The Swamp Today
Timelines Change.
Wednesday March 15, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until March 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until March 15, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT

Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Ethiopia and Niger from March 14-17, 2023.
Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Acting Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources John Bass 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 Consular Affairs Rena Bitter is on travel to Albania and Portugal from March 8-15, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield is on travel to South Africa from March 13-17, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison is on travel to Switzerland from March 15-20, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Todd D. Robinson is on travel to Georgia, Italy, Vatican City, and Austria from March 6-17, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Jessica Lewis is on travel to the Netherlands and Germany from March 13-18, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica P. Medina is on travel to Pakistan from March 15-17, 2023.

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/

National Forecast Charts
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?day=1

A.F. Branco Cartoon – Bailout Season, Again
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-bailout-season-again/

A.F. Branco Cartoon – Toxic Insanity
https://comicallyincorrect.com/a-f-branco-cartoon-toxic-insanity/

GrrrGraphics - Death of the Dollar
https://grrrgraphics.com/death-of-the-dollar/

The First Annual Babylon Bee Awards (12 min.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFIUqogQ3ac

Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue)
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record

NOAA Tide Predictions - Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1396

NOAA Observed Water Levels -  Station 8594900 Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8594900

March 13, 2023 - March 16, 2023
Satellite 2023 Conference
accessintel.com
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-03-15/
https://www.satshow.com/

March 15, 2023 - March 16, 2023
High-Speed Rail Seminar
American Public Transportation Association
https://s6.goeshow.com/apta/lc/2023/hsr.cfm

March 15, 2023 - March 16, 2023
Health Policy Case Competition
University of Michigan School of Public Health
https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=9973

March 15, 2023 - March 16, 2023
Southern Plains Office of Native American Programs (SPONAP) Virtual Training - Financial Management
Office of Native American Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development
https://newregistration.firstpic.org/fm/

March 15, 2023 - March 17, 2023
Advancing Medical Care through Discovery in the Physical Sciences
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
https://www.jlab.org/joint-doenih-workshop-advancing-medical-care-through-discovery-physics-sciences-2023

March 15, 2023
Ides of March
https://nationaltoday.com/ides-of-march/

March 15, 2023
Sousa's March Mania - 32 Marches. 4 Weeks. 1 Champion. #SousasMarchMania
SOUSA'S SIXTEEN
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA7no0L9zTk7wwG_jbSxAAJuCVjkeTusm
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Portals/175/Docs/March%20Mania/2023/2023_bracket%20printable.pdf
vote after 9am
https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Educational/Sousas-March-Mania/
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March 15 - Game 21
The Liberty Bell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLA7no0L9zTk7wwG_jbSxAAJuCVjkeTusm&v=x7FD9PNpfpo
VS
The Gladiator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLA7no0L9zTk7wwG_jbSxAAJuCVjkeTusm&v=KhJTm_Uy49Y
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March 15 - Game 22
The Fairest of the Fair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLA7no0L9zTk7wwG_jbSxAAJuCVjkeTusm&v=0SZpuJXHYOg
VS
The Invincible Eagle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLA7no0L9zTk7wwG_jbSxAAJuCVjkeTusm&v=W6imEUlEmY4

TBD
March 15, 2023
Senate Democratic Agenda
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Senate Democratic leaders speak to reporters following their weekly party lunch meeting.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526725-101/senate-democratic-agenda

TBD
March 15, 2023
Senate Republican Agenda
Following their weekly caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership speak with reporters.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526725-1/senate-republican-agenda

March 15, 2023
1:51 AM EDT
The Civil War Mike Pride, "No Place for a Woman - Harriet Dame's Civil War". Author Mike Pride discussed Harriet Dame, a matron who served as a nurse at the front of the Union Army for the duration of the Civil War. The New Hampshire Historical Society hosted this event.
American History/BookTV 
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524045-1/no-place-woman-harriet-dames-civil-war

2:30 AM EDT
Institute for European Studies Media Training
Press Club Brussels Europe
https://www.pressclub.be/event/institute-for-european-studies-media-training/

3:00 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-15-2023/

4:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - High-Level Policy Session 7: Ethical Dimensions of Information and Knowledge Societies / Bridging Digital Divides
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/145

4:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - High-Level Policy Session 8: WSIS Action Lines and the 2030 Agenda/ Climate Change
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/147

4:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - WSIS Prize Champion Ceremony
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/432

4:00 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-15-2023/

4:00 AM EDT
Gobeshona Global Conference 3 - Lessons from Mukuru: Building Climate Resilience in Urban Informal Settlements
Global Center on Adaptation
https://gca.org/events/lessons-from-mukuru-building-climate-resilience-in-urban-informal-settlements/

5:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - High-Level Policy Session 9: ICT Applications and Services / Climate Change
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/149

5:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - High-Level Policy Session 10 : Bridging Digital Divides
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/150

5:00 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a working lunch with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-15-2023/

5:00 AM EDT
Your Next Move for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/03152023/your-next-move-military-spouses-and-caregivers

6:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - High-Level Policy Session 11: Knowledge Societies, Capacity Building and e-learning / ICT Applications and Services
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/352

6:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - High-Level Dialogue: Digital Governance and Capacity Building
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/396

6:30 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Cessation of Hostilities Agreement Signatories
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-15-2023/

7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526571-2/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls&playEvent

7:00 AM EDT
Session 3 - Automated Driving Systems (ADS) for Consumer and Other Vehicles (Trucks, Delivery, Shuttles, Robotaxis, Etc.) - Future Networked Car Symposium 2023
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://fnc.itu.int/2023-Session-3/

7:00 AM EDT
Prime Minister's Questions: Question Time
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fields questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of domestic and international issues.
https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/348df0b4-2a20-4eeb-ab51-6204ea5145d1
TBD
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526667-1/question-time

7:30 AM EDT
14th Annual "FY2024 Defense Programs" Conference
McAleese & Associates
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-03-15/
https://mcaleese.com/conference-details

7:35 AM EDT
Reel America World War II News - 1945. This 1945 Office of War Information World War II newsreel includes stories about the Battle of Iwo Jima, the Pact of Chapultepec, Navy planes attacking the Tokyo area, and the Allies overrunning German positions and and the liberation of Russian prisoners. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?324783-1/world-war-ii-news-1945

7:45 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a meet and greet for employees and families of U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-15-2023/

8:00 AM EDT
Is Brexit Responsible for the UK's Economic Woes?
Peterson Institute for International Economics
https://www.piie.com/events/brexit-responsible-uks-economic-woes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu-lVg3g57s

8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Scott Kennedy Discusses U.S. & China Economic Competition
Scott Kennedy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses how Chinese economic policy has evolved and how it is impacting the U.S. economy.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526571-3/washington-journal-scott-kennedy-discusses-us-china-economic-competition&playEvent

8:00 AM EDT
ITModTalks
FedScoop
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-03-15/
https://itmodtalks.upgather.com/

8:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - High-Level Lunch (sponsored by Saudi Arabia)
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/434

8:00 AM EDT
CBP Forced Labor Technical Expo - Day 2
Join U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the second and final day of the Forced Labor Technical Expo in Washington, D.C. This two-day event is an opportunity for companies to showcase solutions that provide supply chain transparency solutions assisting in the identification of goods produced using forced labor.
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31294

8:00 AM EDT
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III provides opening remarks at a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at 8 a.m. EDT. The remarks will be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon. After the meeting, the secretary and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, will brief the media at 2:15 p.m. EDT in Airmen's Hall (Pentagon 4th floor, Apex 9/10). The briefing will also be livestreamed on Defense.gov and broadcast on Channel 2 in the Pentagon.
Pentagon
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-03-15/

8:00 AM EDT
Career Credentials for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/03152023/career-credentials-military-spouses-and-caregivers

8:30 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - WSIS 2023 Ministerial Roundtable
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/354

8:30 AM EDT
Eighteenth Meeting of the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO)
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/03/15/default-calendar/eighteenth-Meeting-of-the-who-council-on-the-economics-of-health-for-all

8:30 AM EDT
2023 Economic Indicator Release: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services February 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/retail

8:50 AM EDT
Reel America World War II News - 1945. This 1945 Office of War Information World War II newsreel includes stories about the Battle of Iwo Jima, the Pact of Chapultepec, Navy planes attacking the Tokyo area, and the Allies overrunning German positions and and the liberation of Russian prisoners. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?324783-1/world-war-ii-news-1945

