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It's That Time of Gruyère: Big Block of Cheese Day Is Back

January 8, 2016 at 9:41 PM ET by Laura Miller

Summary:

For the third year in a row, we’re brie-ing back Big Block of Cheese Day at the White House

Big Block of Cheese Day It’s that time of gruyère again: After President Obama gives his final State of the Union address on Tuesday night we’re inviting Cabinet officials, members of Congress, Senior White House officials and special guests for a day-long engagement event on social media – inspired by President Andrew Jackson’s 1837 open house featuring a 1,400-pound block of cheese.

For all those West Wing fans out there, or if you joined in years past, this isn’t new to you, but just in case you need more of an explainer, watch this.

Excited? So are brie.

Next Wednesday, January 13 starting at 10:00 am ET, you can join us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr, and ask your questions (and send us your gouda cheese puns) using #BigBlockOfCheeseDay:

Share your questions on Tumblr now using the ask box.
Post your questions in the comments on Facebook with #BigBlockOfCheeseDay.
Post a photo or video with your question on Instagram with #BigBlockOfCheeseDay.

And don’t forget: Go to WhiteHouse.gov/SOTU to watch the State of the Union address on January 12, 2016at 9 p.m. ET and check out the schedule below for a full list of everyone you can send questions to the following day, January 13. We feta see you there – and don’t forget to ask your questions using #BigBlockOfCheeseDay.

On The Road:

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest –@PressSec
PresidentObama – @POTUS

Throughout the Day:

First Lady Michelle Obama – @FLOTUS
Chief of Staff Denis McDonough – @Denis44
Communications Director Jen Psaki – @Psaki44
Senior Advisor David Simas – @Simas44
Vice President Joe Biden – @VP

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ET: General State of the Union Overview:

Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary – @Schultz44
Director of Public Engagement Paulette Aniskoff – @PAniskoff44
Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett –@VJ44

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET: Economic Opportunity:

Chairman of Council of Economic Advisers Jason Furman – @CEAChair
Senior Advisor Shaun Donovan – @ShaunOMB
Secretary of Labor Tom Perez – @LaborSec
Department of Labor – @USDOL
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx – @SecretaryFoxx
Leader Nancy Pelosi – @NancyPelosi
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro – @SecretaryCastro
Department of Housing and Urban Development – @HUDgov

1:00 p.m. ET: Education, Immigration and Latino Issues

Acting Secretary of Education John King – @JohnKingatEd
Executive Director of Reach Higher Eric Waldo –@ReachHigher
Director of the Domestic Policy Council CeciliaMuñoz- @Cecilia44
Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden –@DrBiden
La Casa Blanca –@LaCasaBlanca

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET: Climate, Energy and Conservation

Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz – @ErnestMoniz
Department of Energy – @Energy
Special Assistant to the President for Energy & Climate Change Dan Utech –@Utech44
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell–@SecretaryJewell
Department of Interior – @Interior
Environmental Protection Agency – @EPA
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy – @GinaEPA
Council on Environmental Quality – @WhiteHouseCEQ
Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Rohan Patel – @Rohan44
Assistant White House Press Secretary – @Benenati44
Senior Director for Energy and Climate Change Paul Bodnar – @FactsOnClimate

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

Director of the Office of Science & Technology Policy Dr. John Holdren – @WhiteHouseOSTP
U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith – @USCTO
Bobak “Mohawk Guy” Ferdowsi – @NASA
Deputy U.S. CTO for Data Policy and Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil – @DJ44

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Foreign Policy

National Security Council –@NSCPress
Department of State – @StateDept
Representative Seth Moulten – @sethmoulton
Senior Advisor Rob Malley – @RobMalley44
Department of Veterans Affairs – @DeptVetAffairs

5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET: Health care

Assistant Press Secretary Katie Hill – @Hill44
Department of Health and Human Services – @HHSGov
Special Assistant to the President and Director of Rapid Response Jesse Lee – @JesseCLee44
Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell – @SecBurwell

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. ET: Social Justice