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Monday, February 13, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until February 14, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST (Pro Forma)
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until February 13 2023 at 3:00 PM EST

Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria J. Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez is on travel to Moldova and France from February 8-15, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Molly Phee is on travel to South Africa, Nigeria, and Ethiopia from February 5-19, 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

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

Lessons From the [Reddit] Meme War in Ukraine
February 10, 2023
https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/lessons-from-the-meme-war-in-ukraine/

February 11, 2023 - February 14, 2023
2023 National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference
National Association of Counties
https://www.naco.org/events/2023-legislative-conference

February 13, 2023 - February 14, 2023
Life Cycle Assessment Boot Camp: LCA for the Health Sector
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://columbia-workshops.regfox.com/2023-winter-life-cycle-assessment-boot-camp

February 13, 2023 - February 14, 2023
Regional Consultation of the Group IV on the Framework on Culture and Arts Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/frameworkcultureartseducation
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/regional-consultation-group-iv-framework-culture-and-arts-education

February 13, 2023 - February 14, 2023
Quantum Technologies (SEG 14) Technical Committee Meeting
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:28910

February 13, 2023 - February 14, 2023
Asia and the Pacific Regional Seminar
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations (OHCHR)
https://www.ohchr.org/en/events/Meetings/2023/asia-and-pacific-regional-seminar

February 13, 2023 - February 15, 2023
2023 National Small Business Conference
National 8(a) Association
https://na.eventscloud.com/website/42164/home/
https://www.national8aassociation.org/new-events/2023/2/13/national-8a-association-2023-national-small-business-conference

February 13, 2023 - February 15, 2023
Blind Spots of the Counter-Canon: Soviet Underground Culture Revisited
The Harriman Institute at Columbia University
https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/blind-spots-of-the-counter-canon-soviet-underground-culture-revisited/

February 13, 2023 - February 16, 2023
U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Working Group
GCC Secretariat, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
https://www.state.gov/interagency-delegation-travels-to-saudi-arabia/

February 13, 2023 - February 16, 2023
Exercise Phoenix
The European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) 
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
https://www.fao.org/eufmd/Meetings-and-events/detail/en/c/1602047/

February 13, 2023 - February 16, 2023
International Conference on Effective Nuclear and Radiation Regulatory Systems: Preparing for the Future in a Rapidly Changing Environment
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/regcon2023

February 13, 2023 - February 16, 2023
2023 Joint Meeting of Lead Reviewers
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Agenda%20of%20the%202023%20Joint%20Meeting%20of%20LRs.pdf
https://unfccc.int/event/2023-meeting-of-lead-reviewers-in-preparation-for-the-etf

February 13, 2023 - February 16, 2023
Workshop on Arrangements for Notification, Reporting and Assistance in Nuclear or Radiological Incidents and Emergencies (ANRA)
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2205578

February 13, 2023 - February 17, 2023
26th Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF), Portland, Oregon
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/meetings/detail/en/?meeting=CCRVDF&session=26

February 13, 2023 - February 17, 2023
Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances (TC 61) Technical Committee Meeting
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
https://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:1236

February 13, 2023 - February 17, 2023
Technical Meeting on the Future of Work in the Arts and Entertainment Sector
International Labour Organization of the United Nations (ILO)
https://www.ilo.org/sector/activities/sectoral-Meetings/WCMS_848345/lang--en/index.htm

February 13, 2023 - February 17, 2023
National Workshop to Develop a Road Map for Building a Nuclear Security Detection Architecture for Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material out of Regulatory Control in Mexico
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2207057

February 13, 2023 - February 17, 2023
Trade and Development Board, 73rd Executive Session
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://unctad.org/Meeting/trade-and-development-board

February 13, 2023 - February 17, 2023
Extraordinary Meeting of the Transport Safety Standards Committee
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2204972

February 13, 2023 - February 17, 2023
First Research Coordination Meeting on Facilitation of Safe and Secure Trade Using Nuclear Detection Technologies - Detection of Radioactive and Nuclear Material and Other Contraband
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2005104