9:00 AM EDT
Daily U.S. Agricultural Weather Highlights - Released No Later Than 9:00 a.m. ET Every Day
National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/TODAYSWX.pdf

9:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526571-4/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls&playEvent

9:00 AM EDT
WHO Webinar Series on Trust and Pandemic Preparedness Webinar 3: The Digital Information Ecosystem and Trust
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO)
https://who-e.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C2aMC7aHTUG2kXSMnWjbTg
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/02/17/default-calendar/who-webinar-series-on-trust-and-pandemic-preparedness-webinar-2-the-shifting-landscape-of-trust-history-leadership-and-communities

9:00 AM EDT
Positioning Water-Climate Adaptation for UN Water Action Agenda Commitments
Global Center on Adaptation
https://gca.org/events/water-adaptation-community-webinar-positioning-water-climate-adaptation-for-un-water-action-agenda-commitments/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUyXLG2XEYs

9:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Inter-Agency Working Group on AI: Bringing together the UN System expertise on AI (closed session)
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/439

9:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - How New Technologies Can Foster Digital Inclusion: A Multistakeholder Input to the Global Digital Compact
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/399

9:00 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken tours a UN Logistics Center Warehouse with USAID Ethiopia Mission Director Sean Jones and Ethiopian Finance Minister Ahmed Shide in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-15-2023/

9:00 AM EDT
Active Living Conference Day 2
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.gpred.org/activelivingconference/
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49323

9:05 AM EDT
Chairman Behnam to Deliver the Keynote Address and Participate in a Fireside Chat at FIA Boca 2023
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/Events/opaeventbehnam031523

9:15 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Michael Davis Discusses Federal Banking Regulations
Southern Methodist University professor Michael Davis discusses calls for stricter federal banking regulations after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526571-5/washington-journal-michael-davis-discusses-federal-banking-regulations&playEvent

9:30 AM EDT
International Arms Trade in a Time of Global Upheaval
Henry L. Stimson Center
https://www.stimson.org/event/international-arms-trade-in-a-time-of-global-upheaval/

9:30 AM EDT
To Consider the Nominations of Keohane and Guertin
Senate Armed Services Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333810
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-03-15/
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-consider-the-nominations-of-keohane-and-guertin

10:00 AM EDT
Women's Land Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa
Center for Global Development
https://www.cgdev.org/event/womens-land-rights-sub-saharan-africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykba-ko0KbM

10:00 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - High-Level Dialogue: Implementation of the UNESCO Open Educational Resources (OER) Recommendation
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/398

10:00 AM EDT
Transcription Interest Group Webinars
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42495

10:00 AM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Session
The Senate will continue work on more of President Biden’s executive nominations including former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti to serve as U.S. Ambassador to India. He was first nominated to the New Delhi-based post by President Biden in July 2021.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526710-1/senate-session

10:00 AM EDT
Hearings to Examine Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Focusing on Perspectives on the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
^
PANEL 1
The Honorable Radhika Fox
Assistant Administrator
Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency
^
PANEL 2
Randy E. Hayman Esq.
Commissioner and CEO
Philadelphia Water Department
^
Thomas W. Sigmund
President, Executive Director
National Association of Clean Water Agencies, NEW Water
^
Katheryn D. Emery
Director
Division of Water and Waste Management, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333680
https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/3/implementing-iija-perspectives-on-the-drinking-water-and-wastewater-infrastructure-act
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EPA Assistant Administrator Testifies on Water Infrastructure
Radhika Fox, asst. administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Water, testifies on the bipartisan infrastructure law & how it will benefit the nation’s drinking and waste water treatment programs before a Senate committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526716-1/epa-assistant-administrator-testifies-water-infrastructure

10:00 AM EDT
2023 Economic Indicator Release: Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales January 2023
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
https://www.census.gov/mtis/

