Obama guidance, press schedule, April 28, 2015. Japan State Dinner

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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 27, 2015

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2015

 

In the morning, the President and the First Lady will welcome Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mrs. Abe of Japan to the White House. The Vice President will also attend. The arrival ceremony on the South Lawn is open to pre-credentialed press. The deadline to request media credentials has passed.

 

Later in the morning, the President will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Abe in the Oval Office; the Vice President will also attend. There will be a pool spray at the top of the meeting.

In the afternoon, the President will hold a joint press conference with Prime Minister Abe in the Rose Garden. The press conference is open to pre-credentialed press; the deadline to request media credentials has passed.

 

In the evening, the President and the First Lady will welcome Prime Minister Abe and Mrs. Abe at the North Portico. This arrival is open to pre-credentialed media. The deadline to request media credentials has passed. The President and the First Lady will then take the official photo with Prime Minister Abe and Mrs. Abe on the Grand Staircase. The photo is pooled press.

Later, the President and the First Lady will host a State Dinner in honor of Prime Minister Abe in the East Room. The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will also attend. The President and Prime Minister Abe will each give a toast. The toast remarks during the dinner are pooled press. Following the dinner, the President and the First Lady will attend the State Dinner reception with Prime Minister Abe and Mrs. Abe in the State Dining Room. There will be pooled press coverage of this event.

In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: FOX

Print: The Root

Radio: Talk Radio

 

EDT

 

7:00AM  In-Town Travel Pool Call Time

9:00AM  THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY welcome Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mrs. Abe of Japan to the White House

South Lawn

Open to Pre-Credentialed Media (Pre-set 7:30AM; Final Gather 8:30AM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

 

10:00AM  THE PRESIDENT holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Abe; THE VICE PRESIDENT will also attend

Oval Office

Pool Spray at the Top (Gather Time 9:50AM – Brady Press Briefing Room)

 

12:00PM  THE PRESIDENT and Prime Minister Abe hold a joint press conference

Rose Garden

Open to Pre-Credentialed Media (Pre-set 11:00AM; Final Gather 11:40AM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

 

7:00PM  THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY welcome Prime Minister Abe and Mrs. Abe

North Portico

Open to Pre-Credentialed Media (Pre-set 5:30PM – Final Gather 6:30PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

 

7:30PM  THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY take an official photo with Prime Minister Abe and Mrs. Abe

Grand Staircase

Pooled Press (Gather Time 7:00PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

 

8:40PM  THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY attend the State Dinner with Prime Minister Abe and Mrs. Abe; THE PRESIDENT and Prime Minister Abe each deliver a toast; THE VICE PRESIDENT and DR. JILL BIDEN also attend

East Room

  Pooled Press for Toasts by President Obama and President Hollande (Gather Time 8:20PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

     **Travel pool should dress in dark attire for this formal event**

 

10:10PM  THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY attend the State Dinner Reception with Prime Minister Abe and Mrs. Abe

State Dining Room

  Pooled Press (Gather Time 9:50PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

     **Travel pool should dress in dark attire for this formal event**

 

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