Daybook

PRESIDENT BUSH

Discusses his faith-based initiative in New Orleans, lays a wreath at the grave of Martin Luther King and attends a Bush-Cheney ’04 fund-raiser in Atlanta.

VICE PRESIDENT

12:35 p.m. — Attends a fund-raiser for Rep. Jon Porter, Nevada Republican, Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas.

3:40 p.m. — Addresses veterans, Arizona Wing Museum, Mesa, Ariz.

ECONOMIC REPORTS

8:30 a.m. — Bureau of the Census releases figures on sales for retail and food services for December. Location: 14th Street between E Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Contact: 202/482-2235.

10 a.m. — Bureau of Labor Statistics releases figures on real earnings for December. Location: 200 Constitution Ave. NW. Contact: 202/606-5902.

FEDERAL AGENCIES

9:30 a.m. — Federal Communications Commission holds a meeting on the agency’s strategic plan and a comprehensive review of its policies and procedures. Location: 445 12th St. SW. Room TW-C305. Contact: 202/418-0500.

9:45 a.m. — State Department holds a meeting of the Industry Advisory Panel of Overseas Buildings Operations, to discuss new technologies and successful management practices for design, construction, security, property management, emergency operations, the environment, and planning and development. Location: State Department, 2201 C St. NW. Conference Room 1105. Contact: 703/875-7109.

noon — Environmental Protection Agency holds a meeting of the Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee to hear presentations on mercury and “smart growth.” Location: Hotel Washington, 515 15th St. NW. Contact: 202/564-2188.

SUPREME COURT

No oral arguments are scheduled. Contact: 202/479-3211.

SENATE

Stands adjourned, to reconvene at noon Tuesday. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/224-8601, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/224-8541.

HOUSE

Stands adjourned, to reconvene at noon Tuesday. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/225-2020, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/225-1600.

GENERAL AGENDA

Sea power — all day — Surface Navy Association holds its 16th National Symposium, “Sea Warrior and the Global War on Terrorism.”

Highlights — 8:30 a.m. — Secretary of the Navy Gordon England, keynote address.

Location: Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington. Contact: 703/960-6800.

Biotechnology — all day — The President’s Council on Bioethics holds a meeting on neuroscience and biotechnology.

Highlights — 2 p.m. — Robert Michaels, Cornell University Medical College, “Neuroscience, Neuropsychiatry, and Neuroethics: An Overview.”

Location: Wyndham Hotel, 1400 M St. NW. Contact: 202/429-1700.

Middle East trade — 9 a.m. — Washington International Trade Association holds a discussion, “The Middle East: Reviving the Silk Road.” Participants include Catherine Novelli, assistant U.S. trade representative for Europe and the Mediterranean; and Brian Pomper, Senate Finance Committee trade counsel. Location: WITA, Meridian Suites, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/312-1600.

Canada-U.S. ties — 9 a.m. — Woodrow Wilson Center holds a discussion, “Realism Canadian Style: The Chretien Legacy in Foreign and Defense Policy and the Lessons for Canada-U.S. Relations.” Joel Sokolsky of the Royal Military College of Canada participates. Location: WWC, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/691-4140.

Slovak relations — 9 a.m. — Center for Strategic and International Studies, Friends of Slovakia and the Slovak Foreign Policy Association hold a meeting, “New Year Slovakia,” on the state of bilateral relations between Slovakia and the United States. Participants include Slovak Secretary of State Ivan Korcok, Rastislav Kacer, Slovak ambassador to the United States, and Ivo Samson of the foreign policy association. Location: CSIS, B-1 Conference Level, 1800 K St. NW. Contact: 202/775-3242.

European Union — 10 a.m. — The National Press Club Newsmaker Program holds a discussion, “Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union: Europeans Working Together.” Irish Ambassador Noel Fahey participates. Location: National Press Club, Zenger Room, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 202/462-3939.

North Korea discussion — 10 a.m. — Brookings Institution and the Asia Society hold a discussion, “North Korea and Prospects for Six-Party Talks.” Participants include Charles Pritchard of the Brookings Institution. Location: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/797-6105.

Indian museum — 11 a.m. — Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian holds a news conference. Location: National Press Club, First Amendment Lounge, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 202/944-3375.

National Press Club — 11 a.m. — National Press Club and the Willard Inter-Continental Hotel hold a ceremony to unveil a plaque commemorating the founding of the National Press Club in 1906 at the Willard Hotel. Participants include Austin Kiplinger of Kiplinger Washington Editors, Tammy Lytle, president of the National Press Club, and Jean Jacques Reibel of the Willard Inter-Continental Hotel. Location: Outside the Willard’s Round Robin on 14th Street near Pennsylvania Avenue NW; snow site, inside the Round Robin. Contact: 202/637-7309 or 202/662-7517.

Education Act — 11:45 a.m. — American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research holds a conference on the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act two years after its creation.

Highlights — 2:15 p.m. — Jane Hannaway of the Urban Institute, Robert Maranto of Villanova University, Alex Medler of the University of Colorado, David Plank of Michigan University, Mitchell Chester, Ohio assistant superintendent for policy development, and Jeff Cohen of the Sylvan Learning Center, on “The State of State Implementation.”

Location: AEI, 1150 17th St. NW, Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th floor. Contact: 202/862-4871.

GOP King luncheon — noon — Conference for a Republican Majority holds a luncheon in honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King. Location: National Press Club conference rooms, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 202/546-1300.

Mad cow — 1 p.m. — Public Citizen holds a news conference to critique the U.S. government’s reaction to the discovery of mad cow disease in Washington state. Participants include George Pauley, Agriculture Department inspector, Michael Hansen of the Consumers Union, and Patricia Lovera and Felicia Nestor of Public Citizen. Location: PC, 1600 20th St. NW. Contact: 202/454-5132.

Women and minorities— 2 p.m. — American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society holds a news briefing on a report that finds women and minorities are represented at much lower levels on university faculties than among doctorate recipients in the same disciplines. Participants include Donna Nelson of the University of Oklahoma, Jocelyn Samuels of the National Women’s Law Center and Ell Pearce of the American Chemical Society. Location: 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/466-9633.