10:00 AM EDT
Protecting Public Safety After New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen - Full Committee Hearing
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
^
WITNESSES
Ruth M. Glenn, MPA
President of Public Affairs
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) / National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH)
Denver, CO
^
Eric Ruben
Assistant Professor of Law
SMU Dedman School of Law
Dallas, TX
^
Stephen Lindley
Program Manager, Combating Crime Guns Initiative
Brady
Los Angeles, CA
^
Amy Swearer
Senior Legal Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies
Heritage Foundation
Washington, D.C.
^
Rafael Mangual
Nick Ohnell Fellow and Head of Research for the Policing and Public Safety Initiative
Manhattan Institute
New York, NY
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333808
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/protecting-public-safety-after-new-york-state-rifle-and-pistol-association-v-bruen
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Hearing on Gun Safety Regulations & Public Safety
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing to address gun safety regulations following a Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen on the right to carry a concealed weapon in public.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526708-1/hearing-gun-safety-regulations-public-safety

10:15 AM EDT
Hearings to Examine the President's Proposed Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2024.
Senate Budget Committee
^
WITNESSES
The Honorable Shalanda D. Young
Director
Office of Management and Budget
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333805
https://www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/the-presidents-fiscal-year-2024-budget-proposal
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WH Budget Director Testifies on Pres. Biden's 2024 Budget Proposal
Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young testifies on President Biden’s 2024 budget proposal to Congress. The hearing takes place before the Senate Budget Committee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526666-1/wh-budget-director-testifies-pres-bidens-2024-budget-proposal

10:15 AM EDT
Field Hearing, Pharr, Texas: Failure By Design: Examining Secretary Mayorkas’ Border Crisis
House Homeland Security Committee
^
WITNESSES:
PANEL I
The Honorable Raul L. Ortiz 
Chief of U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
^
Steven W. Cagan
Assistant Director, Countering Transnational Organized Crime Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
^
PANEL II
Colonel Steven C. McCraw
Director, Texas Department of Public Safety
^
Sheriff Brad Coe
Kinney County, Texas
^
Chris Cabrera
Vice President, National Border Patrol Council
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115476
https://homeland.house.gov/witnesses-added-for-homeland-security-field-hearing-on-secretary-mayorkas-border-crisis/
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House Homeland Security Committee Field Hearing on Border Security
The House Homeland Security Committee holds a field hearing in McAllen, Texas, on the crisis on the border. This video is a production of U.S. government employees and is provided as a supplement to C-SPAN’s ongoing public affairs programming.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526706-1/house-homeland-security-committee-field-hearing-border-security

10:30 AM EDT
Can Businesses Boost Upward Mobility?
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/can-businesses-boost-upward-mobility/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Uv5K7IcBk

10:30 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Ethiopian Civil Society Leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-15-2023/

10:30 AM EDT
Hearings to Examine the Future of U.S.-Brazil Relations.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
^
WITNESSES
The Honorable Brian Nichols
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C.
^
Mr. Richard Duke
Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C.
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333821
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/the-future-of-us-brazil-relations-03-15-2023

10:30 AM EDT
Business meeting to consider S.559, to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs, and the nominations of Colleen Joy Shogan, of Pennsylvania, to be Archivist of the United States, Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and Adrienne Jennings Noti, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333738
https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/business-meeting-5/

10:45 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Accelerating Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Digital Development
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/395

10:55 AM EDT
Commissioner Caroline D. Pham Will Participate on a Panel, Enhancing Regulatory Oversight, to Consider the Current Key Targets for Enhanced Regulatory Oversight and How Best to Achieve It – Including Crypto, Commodities, Climate Risk, and Non-Financial Intermediaries, at FIA's Annual International Futures Industry Conference (FIA Boca 2023)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/Events/opaeventpham031523

11:00 AM EDT
Do the Latest Policy Proposals Improve Children’s Online Safety?
Cato Institute
https://www.cato.org/events/do-latest-policy-proposals-improve-childrens-online-safety

11:00 AM EDT
How Biohydrogen Can Help Fight Climate Change
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/columbia-summit-on-indian-economy-tickets-558196840777

11:00 AM EDT
Methodological Approaches on How to Measure Risk of Poverty with Income and Wealth
The Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) at George Washington University and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), with the support of the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report office (UNDP HDRO)
https://gwu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eQ711D0TTIuAqXGLmDEbTg

11:00 AM EDT
Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - Tomah, WI
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53913/