February 13, 2023 - February 17, 2023
Regional Training Course on Computer Security Fundamentals for Nuclear Security
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt2102745

February 13, 2023 - February 17, 2023
Technical Meeting on Ocean Acidification Meta-Analyses Using the Ocean Acidification International Coordination Centre Bibliographic Database and Other Data Resources, Vienna, Monaco
International Atomic Energy Agency of the United Nations (IAEA)
https://www.iaea.org/events/evt1904960

February 13, 2023 - February 17, 2023
Immunization and Vaccines Related Implementation Research Advisory Committee (IVIR-AC) - February 2023
World Health Organization (WHO) of the United Nations
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/02/13/default-calendar/immunization-and-vaccines-related-implementation-research-advisory-committee-(ivir-ac)---february-2023
https://www.who.int/groups/immunization-and-vaccines-related-implementation-research-advisory-committee

February 13, 2023 - February 17, 2023
U.S. v. Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi, Motions Hearing
Office of Military Commissions
https://www.mc.mil/CASES/CourtCalendar/tabid/165/ModuleID/564/ItemID/2255/mctl/EventDetails/Default.aspx

February 10, 2023  - February 19, 2023
European Central Bank Weekly Schedule of Public Speaking Engagements and Other Activities
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html

February 13, 2023 - February 24, 2023
Art Exhibition of Maria Luisa and Her Students
CERN
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1236257/

February 13, 2023 - March 31, 2023
TRAINFORTRADE Blended Learning Course on Digital Identity for Trade and Development for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://unctad.org/Meeting/trainfortrade-blended-learning-course-digital-identity-trade-and-development-small-island

The Republican Recap: Week of February 6, 2023 - Recap of Everything Republicans Achieved on the House Floor Last Week
Steve Scalise House Majority Leader
https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1617

Committee Cliff Notes: Week of February 6, 2023 - Recap of Key Moments From House Republican Committees Last Week
Steve Scalise House Majority Leader
https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1618

February 13, 2023
A Notice by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 02/13/2023
Establishment of the Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division
CDC has modified its structure. This notice announces the establishment of the Coronavirus and other Respiratory Viruses Division and other organizational components within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases (DDID), CDC.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/02/13/2023-02930/establishment-of-the-coronavirus-and-other-respiratory-viruses-division

February 13, 2023
World Radio Day
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-radio
https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-radio/radio-peace

February 13, 2023
12:00 AM EST
American History TV - Barry Latzer, "The Myth of Overpunishment"
Retired criminal justice professor Barry Latzer argues that the U.S. justice system is becoming too lenient on criminals.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525604-1/the-myth-overpunishment

1:00 AM EST
American History TV - After Words: Maya Kornberg, "Inside Congressional Committees"
Author Maya Kornberg looks at the functions of congressional committees and examines their strengths and weaknesses.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525313-1/after-words-maya-kornberg

2:00 AM EST
E-Meeting ITU-T Study Group 5: Q9/5 Climate Change and Assessment of Digital Technologies in the Framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations
https://www.itu.int/net/itu-t/lists/rgmdetails.aspx?id=13500&Group=5

2:00 AM EST
American History TV - Cory Doctorow, "Chokepoint Capitalism"
Author Cory Doctorow argues that media and tech monopolies harm artists, authors, musicians, etc., and those that consume their content. This event was hosted by Books and Books in Coral Gables, Florida.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?523526-1/chokepoint-capitalism

3:45 AM EST
(11th meeting - Technical presentations) Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 60th session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yzwywjbf

4:00 AM EST
1st Meeting, 73rd Session, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1llm3zjfb

4:00 AM EST
Briefing Day, Ninth Conference of States Parties (CSP9) Preparatory Process - Arms Trade Treaty
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k18/k18k8yzslu

