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Wednesday, December 14, 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.
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.
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica P. Medina is on travel to Canada from December 14-18, 2022.

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December 14, 2022 - December 15, 2022
Lumpy Skin Disease Simulation Exercise in Uzbekistan
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
https://www.fao.org/europe/events/detail-events/en/c/1618015/

TBD
Diplocraft: Engaging U.S. Governors and Their Senior Staff
The Meridian Center for Diplomatic Engagement
https://www.meridian.org/announcement/diplocraft-engaging-u-s-governors-and-their-senior-staff/

Christina Bobb @christina_bobb The @KariLake court schedule is:
Motions to dismiss must be filed by Thur.  Lake's response is due Sat.  Replies due Sun.  Oral argument on 12/19.  Trial set for 12/21 and 12/22.
https://twitter.com/christina_bobb/status/1602747727313793024

3:00 AM EST
Policy Manual for Grid Integration of Electric Vehicles Launch
International Energy Agency (IEA)
https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/137f8ead-e679-42e4-879b-dda2ed774ef2/PolicyManualLaunchAgenda14122022.pdf
https://www.iea.org/events/policy-manual-for-grid-integration-of-electric-vehicles-launch

4:30 AM EST
DNA Data Storage at Twist Bioscience: Reinventing Archive Data Storage
CERN
https://webcast.web.cern.ch/old/event/1473
https://home.cern/events/webcasts/about-dna-data-storage
https://www.twistbioscience.com/

5:30 AM EST
Gravitational wave searches with atom interferometers
CERN
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1215501/
https://home.cern/events/gravitational-wave-searches-atom-interferometers

6:00 AM EST
Oil Market Report - December 2022
International Energy Agency (IEA)
https://www.iea.org/events/oil-market-report-december-2022

6:00 AM EST
A Global Webinar for Preparing Reports and Comments for the General Survey on Labour Administration
International Labour Organization of the United Nations (ILO)
https://www.ilo.org/global/standards/subjects-covered-by-international-labour-standards/labour-administration/WCMS_862482/lang--en/index.htm

7:30 AM EST
2022 ITU AI\ML in 5G Grande Challenge Finale
ai for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-convened With Switzerland
https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/2022-itu-ai-ml-in-5g-grand-challenge-finale/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqzibh93cf0

8:30 AM EST
ODI in Conversation With Fatou Bensouda, Former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Overseas Development Institute
https://odi.org/en/events/odi-in-conversation-with-fatou-bensouda/

8:50 AM EST
ABMC Centennial Anniversary Commemoration Launch, National Press Club Washington, D.C.
American Battle Monuments Commission
https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/american-battle-monuments-commission-launches-year-long-centennial-anniversary
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/30785

9:00 AM EST
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya meets with Democratic Republic of Congo Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

9:05 AM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a Millennium Challenge Corporation regional compact signing ceremony with Beninese President Patrice Talon and Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum
Washington, D.C.
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

9:30 AM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Namibian President Hage Geingob, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema, and South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

8:50 AM EST
WEBCAST: 2022 Department of Defense Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) Worldwide Conference - DAY 2
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
https://www.ncsi.com/event/dodiis/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/30773

9:00 AM EST
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Virtual Discussion with Intellectual Property Attachés Serving Around the World
Business Council for International Understanding
https://bciu.org/
https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/INTELLECTUALPROPERTYVirtualDiscussionwithIntellectualPropertyAttachsServingAroundtheWorld

9:00 AM EST
Finance and Biodiversity Day at COP15
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), with United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.unepfi.org/events/finance-and-biodiversity-day/
https://www.cbd.int/live/

9:00 AM EST
COP-15: IPLCs Day: Spiritual Ceremony Organizer: International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.cbd.int/live/

9:00 AM EST
COP-15: Food Day: Transforming food systems to reverse biodiversity loss and achieve food security and nutrition for all by 2030
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/rcp/2022/rcp-2022-14dec-wwf-programme.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHwx2cP2t0Y

9:00 AM EST
COP-15: Co-Chairs Press Briefing
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn_QJVOQXuM

9:30 AM EST
COP-15: Shanghai Day Event: Bank and Corporate Action on Nature and Climate: Coordinated Response to Biodiversity and Climate Crises for Contributing to SDGs organized by China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission; China Banking Association; Bank of China; Agricultural Bank of China; China Construction Bank; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
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: Daily Press Briefing
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y069TGIUJw