11:00 AM EDT
State of North Carolina's HBCU and Minority Serving Institutions Virtual Career Fair
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53735/

11:30 AM EDT
Freedom: The Hope for Generation Z
Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)
https://fee.org/events/freedom-the-hope-for-generation-z/

11:30 AM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Coffee Break Sponsored by Slovenia
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/449

12:00 PM EDT
AI for Flood Forecasting with Google
ai for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-convened With Switzerland
https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/flood-forecasting-google/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P06Mb-3GYMM

12:00 PM EDT
What Are the Patents that Power Your Connected Devices? Discussing Methods for Identifying Essential Patents
Hudson Institute
https://www.hudson.org/events/what-are-patents-power-your-connected-devices-discussing-methods-identifying-essential

12:00 PM EDT
American Legion Post 20 Meeting
National Press Club (NPC)
https://www.press.org/events/american-legion-post-20-meeting-0

12:00 PM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Closing of High-Level Policy Sessions
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/441

12:00 PM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a press availability in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-15-2023/

12:00 PM EDT
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Postdoctoral Training Programs Webinar
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49147

12:00 PM EDT
On and Off Tumor Mechanisms Underlying SWI/SNF Inhibition Therapy in AML
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42456

12:00 PM EDT
Clinical Center Grand Rounds: Patient Safety Week, Perspectives On Patient Safety, Especially Regarding The Unique Challenges That May Exist Within The Research Setting Such As The NIH Clinical Center
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/about/news/grcurrent.html
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49231

12:00 PM EDT
OHRP's Basics of the Common Rule Webinar Series: Respecting Persons – From Basic Requirements to Embracing Participant-Centered Informed Consent
Office for Human Research Protections, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/news/2023/january-newsletter/index.html
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/news/events/index.html

12:00 PM EDT
Hands on Virtual Lab: Machine Learning
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42444

12:00 PM EDT
Celebrating the Women Who Tell Our Stories
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/events/03152023/celebrating-women-who-tell-our-stories

12:00 PM EDT
Wellness Wednesday: Are You Prepared for the Financial Challenges in Retirement
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53517/

12:00 PM EDT
Maternal Medications and Breastfeeding - 2022-2023 Principles of Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Course
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
https://www.infinityconferences.org/event/9dbb1cdf-b535-416e-a945-50e9fac4db07/summary
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42399
https://www.infinityconferences.org/event/9dbb1cdf-b535-416e-a945-50e9fac4db07/websitePage:18ff1c9b-5a51-4537-91eb-bb7452872bdf

1:00 PM EDT
Recession-Proofing Higher Education
Bipartisan Policy Center
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/recession-proofing-higher-ed/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA50cajc5F8

1:00 PM EDT
Spring 2023 Environmental Health Seminar Series
Boston University School of Public Health
https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrf-igqzwvG9OYgeH1VhA7UoiiWh8q-3sJ

1:00 PM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Yoga: Wellbeing and mindfulness session with professional instructors
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/456

1:00 PM EDT
Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - Lafayette, LA
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53901/

1:00 PM EDT
Autonomic Dysfunction and Post Acute Sequelae of SARS Cov 2 (PASC): Current Trends and Future Direction
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42656

1:00 PM EDT
A Review of Epidemiology Concepts and Statistics: Part 4
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42445

1:00 PM EDT
Neuroimmunometabolism: Immune Regulation of Neural Circuits Controlling Metabolism
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42490

1:00 PM EDT
Why is MDS the Graveyard of Drug Development? NCI Myeloid Malignancies Program MDS/AML Didactic Series
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42645

1:00 PM EDT
Clinical Center Grand Rounds: Patient Safety Week: Health Equity as a Patient Safety Issue
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42554

1:00 PM EDT
Building an Inclusive Workplace for Employees
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42137
https://www.edi.nih.gov/gem-training/building-inclusive-workplace-employees-id-00246935

1:00 PM EDT
The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
National Archives
https://museum.archives.gov/events/76484
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykQtCoHX4p4

1:30 PM EDT
March 15, 2023 - George Talks Business in London, England with Christine Brown-Quinn, Slim Feriani and Christophe G. de Taurines
The George Washington University School of Business
https://business.gwu.edu/george-talks-business
https://www.youtube.com/@GWSBusiness