4:00 AM EST
Regional Consultation of the Group IV on the Framework on Culture and Arts Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/regional-consultation-group-iv-framework-culture-and-arts-education-0

4:00 AM EST
Presentation of the 2023 Munich Security Report
Stiftung Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz (gemeinnützige) GmbH
https://securityconference.org/en/publications/munich-security-report/
https://securityconference.org/en/msc-kick-off/

4:00 AM EST
American History TV: Torie Bosch, "You Are Not Expected to Understand This - How 26 Lines of Code Changed the World"
Future Tense Editor Torie Bosch examines the computer code that defines the technology we use and the human choices made when writing the code. This event was hosted by the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524249-1/you-not-expected-understand-26-lines-code-changed-world

4:30 AM EST
Brexit and the NI Protocol: Towards a 2023 Breakthrough
Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
https://www.omfif.org/events/brexit-and-the-ni-protocol-towards-a-2023-breakthrough/

5:00 AM EST
Information Meeting with Permanent Delegations on the Revision of the 1974 Recommendation
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://web.archive.org/web/20230127214458/https://www.unesco.org/en/event/information-meeting-permanent-delegations-revision-1974-recommendation-2
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/information-meeting-permanent-delegations-revision-1974-recommendation-2

5:00 AM EST
(11th meeting - STSC Plenary) Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 60th session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1f8mvm5un

5:00 AM EST
Press Conference to announce the start of lawsuit against Hungary's 'anti-LGBT propaganda' law and the launch of an EU-wide campaign to demand all Member States to join the procedure
Press Club Brussels Europe
https://www.forbidden-colours.com/2023/01/31/press-registration-1/
https://www.pressclub.be/event/forbidden-colours-elma-press-conference/

5:00 AM EST
American History TV: Samantha Cole, "How Sex Changed the Internet and the Internet Changed Sex"
Motherboard Senior Editor Samantha Cole examines the relationship between sex work and the development of the internet. This event was hosted by Powerhouse Arena in New York City.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?523815-1/how-changed-internet-internet-changed-sex

5:00 AM EST
Federal Hiring for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/03132023/federal-hiring-military-spouses-and-caregivers

6:00 AM EST 
59th Munich Security Conference Kick-off 2023
Stiftung Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz (gemeinnützige) GmbH
https://securityconference.org/en/msc-kick-off/

6:00 AM EST
NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană Will Join a Panel Discussion on the Turning Point of Security Politics
59th Munich Security Conference Kick-off 2023
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_211566.htm

6:05 AM EST
American History TV - Brenda Myers-Powell, "Leaving Breezy Street" & Hannah Sward, "Strip"
Book TV presents coverage of the 2022 Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?522776-3/leaving-breezy-street-strip

6:30 AM EST
Premiere of the documentary "Ukraine; A war on two fronts"
Press Club Brussels Europe
https://www.pressclub.be/event/premiere-of-the-documentary-ukraine-a-war-on-two-fronts/

7:00 AM EST
American History TV: Geoffrey Cohen, "Belonging"
Stanford psychology professor Geoffrey Cohen explored the psychology of relationships, society and how we connect with each other. The Family Action Network hosted this virtual event.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?522772-1/belonging

7:00 AM EST
Pre-ministerial Press Conference by the NATO Secretary General
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2023/2/pdf/230214-media-progr-en.pdf
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_51267.htm
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/events_211219.htm

8:00 AM EST
Washington Journal: Mary Kay Henry Discusses Unions & the U.S. Economy
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) International President Mary Kay Henry discusses the state of labor unions in the U.S. and President Biden's economic policies.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525775-3/washington-journal-mary-kay-henry-discusses-unions-us-economy

8:00 AM EST
The Power of Sport to Prevent Violent Extremism
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19k0ci0sl

8:00 AM EST
Interview Skills for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/03132023/interview-skills-military-spouses-and-caregivers

