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Press Schedule for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo…

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Press Schedule for U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen
and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo at the 2022
IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, G7 and G20 Finance
Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meetings
April 18, 2022

WASHINGTON —Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will participate in the 2022 IMFWorld Bank Spring Meetings throughout the week of April 18 in Washington, D.C. The
Secretary will also represent the U.S. at the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
Meeting and in select sessions at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
Meeting, both on April 20 in Washington, D.C.
Throughout, Secretary Yellen will reinforce the U.S. commitment to multilateralism and
advance U.S. policy priorities on an inclusive economic recovery. She will work with her
counterparts to advance global tax policy as a part of a foreign policy for the middle class,
combat the climate crisis, strengthen the global health architecture, and address the growing
global food security crisis resulting from Russiaʼs brutal and illegal war against Ukraine.
Secretary Yellen and her allies will also continue their united e orts to increase economic
pressure on Russia while mitigating spillover e ects.
Secretary Yellen will hold a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys
Shmyhal. The Secretary will reiterate the Biden Administrationʼs firm support for the people of
Ukraine as they defend their lives and their country. The Secretary will also underscore our
shared resolve to hold Russia accountable and provide Ukraine necessary aid. This meeting
will be closed press; there will be a still photo spray with no remarks at the beginning.
On April 19, Secretary Yellen will represent the U.S. at the Coalition of Finance Ministerial for
Climate Action. This event is closed press.
At 10:00 am ET, Secretary Yellen will convene the heads of the IMF, World Bank, and
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and Ministers representing the G7 and
G20, as well as lead technical experts at the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to
discuss the urgent response to the ongoing global food security crisis exacerbated by Russiaʼs
invasion of Ukraine. The meeting will call on international financial institutions to accelerate
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and deepen their response to assist a ected countries. Participants in the opening session
include Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF);
David Malpass, President of the World Bank; Gilbert Houngbo, President of the International
Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); and lead technical experts at the African
Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, Inter-American Development Bank, IFAD, World Bank, and IMF. Pre-recorded
remarks by Finance Minister and G7 Finance Chair Christian Lindner of Germany will also be
streamed; G20 Finance Chair Sri Mulyani Indrawati will attend. The opening panel will be
livestreamed here.
Secretary Yellen will host a press conference on April 21 at 11:00 a.m. ET in the Cash Room at
the Treasury Department. This event is open to pre-approved media; the press conference will
also be livestreamed here. More information, including on how members of the media can
attend, will be available in a forthcoming media advisory.
Earlier that day, Secretary Yellen will participate in the International Monetary and Financial
Committee Virtual Plenary Meeting where she will address the global economic outlook,
particularly the impact of Russiaʼs invasion of Ukraine, as well as IMF priorities. This event is
closed press. In the evening, Secretary Yellen will meet with her 24 World Bank Development
Committee counterparts to discuss the World Bankʼs support to countries a ected by
Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV). This event is closed press.
On April 21, Secretary Yellen will attend the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Ministerial
Meeting to discuss the groupʼs strategic priorities for the year, including increasing beneficial
ownership transparency, asset recovery, and fighting corruption. Combatting corruption has
been a key focus of the Biden-Harris Administration, and Treasury is supporting e ective
implementation of international financial transparency and anti-corruption standards to
promote global safety and security. Supporting the entire FATF Global Network is an
important priority for the United States, as is ensuring a robust and fair mutual evaluation
process. This event is closed press.
Throughout the week, Secretary Yellen will meet bilaterally with several other counterparts
including Finance Minister Mohammad Al-Jadaan of Saudi Arabia; Bank of England Governor
Andrew Bailey; European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis; Finance
Minister Daniele Franco of Italy; Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana of South Africa;
European Commissioner of the Economy Paolo Gentiloni; Finance Minister Sri Mulyani
Indrawati of Indonesia; National Bank Governor Thomas Jordan or Switzerland; Ambassador
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of the European Union to the United States Stavros Lambrinidis; Finance Minister Christian
Lindner of Germany; Finance Minister Mario Marcel of Chile; Finance Minister Ueli Maurer of
Switzerland; Ministry of Economy and Finance Hong Nam-ki of Korea; Secretary of Finance
and Public Credit Rogelio Ramirez de la O of Mexico; Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak
of the UK; and Minister Shunichi Suzuki of Japan. These meetings are closed press.
Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo will also participate in several o icial and uno icial meetings
as part of the Spring Meetings, where he will reinforce the U.S. commitment to multilateralism
and advance U.S. policy priorities.
On April 21, the Deputy Secretary will meet with the Finance Minister of Ukraine Sergii
Marchenko where he will reiterate the U.S.ʼs unwavering support for Ukraineʼs sovereignty and
for mobilizing resources for rebuilding and humanitarian e orts. This roundtable, which will
also be attended by prominent business leaders, is closed press. There will be a still photo
spray with no remarks at the beginning; a media advisory will be sent with more information.
On April 18 at 2:00 p.m. ET, Deputy Secretary Adeyemo will deliver remarks at the Peterson
Institute for International Economics. The remarks will be followed by a moderated Q&A with
Adam Posen, PIIE President. This event is open press and will be livestreamed; more
information is available here.
On April 20, the Deputy Secretary will moderate a roundtable discussion on identifying and
countering corruption. This event is closed press.
On April 22 at 11:00 a.m. ET, the Deputy Secretary will participate in a moderated conversation
on the global economic outlook with Mark Sobel, U.S. Chairman of the O icial Monetary and
Financial Institutions Forum. This event will be livestreamed here.
Later that day, Deputy Secretary Adeyemo will participate in a meeting on next steps for
support for Afghanistan and its economic recovery at the Ministerial Meeting of G7 Partners
and Major ARTF Donors on Afghanistan. This meeting is closed press.
Throughout the week, the Deputy Secretary will meet bilaterally with counterparts, including;
Managing Director Ravi Menon of Monetary Authority of Singapore; Central Bank Governor
Madis Müller of Estonia; Central Bank Governor Roberto Campos Neto of Brazil; Finance
Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus of Estonia; Finance Minister Jānis Reirs of Latvia; Director
General of the Treasury Alessandro Rivera of Italy; Finance Minister Gintare Skaiste of
Lithuania; Central Bank Governor Gediminas Simkus of Lithuania; Finance Minister Lawrence
Wong of Singapore; These meetings are closed press.
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The following week, on April 26, Secretary Yellen will convene a high-level roundtable as part of
launch week of the Biden-Harris Administrationʼs infrastructure initiative announced at the G7
summit at Carbis Bay. The initiative is a U.S. government-wide e ort to invest in high-quality
infrastructure, principally in the areas of climate, health, digital, and gender. To mark its
launch, Secretary Yellen will host a discussion with the multilateral development banks (MDBs)
and her counterparts from the G7 and Australia. The roundtable will discuss how the MDBs
can leverage their financing, technical assistance and policy advice to expand sustainable
infrastructure as well as mobilize private sector finance for infrastructure. The event is closed
press.
Both Secretary Yellen and Deputy Secretary Adeyemo will participate in other closed press
o icial and uno icial events. Any further relevant public engagements and details will be
announced in the coming days.

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