9:30 AM EST
Promoting Sustainable Environmental Practices Through Trade Policy
House Ways and Means Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115238
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/legislation/hearings/trade-subcommittee-hearing-promoting-sustainable-environmental-practices
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-PBJADNxKo

9:45 AM EST
Navy Recruit Training Command Graduation
Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL. Feed begins at 9:45 a.m. EST.
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/30625

10:00 AM EST
November 2022 Business Formation Statistics Data Release
https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/index.html

10:00 AM EST
Theory Colloquia: Fundamental physics and cosmology with the Einstein Telescope by Michele Maggiore (Universite de Geneve (CH))
CERN
https://home.cern/events/fundamental-physics-and-cosmology-einstein-telescope
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1213830/

10:00 AM EST
COP-15: Protecting the Seal River Watershed / Protéger le bassin versant de la rivière Seal - organized by / organise par Parks Canada
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZEtq1ObP88

10:00 AM EST
Democracy in Asia: Addressing Challenges to Democratic Governance
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/democracy-in-asia-addressing-challenges-to-democratic-governance/

10:00 AM EST
Building a More Resilient Semiconductor Supply Chain Through US-ROK Cooperation
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/building-more-resilient-semiconductor-supply-chain-through-us-rok-cooperation

10:00 AM EST
Reforming DOD Management: Lessons from the Navy
Center for Strategic & International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/reforming-dod-management-lessons-navy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsp9KPaYIes

10:00 AM EST
What to Expect: Compliance Review and Common Problem Areas
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/events/12142022/what-expect-compliance-review-and-common-problem-areas

10:00 AM EST
Briefing on Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Employment, and Small Business (Public Meeting)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/schedule.html
https://video.nrc.gov/

10:00 AM EST
Mastering Resume Essentials for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor Transition Employment Assistance for Military Spouses and Caregivers (TEAMS)
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/12142022/Mastering-Resume-essentials-Military-Spouses-and-caregivers

10:00 AM EST
Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman meets with Angolan Minister of External Relations Téte António
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

10:00 AM EST
Veterans Benefits Seminar Coming to Henrietta
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51243/

10:00 AM EST
Fort Knox Career Exploration & Hiring Event
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51743/

10:00 AM EST
Hearings to Examine Why the FTX Bubble Burst and the Harm to Consumers
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/333462
https://www.banking.senate.gov/hearings/crypto-crash-why-the-ftx-bubble-burst-and-the-harm-to-consumers
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524722-1/hearing-collapse-cryptocurrency-company-ftx

10:00 AM EST
Public Members Briefing on Navigating the Political and Humanitarian Landscape in Yemen: A Conversation with Civil Society on Paths Forward for Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/2022/12/navigating-the-political-and-humanitarian-landscape-in-yemen-a-conversation-with-civil-society-on-paths-forward-for-congress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPgvtoYL1Dc

December 14, 2022
10:00 AM EST
Consumers First: Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection BureauConsumers First: Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
House Financial Services Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115250
https://financialservices.house.gov/events/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=410003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4A09yhfmyw

10:00 AM EST
Rescheduled: Building Regional Innovation Economies Part II
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115251
https://science.house.gov/hearings/building-regional-innovation-economies-part-ii

10:00 AM EST
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber on "U.S. Policy Towards the Caucasus"
Rayburn House Office Building
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

10:00 AM EST
U.S. Policy Towards the Caucasus
House Foreign Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115251
https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/2022/12/us-policy-towards-the-caucuses_2_2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEB1mJOW3LQ

10:00 AM EST
Reviewing the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/reviewing-the-program-of-comprehensive-assistance-for-family-caregivers
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115240

10:00 AM EST
The Rise of Anti-LGBTQI+ Extremism and Violence in the United States
House Oversight and Reform Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115243
https://oversight.house.gov/legislation/hearings/the-rise-of-anti-lgbtqi-extremism-and-violence-in-the-united-states
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524793-1/survivors-club-shooting-testify-lgbtqi-violence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhCunI2v-Qg

10:15 AM EST
Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Corporation for National and Community Service
House Education and Labor Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115213
https://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/11/30/2022/examining-the-policies-and-priorities-of-the-corporation-for-national-and-community-service

10:30 AM EST
Conversations with Secretary Mark Esper: Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė
The McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University
https://www.mccaininstitute.org/resources/events/conversations-with-secretary-mark-esper-lithuanian-prime-minister-ingrida-simonyte/

