Below, from the White House…
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 9, 2016
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016
In the morning, the President and the First Lady will welcome The Right Honorable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P., Prime Minister of Canada, and Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau to the White House for an Official Visit with a State Dinner. 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 Trudeau in the Oval Office. 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 Trudeau 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 Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau 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 Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau on the Grand Staircase. The photo is pooled press.
Later in the evening, the President and the First Lady will host a State Dinner in honor of Prime Minister Trudeau in the East Room. The President and Prime Minister Trudeau 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 Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau 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: ABC
Print: NY Post
Radio: SRN
EDT
7:00AM In-Town Travel Pool Call Time
9:00AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY welcomePrime Minister Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau 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)
10:05AM THE PRESIDENT holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau
Oval Office
Pool Spray at the Top (Gather Time 9:50AM – Rose Garden)
11:40AM THE PRESIDENT and Prime Minister Trudeau hold a joint press conference
Rose Garden
Open to Pre-Credentialed Media (Pre-set 10:40AM; Final Gather 11:20AM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
6:55PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY welcome Prime Minister Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
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 Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
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 Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau; THE PRESIDENT and Prime Minister Trudeau each deliver a toast
East Room
Pooled Press for Toasts by President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau (Gather Time 8:30PM – 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 Prime Minister Trudeau and Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
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**