8:30 AM EST
Positioning Household Surveys for the Next Decade - Technical Priority 1: Enhancing the Interoperability and Integration of Household Surveys
United Nations Statistics Division, UN Statistical Commission organised by Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Household Surveys
https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/statcom/side-events/54
https://content.iospress.com/download/statistical-journal-of-the-iaos/sji220042?id=statistical-journal-of-the-iaos%2Fsji220042
https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/events-details/un54sc-13022023-M-ISWGHS-side-event

8:30 AM EST
Leaving No One Behind: Adopting an Age-Sensitive Lens to Policymaking
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
https://www.unescwa.org/events/leaving-no-one-behind-adopting-age-sensitive-lens-policymaking

8:30 AM EST
BCIU Breakfast Roundtable with The Honorable Brian A. Nichols, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Business Council for International Understanding
https://bciu.org/
https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/BCIUBreakfastRoundtablewithTheHonorableBrianANicholsAssistantSecretaryofStateforWesternHemisphereAff

8:45 AM EST
Global Knowledge Exchange on Assessing Risks for Urban Resilience
Global Center on Adaptation
https://gca.org/events/global-knowledge-exchange-on-assessing-risks-for-urban-resilience/

8:45 AM EST
Washington Journal - Brian Riedl Discusses Debt Limit & Federal Spending
Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow and Economist Brian Riedl discusses the debate on raising the debt limit and federal spending.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525775-4/washington-journal-brian-riedl-discusses-debt-limit-federal-spending

9:00 AM EST
Reaganism: The Balance of Terror with Dr. Susan Colbourn
Reagan Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvVzdGZoDLE

9:00 AM EST
Data for the Common Good: Measuring Progress towards Peace, Justice and Inclusion (SDG 16)
United Nations Statistics Division
https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/statcom/side-events/54
https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/statcom/session_54/side-events/Concept_note-SDG_16_feb13.pdf

9:00 AM EST
(12th meeting - STSC Plenary) Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 60th session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1ajmhbl9l

9:00 AM EST
Organizational Meeting - 52nd Regular Session of Human Rights Council
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gpfqw1gr

9:00 AM EST
Preparatory meeting for the International Day of La Francophonie
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/event/preparatory-meeting-international-day-la-francophonie-0

9:30 AM EST
The End of History? Global Implications of the War in Ukraine - Panel in Defense Policy & Posture
Henry L. Stimson Center
https://www.stimson.org/event/the-end-of-the-end-of-history-global-implications-of-the-war-in-ukraine/

9:30 AM EST
1950th Meeting, 84th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1k8qzizsd

9:30 AM EST
Commissioner Pham Announces CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) Meeting and Leadership
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/Events/opaeventgmac021323
https://www.youtube.com/user/CFTC

9:30 AM EST
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/?525775-6/washington-journal-news-headlines-viewer-calls

9:30 AM EST
White House Officials Speak at National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and other White House officials speak at the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Washington, DC.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526012-1/white-house-officials-speak-natl-assn-counties-conference

9:45 AM EST
Cato Institute Policy Perspectives 2023
Cato Institute
https://www.cato.org/events/cato-institute-policy-perspectives-february-2023-naples

9:45 AM EST
Security Council Media Stakeout
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1uvw3h1yb

10:00 AM EST
Improving Sanctions Enforcement Against Russia: The Challenge of 2023
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/improving-sanctions-enforcement-against-russia/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3xFNFhpj0I

10:00 AM EST
2nd Meeting, 73rd Session, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1q9hhqdis

10:00 AM EST
(1st plenary meeting) UN-Women Executive Board, First Regular Session 2023
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k19pknyle4

10:00 AM EST
(15th meeting) Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, 2023 regular session, Economic and Social Council
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k10/k100o0oyq7

10:00 AM EST
(1st meeting) Open-ended working group on conventional ammunition - Third substantive session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1a9n8przt

10:00 AM EST
Children and armed conflict - Security Council, 9258th meeting
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1k1rg3wl6

10:00 AM EST
(1st meeting) 2023 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gk6akr1c

