/Career-credentials-Military-Spouses-and-caregivers

1:00 PM EST
Tipped Workers in the Restaurant Industry - Challenges and Solutions: A Two-Part Equity Series
Department of Labor's Women's Bureau
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/events/12132022/tipped-workers-restaurant-industry-challenges-and-solutions-two-part

1:00 PM EST
Oral Argument Before the Commission: Illumina, Inc. and Grail, Inc.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2022/12/oral-argument-commission-illumina-inc-grail-inc
https://kvgo.com/ftc/oral-argument-december-13

1:00 PM EST
S. 3905 - Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act; S. 4003 - Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022; H.R. 1948 - VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021
House Rules Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115249
https://rules.house.gov/news/announcement/meeting-announcement-s-3905-hr-1948-and-s-4003

1:20 PM EST
Vice President Harris Delivers Remarks at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit's African and Diaspora Young Leaders Forum
Washington, DC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlNG9FvDO6c

2:00 PM EST
How Are Federal Policies Affecting Seniors and Retirees in a Post-COVID World?
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/how-are-federal-policies-affecting-seniors-and-retirees-in-a-post-covid-world/

2:00 PM EST
Challenging Public Health: Seye Abimbola
Boston University School of Public Health
https://www.bu.edu/sph/conversations/uncategorized/challenging-public-health-seye-abimbola/

2:00 PM EST
COP-15: Biodiversity For Her: Gender Equality in Environmental Policy at COP-15 organized by UNCBD Women's Caucus
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.cbd.int/live/

2:00 PM EST
2022 Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture in the Science of Complementary Therapies: From the Mouths of Babes: What Can Research on Babies, Moms, Stress, and Substance Use Tell Us About Resilience?
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/news/events/distinguished-lectures
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41772
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=45806

2:00 PM EST
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya meets with Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-13-2022/

2:00 PM EST
Spokesperson Ned Price Holds a Telephonic Press Briefing
State Department
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

2:00 PM EST
Modernizing International Development Assistance: Opportunities and Challenges
House Foreign Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115228
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/2022/12/modernizing-international-development-assistance-opportunities-challenges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb6pbRPVCmM

2:00 PM EST
Review of the Role of VA's Fourth Mission and Pandemic Response
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115235
https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/review-of-the-role-of-vas-fourth-mission-and-pandemic-response

2:15 PM EST
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
The White House
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524808-1/white-house-daily-briefing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7N30Ktx7l0

2:30 PM EST
Wokeness And Medicine: Diagnosis And Treatments
Manhattan Institute
https://www.manhattan-institute.org/wokeness-and-medicine-diagnosis-and-treatments

2:30 PM EST
To Receive a Closed Briefing on Certain Intelligence Matters
Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/333464
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-briefing-intelligence-matters-416

2:30 PM EST
Hearings to Examine the Alarming Rise in Antisemitism and Its Threat to Democracy
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/joint-event/333465

2:30 PM EST
Hearings to Examine Promoting and Investing in Small American Manufacturers
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/333449
https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2022/12/promoting-and-investing-in-small-american-manufacturers

2:30 PM EST
Hearings to Examine How Capital Markets Serve Diverse Entrepreneurs and Investors
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/333447
https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/examining-how-capital-markets-serve-diverse-entrepreneurs-and-investors

2:40 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula and Zambian Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-13-2022/

3:00 PM EST
World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Fresh Apples, Grapes, and Pears: World Markets and Trade
Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/fresh-apples-grapes-and-pears-world-markets-and-trade-1

3:00 PM EST
Path Forward
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
https://events.uschamberfoundation.org/workingremote/2859606

3:00 PM EST
COP-15 Business and Biodiversity Forum
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93k5IFnEQTI

3:00 PM EST
Columbia University Northern Plains Superfund Research Program Kickoff Event
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/events/columbia-university-northern-plains-superfund-research-program-kickoff-event

3:00 PM EST
The Yank: The True Story of a Former U.S. Marine in the Irish Republican Army
Foreign Policy Research Institute
https://www.fpri.org/event/2022/the-yank-the-true-story-of-a-former-u-s-marine-in-the-irish-republican-army/

3:00 PM EST
The Boundaries of Afghanistan During the Great Game
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-406981/the-boundaries-of-afghanistan-during-the-great-game/2022-12-13/

3:00 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks at the Conservation, Climate Adaptation, and Just Energy Transition Forum
Washington, D.C.
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

3:30 PM EST
G-35 and G-36 Launch Window
Intelsat
https://twitter.com/INTELSAT/status/1600521803469930497
https://www.intelsat.com/launches/galaxy-35-and-galaxy-36/
Feed begins 2:45 PM EST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJP-GjxqumU

