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For Europe, Joe Biden’s presidency brings high hopes for reinvigorating the transatlantic partnership. For the United States, succeeding in this task is a prerequisite for achieving an ambitious broader agenda. The Biden administration, for example, will need to engage its allies to better compete with a rising China a national-security goal that enjoys rare bipartisan consensus on Capitol Hill. It will also aim to revitalize transatlantic cooperation to counter Russia’s destabilizing efforts in Europe and the rest of its near abroad.
Friday, February 19, 2021
This report provides a snapshot of the US Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.
POTUS’ Schedule
9:45 a.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive the President’s Daily Brief | Oval Office
10:30 a.m. EST – The President and The Vice President receive a COVID-19 briefing | Oval Office
VPOTUS’ Schedule
9:45 a.m. EST – the Vice President will receive the President’s Daily Brief in the Oval Office.
10:30 a.m. EST – The President and The Vice President will receive a briefing from members of their COVID-19 team on the COVID-19 response and the state of vaccinations.
Africa Finance Corporation, a pan-African infrastructure bank, plans to shift its energy portfolio towards greener projects in a bid to attract greater interest from institutional investors, according to its new chief investment officer.
Sameh Shenouda, who on Monday will join the Lagos-based bank from Blackstone-owned energy group Zarou, said the AFC board had agreed to a plan to bundle new and existing solar, wind and hydro projects in several African countries into a new unit, with combined generating capacity of 1-2 gigawatts of renewable energy. That unit could eventually be separated out and floated on the London Stock Exchange, he said.