10:30 AM EST
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya joins Secretary Blinken's meeting with Tunisian President Kais Saied
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

10:30 AM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Tunisian President Kais Saied
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

10:30 AM EST
Markup: H. Res. 1476, Of inquiry requesting the President to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents or records relating to coordination between social media companies and the Biden administration on information, censorship, and censorship meetings in order to suppress or deplatform persons or information the administration views as misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation on COVID–19, Hunter Biden, and elections, and certain documents or records relating to plans to provide grant funding to consortiums, including the Democratic National Committee, in the United States
House Energy and Commerce Committee
https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=115239
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115239
https://energycommerce.house.gov/committee-activity/markups/markup-of-one-bill-full-committee-december-14-2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHdehMi2UAU

11:00 PM EST
NPC Candid Conversation: Health Disinformation Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
National Press Club
https://www.press.org/events/npc-candid-conversation-health-disinformation-amidst-covid-19-pandemic

11:00 PM EST
Political Implications of the Qatar World Cup World Cup in the Middle East and Beyond
Foreign Policy Research Institute
https://www.fpri.org/event/2022/political-implications-of-the-qatar-world-cup-world-cup/

11:00 PM EST
Fighting Online Extremism and Promoting Digital Democracy
German Marshall Fund of the United States
https://www.gmfus.org/event/fighting-online-extremism-and-promoting-digital-democracy

11:00 PM EST
COP-15: WWF Daily Briefing
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvptMfcJpEE

11:00 PM EST
Integrating Primary Care with STI Service Provision at a new Community-based LGBTQ+ Health Center
New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC); Boston University School of Public Health
https://www.nephtc.org/enrol/index.php?id=315

11:00 PM EST
NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity Seminar - Pregnancy and Sleep Disordered Breathing: Navigating a Two Way Street - NIH Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48655

11:00 PM EST
Open Commission Meeting
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/events/2022/12/open-commission-meeting-december-14-2022

11:15 AM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

12:15 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum Lunch
Washington, D.C.
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

12:00 PM EST
Policy Responses to the United States Overdose Crisis: Successes and Unintended Challenges.
Boston University School of Public Health
https://www.bu.edu/sph/calendar/?eid=275692

12:00 PM EST
Antiracism Committee Series - "The Observational Target Trial: A Conceptual Model for Measuring Disparity."  Speaker John W. Jackson.
Boston University School of Public Health
https://www.bu.edu/sph/calendar/?eid=275693

12:00 PM EST
Taking Stock of Sanctions on Russia: How will the Russian Economy Survive and Transform?
Harriman Institute at Columbia University
https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/taking-stock-of-sanctions-on-russia-how-will-the-russian-economy-survive-and-transform/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9cJrgxSxI8

12:00 PM EST
The Arc of a Covenant: The U.S., Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People
New America
https://www.newamerica.org/international-security/events/the-arc-of-a-covenant/

12:00 PM EST
Keep cool, les bienfaits du froid ! (Wim Hof)
CERN
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1211472/
https://home.cern/events/keep-cool-les-bienfaits-du-froid

12:00 PM EST
Malvertising: How Piracy Sites Use Malicious Ads to Infect Consumer Devices With Malware
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
https://itif.org/events/2022/12/14/malvertising-how-piracy-sites-use-malicious-ads-to-infect-consumer-devices-with-malware/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROqW5ry4CpA

12:00 PM EST
Live from the Museum: Bill of Rights Virtual Tour
National Constitution Center
https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/virtual-tour-bill-of-rights

12:00 PM EST
The CHIP 4 Alliance & Semiconductor Geopolitics
National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
https://www.nbr.org/event/the-chip-4-alliance-and-semiconductor-geopolitics/

12:00 PM EST
CCB Institutional Alignment Project Event Series: Institutional Independence
Global Interdependence Center at Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.interdependence.org/events/browse/ccb-institutional-alignment-project-event-series-institutional-independence/

12:00 PM EST
Ouch! Towards Understanding Mechanisms of Chronic Pain
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/events/ouch-towards-understanding-mechanisms-chronic-pain

12:00 PM EST
HEADS Center Seminar Series: Year 3 HEADS Pilot – An Economic Approach to Mental Health and Cognitive Ability in the Elderly
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2022/heads-center-seminar-series-year-3-heads-pilot-an-economic-approach-to-mental-health-and-cognitive-ability-in-the-elderly

