Daily Appointments Schedule for November 9

ON DOMESTIC TRAVEL – Crawford, Texas

7:00 p.m. (CST)   Attend the President and Mrs. Bush’s social dinner for Her Excellency Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, at the President’s Ranch, in Crawford, Texas.
(MEDIA TO BE DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)

SPECIAL BRIEFINGS:

2:15 p.m.   The National Economic Council chairman Al Hubbard and European Commission Vice President Günter Verheugen will provide a read-out of the first meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council.  The aim of the TEC is to oversee joint efforts to lower barriers to trade and investment between the United States and the European Union.  This on-the-record, on-camera briefing will take place in the State Department’s Press Briefing Room (2209).

MORNING PRESS GAGGLE:
9:45 a.m. with Sean McCormack
Pick up time for all press:  9:40 a.m. from room 2310 / no late escort

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING:
(at approximately 12:30 p.m. with Sean McCormack)