The Swamp Today
Monday, May 9, 2022
The Senate stands adjourned until May 9, 2022 at 3:00 PM EDT
The House stands adjourned until May 10, 2022 at 2:00 PM EDT
Deputy Secretary McKeon is on travel to Qatar from May 9-13, 2022.
Assistant Secretary Sison is on travel to Switzerland from May 9-11, 2022.
Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue) Daily Digest
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record
Senate Executive Calendar
Monday, May 9, 2022
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CCAL-117scal-2022-05-09/pdf/CCAL-117scal-2022-05-09.pdf
House Activities (tomorrow)
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
https://live.house.gov/?date=2022-05-10
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May 9, 2022 - May 20, 2022
'Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity'
The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
https://www.unccd.int/cop15
2:45 AM EDT
Moscow hosts Victory Day parade on Red Square
https://www.ruptly.tv/en/events/202205090700-LIVE10742-Moscow-hosts-Victory-Day-parade-on-Red-Square
https://www.rt.com/on-air/
https://odysee.com/@RT:fd/RTlivestream:8
3:30 AM EDT
Focus Group on "Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) for Digital Agriculture" (FG-AI4A)
International Telecommunication Union, United Nations
https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/ai4a/Pages/default.aspx
7:30 AM EDT
National Risk Assessment Tool on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing NRA Toolkit: New Tools for Specific Risks
The World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2022/03/21/new-tools-for-new-risks
10:00 AM EDT
Sustaining Yemen: Ensuring Humanitarian Aid Amid Shifting Conflict Dynamics
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
https://www.csis.org/events/sustaining-yemen-ensuring-humanitarian-aid-amid-shifting-conflict-dynamics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3CUoMUiEYg
10:15 AM EDT
Secretary Blinken participates virtually in a 3+1 ministerial meeting with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, and Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
State Department
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:30 AM EDT
CSIS Transatlantic Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
https://www.csis.org/events/csds-csis-transatlantic-dialogue-indo-pacific
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR7Pee2Vqx4
11:00 AM EDT
Launch of WHO GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Centre for Health
World Health Organization (WHO)
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/05/09/default-calendar/launch-of-who-gis-centre-for-health
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