12:00 PM EST
Settler Colonialism, Structural Racism, and The Palestinian Right to Health Special Edition: A conversation with the Authors
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/settler-colonialism-structural-racism-and-the-palestinian-right-to-health-special-edition-a-conversation-with-the-authors/

12:00 PM EST
Transitioning Successfully into Retirement
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51291/

12:00 PM EST
Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51834/

12:00 PM EST
Contemporary Clinical Medicine: Great Teachers: From Superforecasters to Superdiagnosticians
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/news/grcurrent.html
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48711

12:05 PM EST
Noonday Noels - Annandale Singers and Meeting House Singers
The Old Presbyterian Meeting House | Alexandria, VA
https://www.opmh.org/events/noonday-noels-5/

12:05 PM EST
Virtual Town Hall Series - Test Development and Validation During Public Health Emergencies Monkey pox (mpox) and COVID-19
Food and Drug Administration
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/workshops-conferences-medical-devices/virtual-town-hall-series-test-development-and-validation-during-public-health-emergencies-monkey-pox

1:00 PM EST
Climate and Justice: The EPA's Action Plan, A Conversation with EPA Regional Administrator David Cash 
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/climate-and-justice-the-epas-action-plan/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpSgaUT61Ls

1:00 PM EST
Blind Spot: The Global Rise of Unhappiness and How Leaders Missed It, with Jon Clifton
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
https://info.carnegiecouncil.org/blind-spot

1:00 PM EST
If Gold Is Our Destiny: How a Team of Mavericks Came Together for Olympic Glory
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/if-gold-is-our-destiny-how-a-team-of-mavericks-came-together-for-olympic-glory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eDkJJbnfjg

1:00 PM EST
Live from the Museum: Bill of Rights Virtual Tour
National Constitution Center
https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/virtual-tour-bill-of-rights

1:00 PM EST
Wellbeing You
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51574/

1:00 PM EST
Needs Assessment & Community Engagement
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Native American Programs
https://www.aahaak.org/event-details/needs-assessment-community-engagement

1:00 PM EST
White House Electrification Summit
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Climate Policy Office, and Office of Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation will host a White House Electrification Summit to explore how electrification can help the United States meet its climate and equity goals. This event will convene energy and environmental leaders from government, industry, academia, and stakeholder groups to showcase the unprecedented opportunities for inclusive electrification created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act and have robust conversations about an updated electrification innovation strategy. 
https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/events-webinars/electrification-summit/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-at3GSBu2Y

1:00 PM EST
Protecting the Privacy of Veterans' Data
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/protecting-the-privacy-of-veterans-data
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZFkqt9VIHc

1:15 PM EST
COP-15: Recognizing and Managing the Value of Nature's Contribution to People Through Food Systems Transformation
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.cbd.int/live/
https://www.cbd.int/side-events/4620
https://teebweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TEEBAgriFood-Operational-Guidelines.pdf

1:15 PM EST
COP-15: FoodPrint Project: Traceability and labelling of gene-edited products in the food chain
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.cbd.int/live/
https://www.cbd.int/side-events/4529

1:30 PM EST
So Help Me God: A Conversation with Vice President Mike Pence on His New Book
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/so-help-me-god-a-conversation-with-vice-president-mike-pence-on-his-new-book/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAzw650CSvg

1:30 PM EST
200 Years of U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Relations: An Ambassadorial Perspective
Woodrow Wilson Center
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/200-years-us-mexico-bilateral-relations-ambassadorial-perspective

1:30 PM EST
Emerging Security Issues in Space Policy
Center for Strategic & International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/emerging-security-issues-space-policy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBHUiLm3kPM

1:30 PM EST
The President Delivers Remarks at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum
Official Schedule
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-f-g65mQQk

2:00 PM EST
North Korea: Is Denuclearization Dead?
Stimson Center
https://www.stimson.org/event/north-korea-is-denuclearization-dead/
https://www.ncnk.org/event-calendar/north-korea-denuclearization-dead

2:00 PM EST
Delivering Immunizations in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings to Strengthen Global Health Security
Center for Strategic & International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/delivering-immunizations-fragile-and-conflict-affected-settings-strengthen-global-health
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8NtjemGxC8