1:30 PM EDT
CCR FYI Seminar Series Andrew Perciaccante - Studying Off-Target Effects of Small Molecule Covalent Cysteine Modifiers Using Thermal Proteome Profiling
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42657

2:00 PM EDT
Modernizing Policy for Eligibility for Federal Disability Benefits
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/modernizing-policy-for-eligibility-for-federal-disability-benefits/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1MTF81tesQ

2:00 PM EDT
Introducing "Launch": A Conversation on the Future of College and Career Pathways
New America
https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/events/introducing-launch-a-conversation-on-the-future-of-college-and-career-pathways/

2:00 PM EDT
Crypto Crossroads: Navigating the Future of Crypto and Blockchain Policy
Bipartisan Policy Center
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/crypto-crossroads/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwTtrdmsWFU

2:00 PM EDT
World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023 Geneva, Switzerland - Gala Dinner
ITU, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2023/Agenda/Session/443

2:00 PM EDT
Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - St. Cloud, MN
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53904/

2:00 PM EDT
NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series: Inflammasomes at the Crossroads of Basic Science and Therapeutic Intervention
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://oir.nih.gov/wals
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41061
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=45974

2:00 PM EDT
Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium 2023: Part Two - Finding Mentors and Opportunities
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/wes-2023-part-2

2:00 PM EDT
Postvention: A Journey of Healing After Suicide Loss
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53732/

2:15 PM EDT
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley brief the news media following a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-03-15/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31416

2:30 PM EDT
The Politics of the Fed with Bryan Cutsinger
American Institute for Economic Research
https://events.aier.org/bastiatmastercalendar/detail/1504/1678905000000

2:30 PM EDT
President Biden Remarks on Plan to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
President Biden gives remarks in Las Vegas on his plan to lower prescription drug prices.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbXCo4mwFt0
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526727-1/president-biden-remarks-plan-lower-prescription-drug-prices

2:30 PM EDT
To Receive a Closed Briefing on Certain Intelligence Matters
Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333716
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/hearings/closed-briefing-intelligence-matters-423

2:30 PM EDT
Hearings to Examine the Nominations of Karen Sasahara, of Massachusetts, to Be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Elizabeth Rood, of Pennsylvania, to Be Ambassador to Turkmenistan, and Martina Anna Tkadlec Strong, of Texas, to Be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, All of the Department of State.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333813
https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations-03-15-2023

3:00 PM EDT
The Biden-Harris Approach to International Justice | Beth Van Schaack
Stanford Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law is housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/events/beth-van-schaack-march-2023

3:00 PM EDT
Q-FARM Seminar - Shimon Kolkowitz (University of Wisconson-Madison)
Q-FARM - Quantum Science and Engineering at Stanford
https://qfarm.stanford.edu/events/q-farm-seminar/shimon-kolkowitz-university-wisconson-madison

3:00 PM EDT
2023 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook
Business Council for Sustainable Energy and Environmental and Energy Study Institute
https://www.eesi.org/livecast
https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/031523factbook

3:00 PM EDT
Northern New Mexico Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) Meeting – March 2023
Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy (DOE)
https://www.energy.gov/em/events/northern-new-mexico-em-ssab-meeting-march-2023

3:00 PM EDT
Is Misinformation the Problem? Re-examining the Infodemic with Renée DiResta - 2023 Annual NLM Lecture on Science, Technology, and Society
National Library of Medicine, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42598
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/Is_Misinformation_The_Problem_Reexamining_The_Infodemic.html
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49265

3:00 PM EDT
GBB Stadtman Candidate Seminar: Untangling Inter Chromosomal Interactions Across Species Using Oligopaints
National Library of Medicine, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42516

3:00 PM EDT
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried meets with Leader of the Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party Doug Beattie
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-15-2023/

3:00 PM EDT
DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Veterans Benefits Seminar - Salt Lake City, UT
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53812/

3:00 PM EDT
Wellness Wednesday: Are You Prepared for the Financial Challenges in Retirement
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53518/