3:30 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Senegalese President and African Union Chairperson Macky Sall
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-13-2022/

3:30 PM EST
President Biden Hosts a Ceremony on the South Lawn to Sign the Respect for Marriage Act
The White House
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524803-1/president-biden-signs-respect-marriage-act
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIGAp2GPwCI

4:00 PM EST
The Illegal Immigration Industrial Complex: How Nonprofits and Corporations Are Facilitating the Border Crisis
Heritage Foundation
https://www.heritage.org/immigration/event/the-illegal-immigration-industrial-complex-how-nonprofits-and-corporations-are

4:00 PM EST
Dean's Infectious Disease Modeling Seminar Series: Metapopulation Modeling and Inference for Scientific Discovery
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/events/metapopulation-modeling-and-inference-scientific-discovery

4:00 PM EST
Environmental Epidemiology Climate Connections (E2C2)
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/events/environmental-epidemiology-climate-connections-e2c2

4:00 PM EST
Blockchain & IP: Stakeholder Spotlight
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/uspto-locations/alexandria-va/blockchain-ip-stakeholder-spotlight

4:15 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-13-2022/

5:00 PM EST
Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty
East-West Center
https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/trafficking-data-how-china-winning-battle-digital-sovereignty

5:00 PM EST
Review of the Role of VA's Fourth Mission and Pandemic Response
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/review-of-the-role-of-vas-fourth-mission-and-pandemic-response

5:15 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Democratic Republic of the Congo President Félix Tshisekedi
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-13-2022/

6:00 PM EST
Virginia is for Launch Lovers
Rocket Lab
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/
https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1601225633174257664

6:00 PM EST
COP-15: The Government of Canada presents: a performance by Bruce Cockburn and Amelia Curran
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.cbd.int/live/

6:15 PM EST
COP-15: Climate action through nature: How countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are including Nature-based Solutions in their NDC (Nationally Determined Contributions) to secure biodiversity benefits and equity
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.cbd.int/live/

6:15 PM EST
COP-15: Hainan Day Event: Initiating from Kunming: Non-State Entity Contributes GBF to Achieve its Goals organized by China Environmental Protection Foundation; Institute for Sustainable Global Environment
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.cbd.int/live/

6:30 PM EST
Virtual Yosemite Forum - Geomorphic Implications for Restoration of the Upper Tuolumne River Through Tuolumne Meadows
Yosemite National Park
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=96145BF3-A62C-D8CC-42C842A812AC3042
https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/yose-forum.htm

6:30 PM EST
Secretary Blinken delivers remarks at a Congressional reception for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Capitol Hill.
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-13-2022/

7:00 PM EST
The Frank & Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series Featuring New York Times Best-Selling Author Douglas Brinkley
Clinton Presidential Center
https://www.clintonschool.uasys.edu/calendar/event/189/kumpuris-distinguished-lecture-douglas-brinkley
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/events/clinton-presidential-center/kumpuris-distinguished-lecture-series-featuring-new-york-times-bestselling-author-douglas-brinkley/

7:00 PM EST
IPI (India-Peru-Indonesia) Cross-Border Exchange Initiative
East-West Center
https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/ipi-india-peru-indonesia-cross-border-exchange-initiative

7:30 PM EST
Evening With Peter Baker and Susan Glasser
LBJ Library
https://www.lbjlibrary.org/events/friends-lbj-library/2022-12-13_evening-peter-baker-and-susan-glasser

8:00 PM EST
Eliza @elizableu
The two survivors that saved my life will join me ... live on Twitter Spaces to talk about human trafficking. @annielobert @EvesAngels
https://twitter.com/elizableu/status/1602319239075008512
https://twitter.com/elizableu/status/1602391558002704407

8:00 PM EST
Coal-dependent Communities in Transition: Identifying Best Practices to Ensure Equitable Outcomes
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 
https://www.pnnl.gov/events/coal-dependent-communities-transition-identifying-best-practices-ensure-equitable-outcomes

8:00 PM EST
Creating Calmness Workshop
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51047/

8:30 PM EST
Approaching New Horizons: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Address Anthropocene in the Developing World
East-West Center
https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/approaching-new-horizons-using-appreciative-inquiry-address-anthropocene-developing-world

9:00 PM EST
IndieWeb and Mastodon: The Time is Now
EFF-Austin
https://www.eff.org/event/eff-austin-indieweb-and-mastodon-time-now

9:00 PM EST
A Time for Choosing With Governor Peter Thiel - an in Person Event
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute
https://www.reaganfoundation.org/programs-events/events-calendar/A-time-for-choosing-speaker-series-with-peter-thiel/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvKi7Omg1_M