Below, from the White House…..
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 24, 2015
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
In the morning, the President and the First Lady will welcome President Xi and Madame Peng Liyuan to the White House for an official State Visit. The Vice President and Dr. Biden 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 restricted bilateral meeting with President Xi in the Oval Office; the Vice President will also attend. There will be a pool spray at the top of the meeting.
Afterward, the President will hold an expanded bilateral meeting with President Xi in the Cabinet Room; 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 President Xi in the Rose Garden. The press conference is open to pre-credentialed press. The deadline to request media credentials has passed.
Later in the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks at an Armed Forces Full Honors Retirement Ceremony in honor of General Martin Dempsey. The President’s remarks at Fort Myer are open to pre-credentialed media.
In the evening, the President and the First Lady will welcome President Xi and Madame Peng Liyuan 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 President Xi and Madame Peng Liyuan on the Grand Staircase. The photo is pooled press.
Later, the President and the First Lady will host a State Dinner in honor of President Xi in the East Room. The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will also attend. The President and President Xi 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 President Xi and Madame Peng Liyuan 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: Wall Street Journal
Radio: FOX
EDT
7:00AM In-Town Travel Pool Call Time
9:00AM THE PRESIDENT, THE FIRST LADY, THE VICE PRESIDENT and DR. BIDEN welcome President Xi and Madame Peng Liyuan 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 restricted bilateral meeting with President Xi; THE VICE PRESIDENT will also attend
Oval Office
Pool Spray at the Top (Gather Time 9:50AM – Rose Garden)
11:05AM THE PRESIDENT holds an expanded bilateral meeting with President Xi; THE VICE PRESIDENT will also attend
Cabinet Room
Pool Spray at the Top (Gather Time 10:45AM – Brady Press Briefing Room)
12:00PM THE PRESIDENT and President Xi 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)
3:20PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks
Fort Myer, Virginia
Open to Pre-Credentialed Media (In-Town Travel Pool Gather Time 1:40PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
7:00PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY welcome President Xi and Madame Peng Liyuan
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 President Xi and Madame Peng Liyuan
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 President Xi and Madame Peng Liyuan; THE PRESIDENT and President Xi each deliver a toast; THE VICE PRESIDENT and DR. JILL BIDEN also attend
East Room
Pooled Press for Toasts by President Obama and President Xi (Gather Time 8:20PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
**Travel pool should dress in dark attire for this formal event**
10:00PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY attend the State Dinner Reception with President Xi and Madame Peng Liyuan
State Dining Room
Pooled Press (Gather Time 9:45PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
**Travel pool should dress in dark attire for this formal event**
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