3:00 PM EDT
FY2024 Budget Requests for the Congressional Budget Office, the Government Accountability Office, and the Government Publishing Office
Senate Appropriations Committee
^
WITNESSES
The Honorable Hugh N. Halpern
Director
Government Publishing Office
^
The Honorable Gene L. Dodaro
Comptroller General
The United States Government Accountability Office
^
The Honorable Dr. Phillip Swagel
Director
Congressional Budget Office
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333809
https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/fy2024-budget-requests-for-the-congressional-budget-office-the-government-accountability-office-and-the-government-publishing-office

3:00 PM EDT
Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Hosts a Farm Bill Listening Session in Waco, Texas
House Agriculture Committee
https://agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=7555
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6rNvrUD22M

3:00 PM EDT
To Receive Testimony on Military and Civilian Personnel Programs in the Department of Defense in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program
Senate Armed Services Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333811
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-03-15/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-military-and-civilian-personnel-programs-in-the-department-of-defense-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2024-and-the-future-years-defense-program
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31395
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Pentagon Officials Testify on Civilian & Military Personnel Programs
Pentagon Officials testify on civilian and military personnel programs as they pertain to the 2024 Defense Authorization Request before a Senate Armed Services subcommittee.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526717-1/pentagon-officials-testify-civilian-military-personnel-programs

3:30 PM EDT
The President departs Las Vegas, Nevada en route to Joint Base Andrews
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

3:30 PM EDT
Town Hall and Claims Clinic - Whitman, MA
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53900/

3:30 PM EDT
Hearings to Examine the Future Path of VA's Electronic Health Record Modernization Program
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
^
WITNESS LIST
Neil C. Evans, MD, Acting Program Executive Director, Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office, Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied by:
The Honorable Shereef M. Elnahal, MD, Under Secretary for Health
^
The Honorable Kurt DelBene, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer
^
Michael D. Parrish, Chief Acquisition Officer and Principal Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction
^
Carol Harris, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Government Accountability Office
^
Mike Sicilia, Executive Vice President, Oracle Global Industries
^
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333807
https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2023/3/examining-the-future-path-of-va-s-electronic-health-record-modernization-program

4:00 PM EDT
Is Congress Captured by the Arms Industry?
Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
https://quincyinst.org/event/is-congress-captured-by-the-arms-industry/

4:00 PM EDT
Sexual Violence and (In)Security in South Asia: Lessons from Bangladesh, Balochistan, and Beyond
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2023/sexual-violence-and-insecurity-south-asia-lessons-bangladesh-balochistan-and-beyond

4:00 PM EDT
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried meets with Leader of the Northern Ireland Alliance Party Naomi Long
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-march-15-2023/

4:00 PM EDT
Immunology Interest Group (IIG) Seminar, Interferons and TREM2 as Regulators of Murine Neurotropic Coronavirus Pathogenesis, Cornelia Bergmann - HHS Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/immunology-seminars
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42632
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49142

5:00 PM EDT
Adam and Eve after the Pill: REVISITED
Ethics and Public Policy Center
https://eppc.org/events/adam-and-eve-after-the-pill-revisited/

5:00 PM EDT
Military, Veterans and Families Game Night - Chicopee , MA
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53693/

5:00 PM EDT
Veterans and Survivors Claims Assistance Clinic - Bristol, RI
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53903/

5:30 PM EDT
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Will Participate in a Cabinet Meeting
Department of Education
https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html

6:00 PM EDT
"Has America Failed? Sources of our Cultural Divide" with Steven Pittz
American Institute for Economic Research
https://events.aier.org/bastiatmastercalendar/detail/1515/1678917600000

7:00 PM EDT
Film Screening. Away
The Harriman Institute at Columbia University
https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/film-screening-away/

7:00 PM EDT
Sea Chanters - Red Bluff, California
U.S. Navy Band
https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events/2023-mar-15-the-state-theater

7:00 PM EDT
Successful Inventing: What's in a Royalty
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53072/

7:30 PM EDT
The President arrives at Joint Base Andrews
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

7:30 PM EDT
Concert Band - University of Nevada at Reno
U.S. Navy Band
https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events/2023-mar-15-university-of-nevada-at-reno-nightingale-concert-hall

8:00 PM EDT
World Affairs Council 2023 Annual Meeting
World Affairs Council
https://www.world-affairs.org/event/world-affairs-council-2023-annual-meeting/