10:00 AM EST
11th plenary meeting - 61st Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD61)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yxywrc5o

10:00 AM EST
Book Release for The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership Through Soft Power by Center for Strategic and International Studies Senior Vice President Daniel F. Runde
Project on Prosperity and Development
https://www.csis.org/programs/project-prosperity-and-development
https://www.csis.org/events/book-release-american-imperative-reclaiming-global-leadership-through-soft-power-daniel-f
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZGOiUdbFO4

10:00 AM EST
Launching the Advisory Board on Hate Speech in Kyrgyzstan
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/launching-advisory-board-hate-speech-kyrgyzstan?hub=68184
https://web.archive.org/web/20230207141822/https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/launching-advisory-board-hate-speech-kyrgyzstan?hub=68184

10:00 AM EST
Sexual and Reproductive Justice: Vehicle for Global Progress
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in partnership with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Columbia World Projects, and the Ford Foundation
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sexual-reproductive-justice-vehicle-for-global-progress-online-tickets-525885948027
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/events/sexual-and-reproductive-justice-vehicle-global-progress

10:00 AM EST
Human Rights Council - Organizational Meeting for the 52nd Session
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations (OHCHR)
https://indico.un.org/event/1001830/

10:00 AM EST
Innovation and Experimentation: A New Approach for the U.S. Air Force in the Middle East With Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central
Center for a New American Security
https://www.cnas.org/events/mission-brief-grynch

10:00 AM EST
2023 Top Cybersecurity Risks
Bipartisan Policy Center
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/event/2023-top-cybersecurity-risks/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOeZ-7y95PE

10:00 AM EST
The US Air Force and American Defense Strategy - General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chief of Staff - U.S. Air Force
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-u-s-air-force-and-american-defense-strategy/

10:00 AM EST
Iraq And the United States: A Conversation with Iraq's Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussain
Woodrow Wilson Center's Middle East Program
https://www.youtube.com/@WoodrowWilsonCenter
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/iraq-and-united-states-conversation-iraqs-deputy-pm-and-foreign-minister-fuad-hussain

10:00 AM EST
Federal Hiring for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/02132023/federal-hiring-military-spouses-and-caregivers

10:00 AM EST
Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman meets with Japanese Vice Minister Mori Takeo and Republic of Korea First Vice Minister Cho Hyundong
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-13-2023/

11:00 AM EST
Nobel Prizes and the Emerging Gene Concept: a Biomedical History Lecture
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42407
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49150

11:00 AM EST
Conducting the Screening and Risk of Bias Steps in Your Review
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42218

11:15 AM EST
(12th meeting - Technical presentations) Outer Space: Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, 60th session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1t9hvc5li

11:45 AM EST
Out of Gas, In with Justice: Takeaways from a gas-to-induction pilot in affordable housing in NYC and Particulate air pollution in American Indian communities
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/public-health-now/events/ehs-seminar-series-18

12:00 PM EST
Fireside Chat with the AFCENT Commander Lt. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich
Air & Space Forces Association
https://www.afa.org/events/air-space-warfighters-action-lt-gen-alexus-grynkewich

12:00 PM EST
Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hgzeq1j9

12:00 PM EST
Feed Grains: Yearbook Tables Update
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/feed-grains-database/feed-grains-yearbook-tables/

12:00 PM EST
Virtual Tour: 52 Reactors
Idaho National Laboratory
https://inl.gov/events/?highlight=virtual-tour-52-reactors

12:00 PM EST
Sesame Street: Talking to Children about Grief and Military Death by Suicide
Veterans Administration
https://www.sesamestreetformilitaryfamilies.org/
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/52784/

12:00 PM EST
Neuroscience Seminar Series: Mechanisms of Axon Growth and Regeneration - HHS Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/41788
https://research.ninds.nih.gov/seminars-events/neuroscience-seminar-series
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49004

