The Swamp Today Timelines Change. Wednesday, July 5, 2023 The House Stands Adjourned Until July 6, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma - Back July 11) The Senate Stands Adjourned Until July 6, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT (Pro Forma - Back July 10) Secretary Antony J. Blinken is on travel to Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana from July 5-6, 2023. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman has no public appointments. Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma has no public appointments. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria J. Nuland has no public appointments. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols accompanies Secretary Blinken on travel to Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana from July 5-6, 2023. . . . 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Doug Burgum Campaigns at New Hampshire Machining Shop 2024 Republican presidential candidate Gov. Doug Burgum (ND) tours a machine shop in Gilford, New Hampshire, and then meets with local Republican activists. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529089-1/gov-doug-burgum-campaigns-hampshire-machining-shop July 5, 2023 TBD Campaign 2024: Mike Pence Meets Voters at Iowa Pizza Ranch Restaurant 2024 Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence meets with voters at a Pizza Ranch restaurant in Sioux City, Iowa. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529092-1/mike-pence-meets-voters-iowa-pizza-ranch-restaurant July 5, 2023 TBD Defense Secretary Austin Attends Enlistment Ceremony at Fort Meade Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin participates in a swearing-in ceremony for new Armed Forces recruits at Fort Meade, Maryland. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529127-1/defense-secretary-austin-attends-enlistment-ceremony-fort-meade July 5, 2023 1:15 AM EDT Global Finance Forum Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) https://www.omfif.org/global-finance-Forum/ 2:35 AM EDT Legal and Technical Challenges of Large Generative AI Models – Session 2: Foundations, and Applications AI for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/legal-and-technical-challenges-of-large-generative-ai-models/ 3:00 AM EDT Building a Decision-augmentation Platform to Address Global Issues AI for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/building-a-decision-augmentation-platform-to-address-global-issues/ 3:00 AM EDT Building Trust in AI : Foundations, Challenges, and Pathways Forward AI for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/trustworthy-ai/ 3:00 AM EDT AI for Health AI for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/ai-for-health/ 3:00 AM EDT Accelerating Sustainable Manufacturing With AI AI for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/ai-for-manufacturing/ 3:00 AM EDT Machine Learning in Communication Networks AI for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/machine-learning-in-communication-networks/ 3:00 AM EDT The Role of AI in Tackling Climate Change and Its Impacts: From Science to Early Warning AI for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/The-role-of-ai-in-tackling-climate-change-and-its-impacts-from-science-to-early-warning/ 3:00 AM EDT United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group on Artificial Intelligence AI for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/united-nations-inter-agency-working-group-on-artificial-intelligence/ https://archive.ph/pwg2x 3:00 AM EDT AI Governance and Standardization AI for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/ai-governance-and-standardization/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230703134136/https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/ai-governance-and-standardization/ 3:00 AM EDT Launch of the World Investment Report 2023 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) https://unctad.org/meeting/launch-world-investment-report-2023 3:30 AM EDT Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold a briefing on current foreign policy issues at 10:30 am MSK (approximately) on July 6, 2023 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation https://mid.ru/en/press_service/announcements/#sel=5:1:S1x,5:14:y3M https://www.mid.ru/en/press_service/video 3:30 AM EDT [5th Meeting] UNCITRAL 56th Commission Session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xcub8rva 3:30 AM EDT 43rd Session of the FAO Conference - Plenary Hall - Day 5 Morning Session Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) https://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/6228/icode/ 3:30 AM EDT 43rd Session of the FAO Conference - Commission I - Day 5 Morning Session Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) https://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/6238/icode/ 4:00 AM EDT 23rd Meeting - 53rd Regular Session of Human Rights Council United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qbnpojab 4:00 AM EDT Fourteenth Meeting of the UNCTAD Research Partnership Platform United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) https://unctad.org/meeting/fourteenth-meeting-unctad-research-partnership-platform 4:00 AM EDT Saudi Arabia – The Kingdom of Civilizations United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) https://web.archive.org/web/20230703042808/https://www.unesco.org/en/event/saudi-arabia-kingdom-civilizations-0 6:30 AM EDT House of Commons Parliamentlive.tv https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/f6075d28-7112-42de-8977-af0666e073b2 - TBD Prime Minister's Questions: Question Time British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fields questions from members of the House of Commons on a range of issues during the weekly Question Time session. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529078-1/question-time 6:00 AM EDT Leveraging the PEP Partnerships to Accelerate the Transition to Healthy, Sustainable and Climate Neutral Mobility in the Pan-European Region United Nations Economic Commission for Europe https://unece.org/info/events/event/380329 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/?529076-2/open-phones 7:00 AM EDT Conference "The Role of the French Women's Diaspora in the Development of Africa" United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) https://archive.ph/4hDdg 7:00 AM EDT Launch of the UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation 2023 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe https://unece.org/info/events/event/380323 7:00 AM EDT WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: Strengthening One Health Operations in Countries for Improved Preparedness to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO) Information Network for Epidemics WHO EPI-WIN https://www.who.int/teams/epi-win https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/07/05/default-calendar/who-epi-win-webinar-strengthening-one-health-operations-in-countries-for-improved-preparedness-to-emerging-zoonotic-diseases 7:00 AM EDT Chronic Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Hard Talks Webinar: Take as Prescribed. How Behavioural Science Can Support Medication Adherence for NCDs World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO) https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/07/05/default-calendar/ncd-hard-talks-webinar-take-as-prescribed-how-behavioural-science-can-support-medication-adherence-for-ncds 7:00 AM EDT Launch of the EU/UNESCO Expert Facility United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) https://archive.ph/UpYWp 8:00 AM EDT Washington Journal: Kirk Bado Discusses Campaign 2024 & Key Congressional Races Kirk Bado, Editor of National Journal’s “Hotline” political newsletter, discusses Campaign 2024 and key congressional races. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529076-3/kirk-bado-discusses-campaign-2024-key-congressional-races 8:00 AM EDT Imagining the Future of Work in an AI-Driven World Ai for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/imagining-the-future-of-work-in-an-ai-driven-world/ 8:00 AM EDT Building a Foundation for Geospatial AI: Defining a Syllabus and Body of Knowledge Ai for Good Is Organized by ITU in Partnership With 40 UN Sister Agencies and Co-Convened With Switzerland https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/building-a-foundation-for-geospatial-ai-defining-a-syllabus-and-body-of-knowledge/ 8:00 AM EDT HRC: Press Conference - Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1a/k1aq0954jz 8:00 AM EDT [6th meeting] UNCITRAL 56th Commission session United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nmaxhjy1 8:00 AM EDT 43rd Session of the FAO Conference - Plenary Hall - Day 5 Afternoon Session Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) https://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/6229/icode/ 8:00 AM EDT 43rd Session of the FAO Conference - Plenary Hall - Day 5 Afternoon Session Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) https://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/6229/icode/ 8:00 AM EDT The Climate Emergency on Small Islands – Challenges and Opportunities Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) https://gca.org/events/the-climate-emergency-on-small-islands-challenges-and-opportunities/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6jTy9a8-co 8:00 AM EDT Boots to Business Program (B2B)-Fort Campbell-In-Person U.S. Small Business Administration https://www.sba.gov/event/28677 8:45 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/?529076-4/open-phones 9:00 AM EDT "Measurement Problems: China's GDP Growth Data and Potential Proxies": A Big Data China Event Center for Strategic and International Studies https://www.csis.org/events/measurement-problems-chinas-gdp-growth-data-and-potential-proxies-big-data-china-event - TBD Discussion on China's Economy The Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses China’s economy and its growth data during a virtual discussion. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529113-1/discussion-chinas-economy 9:00 AM EDT 4,007th Meeting, 138th Session, Human Rights Committee (CCPR) United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1zczheb9c 9:00 AM EDT 24th Meeting - 53rd Regular Session of Human Rights Council United Nations https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1y/k1yv45xqv6 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 9:15 AM EDT Washington Journal: Morgan Chalfant Discusses Congressional Debate over Section 702 Surveillance Semafor reporter Morgan Chalfant discusses the debate in Congress over reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expiring at the end of the year. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529076-5/morgan-chalfant-discusses-congressional-debate-section-702-surveillance 10:00 AM EDT High-Level Interactive Dialogue on Culture and Sustainable Development “Culture as a Global Public Good: Filling SDG Implementation Gaps Beyond 2030” United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) https://www.unesco.org/en/event/high-level-interactive-dialogue-culture-and-sustainable-development-culture-global-public-good https://archive.ph/BMyxy 10:00 AM EDT WP6: Team of Specialists on Gender-Responsive Standards meeting United Nations Economic Commission for Europe https://unece.org/info/events/event/375759 10:00 AM EDT 2023 Economic Indicator Release: Full Report - Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders May 2023 US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce https://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/ 10:00 AM EDT The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Official Schedule https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ 11:00 AM EDT Michael G. Mullen and Susan M. Gordon on U.S. Policy Toward Taiwan and China Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/07/05/michael-g-mullen-susan-m-gordon-us-policy-toward-taiwan-china/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbEfACyUpss - Fmr. Defense & Nat'l Security Govt. Officials on Taiwan-China Relations Fmr. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Michael Mullen and fmr. National Intelligence Deputy Director Susan Gordon discuss Taiwan-China Relations at an event hosted by the Washington Post. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529108-1/fmr-defense-natl-security-govt-officials-taiwan-china-relations 11:00 AM EDT 43rd Session of the FAO Conference - Plenary Hall - Day 5 Evening Session Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) https://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/item/6230/icode/ 11:00 AM EDT U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District Change of Command https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32040 12:00 PM EDT 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/k1l/k1l3zppof7 12:00 PM EDT Weekly International Weather and Crop Highlights - Released Tuesday (Or Second Business Day) Afternoon National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FCW.pdf 12:00 PM EDT Transgenerational Inheritance of Epigenetic Signatures and Associated Phenotypes in Mammals National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43456 12:00 PM EDT CC New Clinical Fellows Orientation National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/training/gme1.html https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=50013 1:00 PM EDT Chef Tim Ma on Bridging Gaps and Fighting Hate Through Food Washington Post Live https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/07/05/chef-tim-ma-bridging-gaps-fighting-hate-through-food/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Pz-zyo0oU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSwwXRsKRAU 1:00 PM EDT Development and Validation of a Suicide Risk Screening Tool for All Ages National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43381 1:00 PM EDT Laboratory of Retinal Cell and Molecular Biology: "the Interactome of AMPA Receptors – Protein Coding of Excitatory Neurotransmission and Its Plasticity" National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43445 2:00 PM EDT Demonstration Sites of Ecohydrology in Latin America and the Caribbean - Session 2 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) https://www.unesco.org/en/event/demonstration-sites-ecohydrology-latin-america-and-caribbean-session-2-2 https://archive.ph/PmzBO 2:00 PM EDT The President holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden Oval Office https://factba.se/biden/calendar/ - TBD President Biden Meets with Swedish Prime Minister President Biden meets with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in the Oval Office. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529126-1/president-biden-meets-swedish-prime-minister 2:15 PM EDT Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bH0Z6OrvuA https://www.c-span.org/video/?529128-1/white-house-daily-briefing 2:30 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in the CARICOM Plenary Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-05-2023 3:00 PM EDT SBA Arizona Selling to the Federal Government U.S. Small Business Administration https://www.sba.gov/event/28836 3:00 PM EDT GRANTED Office Hours National Science Foundation https://new.nsf.gov/events/granted-office-hours-0/2023-07-05 3:00 PM EDT CREST Solicitation Webinar National Science Foundation https://new.nsf.gov/events/crest-solicitation-webinar/2023-07-05 3:00 PM EDT CREST/HBCU-RISE/CREST-PRP Office Hours National Science Foundation https://new.nsf.gov/events/cresthbcu-risecrest-prp-office-hours-0/2023-07-05 3:00 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in the CARICOM Caucus Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-05-2023 4:00 PM EDT Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin - Released No Later Than 4:00 p.m. ET Every Tuesday (Or Second Business Day) National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/wwcb.pdf 4:00 PM EDT IIG Seminar - CD3z ITAMs Mediate TCR Ligand Discrimination - HHS Only National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49871 4:15 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a meet and greet with U.S. Embassy Trinidad and Tobago staff and families Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-05-2023 4:30 PM EDT Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya meets with Indian Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu Washington, D.C. https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-05-2023 5:00 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a cultural engagement Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-05-2023 6:45 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-05-2023 7:00 PM EDT The U.S. Army Band Downrange - Ocean City Summer Concert Series, Maryland U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" https://www.usarmyband.com/calendar https://usarmyband.com/events/ocean-city-concert-series-summer-concert 7:00 PM EDT U.S. Coast Guard Band - New Britain, Connecticut U.S. Coast Guard Band https://www.uscg.mil/Community/Coast-Guard-Band/Coast-Guard-Band-Event-Calendar/ https://www.uscg.mil/Community/Coast-Guard-Band/Coast-Guard-Band-Event-Calendar/ModuleID/9487/ItemID/392/mctl/EventDetails/ 8:00 PM EDT Voting Rights, Election Laws, Supreme Court and More: UCLA Law’s Rick Hasen Jews United for Democracy and Justice https://www.jewsunitedfordemocracy.org/event/july-5-rick-hasen-with-patt-morrison/ - TBD Discussion on Voting Rights and Election Laws Legal scholars, journalists and community activists join a virtual discussion on voting rights and election laws hosted by Jews United for Democracy and Justice. https://www.c-span.org/video/?529114-1/discussion-voting-rights-election-laws 8:00 PM EDT Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a CARICOM working dinner Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-july-05-2023 8:00 PM EDT Brick by Brick Weekly Community Stream Veterans Administration https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/53299/ 11:00 PM EDT Joint Briefing on Technology and Innovation Solutions to Address Marine Debris in Southeast Asia United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) https://unctad.org/meeting/joint-briefing-technology-and-innovation-solutions-address-marine-debris-southeast-asia