Daily Appointments

Lots on the Schedule for today!

7:45 a.m. EST- Breakfast with Vice President Biden.

9:45 a.m. EST - Bilateral with His Excellency Miguel Angel Moratinos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain. NO Q&A

10:30 a.m. EST - Attend The President’s bilateral with His Excellency Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan, at the White House.

1:15 p.m. EST - Bilateral with His Excellency Jose Ramos-Horta, President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. NO Q&A

3:00 p.m. EST - Bilateral with The Honorable Lawrence Cannon, P. C., M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. NO Q&A

5:00 p.m. EST - Bilateral with His Excellency Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. NO Q&A

6:30 p.m. EST - Drop by Reception and supper for Diplomatic Corps attending The President’s address to Joint Session of Congress.

9:00 p.m. EST - Attend The President’s address to Joint Session of Congress.

Aides are reporting President Obama's address will lat about 60 minutes and have a heavy emphasis on the economy and will try to strike an optimistic tone. Some are saying that's a sign Obama has heard the criticism, including from former President Clinton, that he needs to mix sober talk with an upbeat bottom line.

"He believes we will meet these challenges and lift ourselves out of this" recession, one top aide said. "He will say, 'The best days are ahead of us.'"