12:30 PM EST
Strategic Innovator or Middle Power Balancer?: The Yoon Administration's Foreign and Security Policy in a Changing Indo-Pacific
East-West Center in Washington
https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/strategic-innovator-or-middle-power-balancer-yoon-administrations-foreign-and-security

1:00 PM EST
Addressing Gun Violence as a Public Health Epidemic - 2023 E. R. Brown Symposium
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health
https://ph.ucla.edu/research/centers/ucla-center-health-policy-research
https://ph.ucla.edu/events/ucla-center-health-policy-research-2023-e-r-brown-symposium-addressing-gun-violence-public

1:00 PM EST
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
The White House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GQmzVDJIL8

1:00 PM EST
Interview Skills for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/02132023/interview-skills-military-spouses-and-caregivers

1:15 PM EST
Achieving Digital Well-being and Addressing Digital Inequality for Sustainable Employment and Decent Work of Youth
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1u8du7rwt

1:30 PM EST
Doing Business with DLA webinar with an emphasis on the Women-Owned Small Business Program
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
https://www.dla.mil/Small-Business/Resources/Outreach-Calendar/
https://www.dla.mil/Small-Business/Resources/Outreach-Calendar/ModuleID/89896/ItemID/5189/mctl/EventDetails/

2:00 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken chairs the Annual Meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
The White House
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-13-2023/

2:00 PM EST
Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman holds a joint press availability with Japanese Vice Minister Mori Takeo and Republic of Korea First Vice Minister Cho Hyundong
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-13-2023/
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526016-1/deputy-secretary-sherman-joint-news-conference-japanese-south-korean-counterparts
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

2:00 PM EST
Secretary Blinken to Convene Human Trafficking Task Force Meeting
President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF)
https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinken-to-convene-human-trafficking-task-force-meeting/
https://www.state.gov/the-presidents-interagency-task-force/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8C3Rt5MGrw

2:30 PM EST
Transcending and Thriving: Civil Rights in Black America
Brookings Institution
https://www.brookings.edu/events/transcending-and-thriving-civil-rights-in-black-america/
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526005-1/discussion-civil-rights-african-americans

2:30 PM EST
HHS Secretary & U.S. Surgeon General Discuss Mental Health
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, and other administration officials discuss mental health during the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Washington, DC.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526014-1/hhs-secretary-us-surgeon-general-discuss-mental-health

2:30 PM EST
Forest Service Chief on Wildfire Resiliency
U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore and officials from the Department of Interior’s Office of Wildland Fire and the Federal Forest Resource Coalition speak at the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference in Washington, DC.
https://www.naco.org/events/naco-public-lands-summit-wildfire-and-resiliency
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526013-1/forest-service-chief-wildfire-resiliency

2:30 PM EST
Department Press Briefing with Spokesperson Ned Price
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/todays-briefing-schedule/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

3:00 PM EST
March for Our Lives Co-Founder on Parkland School Shooting Five Years Later
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/02/13/march-our-lives-co-founder-parkland-school-shooting-five-years-later/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXgCFSOETmQ

3:00 PM EST
(2nd meeting) Open-ended working group on conventional ammunition - Third substantive session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1or8kt6ep

3:00 PM EST
2nd plenary meeting) UN-Women Executive Board, First Regular Session 2023
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1d/k1dcw8s0z9

3:00 PM EST
12th plenary meeting - 61st Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD61)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1ol3xugg7

3:00 PM EST
(2nd meeting) 2023 Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k19/k194j5o39x

3:00 PM EST
Determining Whether Your Project Might Require an Exemption or IRB Review, Including Submission of a Secondary Research Protocol
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/42365

3:00 PM EST
U.S. Senate - Senate Session
The Senate will debate more of President Biden's judicial nominees. Senators will vote on confirmation of Cindy Chung to be 3rd Circuit Ct. of Appeals judge & advance Gina Mendez-Miro's nomination to be U.S. District Court judge for Puerto Rico
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525980-1/senate-session