2:00 PM EST
Social and Structural Considerations in Pragmatic Trial Research with People who use Drugs
University of Michigan School of Public Health
https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9878

2:00 PM EST
What to Expect after an Inspection: 483s, Responses and Beyond
Food and Drug Administration
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/what-expect-after-inspection-483s-responses-and-beyond-12142022

2:00 PM EST
NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series - Protein Design Using Deep Learning, The Coming of Age of De Novo Protein Design
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://oir.nih.gov/wals
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=46050

2:00 PM EST
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya meets with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

2:00 PM EST
Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel Holds a Telephonic Press Briefing
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/

2:00 PM EST
Using the Rules of Life to Address Societal Challenges Program Webinar
National Science Foundation
https://beta.nsf.gov/events/using-rules-life-address-societal-challenges-0/2022-12-14

2:00 PM EST
CyberTraining and Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE) Program Webinar
National Science Foundation
https://beta.nsf.gov/events/cybertraining-scipe-program-webinar/2022-12-14

2:00 PM EST
FOMC Meeting, Day 2
Federal Reserve
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/calendar.htm

2:00 PM EST
Senate Republicans Hold News Conference on Federal Spending
Senate Republicans, including Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), speak with reporters about federal spending and the government funding deadline.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524842-1/senate-republicans-hold-news-conference-federal-spending

2:00 PM EST
Preparing for and Preventing the Next Public Health Emergency: Lessons Learned from the Coronavirus Crisis
House Oversight and Reform Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115237
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524819-1/coronavirus-subcommittee-hearing-preparing-health-emergency

2:15 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

2:30 PM EST
Federal Reserve Chair Holds News Conference
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.
https://www.federalreserve.gov/videos.htm
https://www.youtube.com/@federalreserve
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524099-1/federal-reserve-chair-holds-news-conference

2:30 PM EST
RemPlex Seminar - From the Classroom to Cleanup: Internships in Environmental Science
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Center for Remediation of Complex Sites (RemPlex)
https://www.pnnl.gov/events/remplex-seminar-classroom-cleanup-internships-environmental-science

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/333362
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-briefing-intelligence-matters-417

2:30 PM EST
Hearings to Examine Improving Access to Capital in Underserved Communities, Focusing on the Community Advantage Program, Microloans, and Other Small Business Administration Initiatives
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission)
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/joint-event/333480
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524827-1/hearing-small-business-loans-underserved-communities

2:30 PM EST
Business Meeting to Consider S.4439, to Take Certain Federal Land Located in Siskiyou County, California, and Humboldt County, California, Into Trust for the Benefit of the Karuk Tribe
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/senate-event/333481
https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/business-meeting-consider-s-4439

3:00 PM EST
Taiwan Policy in the New Congress with Representative Don Bacon
Hudson Institute
https://www.hudson.org/events/taiwan-policy-new-congress-representative-don-bacon

3:00 PM EST
Strengthening Small and Medium Business through Tech Apprenticeships
Urban Institute
https://www.urban.org/events/strengthening-small-and-medium-business-through-tech-apprenticeships

3:00 PM EST
Johathan Kagan - Initiation and Regulation of Innate Immunity - HHS Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48667

3:00 PM EST
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried meets with Azerbaijan Assistant to the First Vice-President Elchin Amirbayov
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

3:00 PM EST
Wellness Wednesday Financial Education
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/50592/

3:00 PM EST
Online Caregiver Chat
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51609/

3:00 PM EST
Legislative Hearing on: Discussion Draft, the VA Housing Loan Forever Act of 2022
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115242
https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/legislative-hearing-on-discussion-draft-the-va-housing-loan-forever-act-of-2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t-RxmRvoKA

3:30 PM EST
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts an honor cordon and meeting welcoming Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to the Pentagon at 3:30 p.m. EST on the steps of the River Entrance.
DOD
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/

3:30 PM EST
Preparing for and Preventing the Next Public Health Emergency: Lessons Learned from the Coronavirus Crisis
House Oversight and Reform Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/115248

3:40 PM EST
The President Hosts a Small Group Multilateral Meeting With Leaders
Cabinet Room
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

3:45 PM EST
Center for Biomolecular Structure Lecture Series: Modulating HIV-1 Env Conformation to Eliminate Infected Cells
Brookhaven National Laboratory
https://www.bnl.gov/event.php?q=18269

