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FOMC MEETING DATES:

2013

Tuesday-Wednesday, March 19-20 (second day: statement released 1230 EDT/1630 GMT; forecasts released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference 1415 EDT/1815 GMT)

Tuesday-Wednesday, April 30-May 1 (second day: statement released 1415 EDT/1815 GMT)

Tuesday-Wednesday, June 18-19 (second day: statement released 1230 EDT/1630 GMT; forecasts released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference 1415 EDT/1815 GMT)

Tuesday-Wednesday, July 30-31 (second day: statement released 1415 EDT/1815 GMT)

Tuesday-Wednesday, September 17-18 (second day: statement released 1230 EDT/1630 GMT; forecasts released 1400 EDT/1800 GMT; news conference 1415 EDT/1815 GMT)

Tuesday-Wednesday, October 29-30 (second day: statement released 1415 EDT/1815 GMT)

Tuesday-Wednesday, December 17-18 (second day: statement released 1230 EST/1730 GMT; forecasts released 1400 EST/1900 GMT; news conference 1415 EST/1915 GMT)

2014

Tuesday-Wednesday, January 28-29 (second day: statement released 1415 EST/1915 GMT)

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FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN BEN BERNANKE

Tuesday, February 26

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers seminnual testimony on the economy and monetary policy before the Senate Banking Committee, 1000 EST/1500 GMT. Other details TBA

Wednesday, February 27

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivers seminnual testimony on the economy and monetary policy before the House Financial Services Committee, 1000 EST/1500 GMT. Other details TBA

Wednesday, March 20

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke holds media briefing live via Web site following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy, 1415 EDT/1815 GMT. Contact: 202 452 2955. Web site: http://www.federalreserve.gov/mediacenter/media.htm

Monday, March 25

LONDON - (INVITED) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks before the 'What Should Economist and Policymakers Learn from the Financial Crisis?' event hosted by the London School of Economics and Political Science. Event begins 1315 EDT/1715 GMT (1715 London time). LSE Campus, venue TBA. Information: http://www2.lse.ac.uk/publicEvents/events/2013/03/20130325t1730vLSE.aspx

Wednesday, June 19

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke holds media briefing live via Web site following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy, 1415 EDT/1815 GMT. Contact: 202 452 2955. Web site: http://www.federalreserve.gov/mediacenter/media.htm

Wednesday, September 18

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke holds media briefing live via Web site following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy, 1415 EDT/1815 GMT. Contact: 202 452 2955. Web site: http://www.federalreserve.gov/mediacenter/media.htm

Wednesday, December 18

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke holds media briefing live via Web site following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy, 1415 EST/1915 GMT. Contact: 202 452 2955. Web site: http://www.federalreserve.gov/mediacenter/media.htm

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OTHER FED OFFICIALS

Friday, February 15

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Sandra Pianalto speaks on the economy and monetary policy before the Bonita Estero Market Pulse event, 0950 EST/1450 GMT. Audience Q&A expected. No media Q&A. Florida Gulf Coast University, Cohen Center, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South. RSVP: Phyllis Ershowsky, at 239.565.5996 or phyllis@pkecreative.com

Saturday, February 16

SARASOTA, Fla. - Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley speaks on 'From New College to the Fed: How New College Shapes Career Paths' before an inauguration ceremony of the president of New College of Florida, 1230 EST/1730 GMT. New College of Florida, Sudakoff Conference Center, 5845 General Dougher Place. Contact: Matthew Ward, matthew.ward@ny.frb.org or 212 720 6885. NOTE: Remarks will not include discussion of monetary policy or the economic outlook

Thursday, February 21

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard speaks on the economic and monetary policy outlook before the Center for Global Economy and Business, 1235 EST/1735 GMT. Audience and media Q&As expected. New York University, Stern School of Business, Center for Global Economy and Business, 44 W. 4th Street. Contact: Adriene Dempsey, 314 444 7471 or adriene.l.dempsey@stls.frb.org

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams speaks on monetary policy and the economy before the New York Forecasters Club, 1300 EST/1800 GMT. Audience and media Q&As expected. Cornell Club, 6 East 44th Street. RSVP by Feb. 19: Samantha Ng, 212 986 9300

DALLAS - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher speaks on ''All My Exes Live in Texas ...' (Why the Texas Economy Outperforms the Nation)' before the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Benefit Dinner, 2015 CST/2115 EST/0215 GMT. Audience and media Q&As TBD. Hilton Anatole, 2201 North Stemmons Freeway, Chantilly Ballroom. RSVP: Carol Mason, 214 683 1122 or cmason@iicf.com

Friday, February 22

NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren and Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell participate in discussion of report, 'Crunch Time: Fiscal Crises and the Role of Monetary Policy' before the Initiative on Global Markets 2013 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum sponsored by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 1015 EST/1515 GMT. No Rosengren media Q&A. Powell audience Q&A expected. Grand Hyatt, 109 East 42nd Street at Grand Central Terminal, Empire State Ballroom, Salon IV. Information: http://research.chicagobooth.edu/igm/events/conferences/2013-usmonetaryforum.aspx.

NOTE: Attendance by invitation only

***NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Board Governor Daniel Tarullo speaks on 'International Cooperation in Financial Regulation' before the Cornell International Law Journal Symposium: The Changing Politics of Central Banks, 1830 EST/2330 GMT. Audience Q&A expected. Cornell Club, 6 E. 44th Street. RSVP: Kathleen Corcoran, 571 276 2631 or kmc327@cornell.edu

Monday, February 25

***KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart speaks on the economic outlook before the University of Tennessee Issues Committee, 1900 EST/0000 GMT. Audience and media Q&As expected. University Center, 1502 West Cumberland Avenue, Auditorium. Contact: Ashleigh Moyer, 865 974 5455

Thursday, February 28

DES MOINES, Iowa - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans speaks on current economic conditions and monetary policy before the CFA Society of Iowa Annual Investment Strategy Dinner, 1900 CST/2000 EST/0100 GMT. Audience and media Q&As expected. Wakonda Club, 3915 Fleur Drive. RSVP: Sayer Martin, president@cfaiowa.org or 515 981 6477. Information: http://www.cfasociety.org/iowa/Pages/INDEX.aspx

Monday, March 4

WASHINGTON - (INVITED) Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen speaks before the 2013 National Association for Business Economics Economic Policy Conference, 0800 EST/1300 GMT. Details TBA. Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Ave. N.W. Contact: Melissa G

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