4:00 PM EST
Professorship Dedication Ceremony of Josh Horwitz, JD as the inaugural holder of the Dana Feitler Professor of the Practice in Gun Violence Prevention and Advocacy
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/dana-feitler-professor-of-the-practice-in-gun-violence-prevention-and-advocacy-professorship-dedication-ceremony

4:00 PM EST
Armenia-Azerbaijan Relations and Implications for Peace and Security in the South Caucasus Region
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2023/armenia-azerbaijan-relations-and-implications-peace-and-security-south-caucasus-region

4:00 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-13-2023/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept

4:00 PM EST
Hearing: Federal Energy Production Supports Local Communities, held at The University of Texas Permian Basin Midland Campus
House  Natural Resource Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/115344
https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=412785
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vDZbrz5b5s

4:20 PM EST
Army Materiel Command Welcome Ceremony
GEN Ed Daly, AMC commanding general, hosts a Welcome Ceremony in honor of the new AMC Deputy Commanding General LTG Chris Mohan and AMC Executive Deputy to the Commanding General Marion Whicker.
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31110

4:30 PM EST
Not Accountable: Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public Employee Unions - A Conversation with Philip K. Howard
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/not-accountable-a-conversation-with-philip-k-howard/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiiha114bOk

4:30 PM EST
Pritzker Fellow Steve Sisolak on Improving Access to Higher Education
University of Chicago Institute of Politics
https://politics.uchicago.edu/speaker-series/upcoming-events?id=5570
https://iop.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/iop/event.jsp?event=5570

5:00 PM EST
Film Screening & Discussion. Chubai. Speaking Again
The Harriman Institute at Columbia University
https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/film-screening-discussion-chubai-speaking-again/

5:00 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken hosts a reception in support of Amy Pope, U.S. candidate for Director General of the International Organization for Migration
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-13-2023/

5:00 PM EST
Acting Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources John R. Bass attends a reception in support of Amy Pope, U.S. candidate for Director General of the International Organization for Migration
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-13-2023/

5:00 PM EST
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya attends a reception in support of Amy Pope, U.S. candidate for Director General of the International Organization for Migration
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-13-2023/

5:45 PM EST
Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules and an original resolution authorizing expenditures by committees for the 118th Congress
Senate Rules and Administration Committee
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/senate-event/333585
https://www.rules.senate.gov/hearings/02/07/2023/business-meeting

6:00 PM EST
Table Talk: Iranian Unrest and the Future of the Islamic Republic
Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD)
https://events.blackthorn.io/en/1N2Bn9j7/table-talk-iranian-unrest-and-the-future-of-the-islamic-republic-%F0%9F%93%8Ddc-5a4Q6O3imy1/overview

7:00 PM EST
Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series Featuring New York Times Best-Selling Author Douglas Brinkley
Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas, Clinton Foundation, and Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/events/clinton-presidential-center/kumpuris-distinguished-lecture-series-featuring-new-york-times-bestselling-author-douglas-brinkley/

7:00 PM EST
Q&A: Ilyon Woo
Ilyon Woo, author of "Master Slave, Husband Wife," recounts the harrowing journey of self-emancipation made by married slaves William and Ellen Craft in 1848.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525932-1/qa-ilyon-woo

7:00 PM EST
Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman meets with Japanese Vice Minister Mori Takeo, Republic of Korea First Vice Minister Cho Hyundong, and Secretary General of the European External Action Service Stefano Sannino
Washington, D.C.
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-february-13-2023/

7:30 PM EST
Insiders on How the Intelligence Community Protects Our Democracy: Former National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley and CIA Deputy Director for Analysis Linda Weissgold
George W. Bush Presidential Center
https://www.bushcenter.org/events-and-exhibits/how-the-intelligence-community-protects-our-democracy

8:00 PM EST
Sharing Shakespeare: King Henry VI, Part 1
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/sharing-shakespeare-macbeth-2-2-2-2-3/

9:00 PM EST
VetCTAP - Veteran Career Transition Assistance Program
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/51517/