4:00 PM EST
Fixing the Climate: Strategies for an Uncertain World
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/fixing-the-climate-strategies-for-an-uncertain-world/

4:00 PM EST
Dean's Lecture - Micronutrient Distributions among Mothers and Infants in Rural Bangladesh: Lessons from a Trial of Antenatal Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2022/deans-lecture-micronutrient-distributions-among-mothers-and-infants-in-rural-bangladesh-lessons-from-a-trial-of-antenatal-multiple-micronutrient-0

4:00 PM EST
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya meets with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

4:00 PM EST
Immunology Interest Group: Initiation and Regulation of Innate Immunity - HHS Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/immunology-seminars
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=48667

4:00 PM EST
531st Brookhaven Lecture - Melting Jets in the Quark-Gluon Plasma
Brookhaven National Laboratory
https://www.bnl.gov/event.php?q=18235

4:00 PM EST
PPPL Colloquium: Report of the US ITER Research Program Research Needs Workshop
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
https://www.pppl.gov/events/2022/pppl-colloquium-report-us-iter-research-program-research-needs-workshop

4:00 PM EST
Speaker Pelosi Portrait Unveiling at U.S. Capitol
A portrait of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is unveiled in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol.
https://www.youtube.com/SpeakerPelosi
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524825-1/speaker-pelosi-portrait-unveiling-us-capitol

5:00 PM EST
COP-15: Finance and Biodiversity Day 
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy1AUo0JJnw

5:00 PM EST
Axios Communicators: NYC
Axios
https://axioscommunicatorsnyc.splashthat.com/

5:00 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

5:30 PM EST
U.S. Secretary of Education Cardona Will Participate in a Cabinet Affairs Meeting
https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html

6:00 PM EST
The Civility Project Session 4: "Civility in Social Media and the News Media"
NYU Brademas Center
https://www.nyu.edu/community/government-affairs/study-of-congress/research-and-initiatives/the-civility-project/the-civility-project--session-4.html

6:00 PM EST
Vivian Awards
National Press Club
https://www.press.org/events/vivian-awards-6

6:00 PM EST
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya attends the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Foreign Ministers Dinner
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

6:00 PM EST
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Brian P. McKeon attends the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Foreign Ministers Dinner
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

6:15 PM EST
COP-15: Shanghai Day Event: Ecological Civilization: Towards Harmony Between Human and Nature organized by Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences; United Nations Development Program; Kweichow Moutai Co. Ltd.
United Nations Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
https://www.cbd.int/conferences/2021-2022/schedules
https://www.cbd.int/live/

7:00 PM EST
Liberal Peace on the Korean Peninsula?
East-West Center
https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/liberal-peace-korean-peninsula

7:00 PM EST
U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit - Food Security Ministerial Dialogue
Business Council for International Understanding
https://bciu.org/
https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/USAfricaLeadersSummit-FoodSecurityMinisterialDialogue

7:00 PM EST
U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit - Climate Ministerial Dialogue
Business Council for International Understanding
https://bciu.org/
https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/USAfricaLeadersSummit-ClimateMinisterialDialogue

7:00 PM EST
U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit: Healthcare Ministerial Dialogue
Business Council for International Understanding
https://bciu.org/
https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/USAfricaLeadersSummitHealthcareMinisterialDialogue

7:00 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Foreign Ministers Dinner
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-14-2022/

7:00 PM EST
The President and The First Lady host the U.S.-Africa Leaders' Summit dinner; The Vice President and The Second Gentleman attend
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

8:00 PM EST
AAPLOG Journal Club - Embryo Freezing and Banking
American Association Of Pro-Life Obstetricians And Gynecologists AAPLOG
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35119549/
https://aaplog.org/journal-club/

8:00 PM EST
Veteran and Active-Duty Men: Peer Wellness Group
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51784/

8:30 PM EST
Life Science Networking Happy Hour – Meet Professional Fellows From Ukraine
World Affairs Council
https://www.world-affairs.org/event/life-science-networking-happy-hour-meet-professional-fellows-from-ukraine/

9:30 PM EST
STI Webinar on Housing Market Stability and Affordability in the Asia-Pacific Region
IMF - Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI)
https://www.imfsti.org/content/STI/Home/schedule-of-courses-and-seminars/2022-schedule-of-expert-webinar-series/STI-Webinar-Housing-Market-Stability-and-Affordability-in-the-Asia-Pacific-Region.html