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  1. Public Calendar - Meetings With FDA Officials

Public Calendar: May 17-23, 2026

This public calendar is issued by the Food and Drug Administration. It lists significant meetings held by designated FDA policy makers with persons outside the executive branch of the federal government.

Official Name: Kyle Diamantas, J.D., Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs

Event Date: 05/19/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: Introductory Meeting
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: John Crowley (Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO));

Event Date: 05/19/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Introductory Meeting 
FDA Participant/Group: GRACE GRAHAM; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Mark McClellan (Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy);

Event Date: 05/20/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Introductory Meeting
FDA Participant/Group: GRACE GRAHAM; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Mark Leahey (Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA));

Event Date: 05/20/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Introductory Meeting
FDA Participant/Group: GRACE GRAHAM; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Ellen Sigal (Friends of Cancer Research);

Event Date: 05/20/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: BRIAN FAHEY; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Senator John Hoeven (R-ND)

Event Date: 05/20/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Introductory Meeting
FDA Participant/Group: GRACE GRAHAM; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Scott Whitaker (AdvaMed);

Event Date: 05/21/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: BRIAN FAHEY; GRACE GRAHAM; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA)

Event Date: 05/21/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: GRACE GRAHAM; BRIAN FAHEY; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Representative Brett Guthrie (R-KY)

Event Date: 05/21/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: GRACE GRAHAM; BRIAN FAHEY; DANIEL HATTIS; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Representative Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD)

Event Date: 05/21/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Introductory Meeting
FDA Participant/Group: GRACE GRAHAM; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Steve Ubl (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA));

Event Date: 05/22/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: GRACE GRAHAM; BRIAN FAHEY; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA)

Official Name: Sean R. Keveney, J.D., Chief Counsel

Event Date: 05/18/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Botox
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Dan Bachner, Johanna Corbin, Trang Lin (AbbVie);

Event Date: 05/19/2026
Location: Washington, DC 
Subject: Kimera Labs Warning Letter
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Carly Helman, Jeremiah J. Kelly (Faegre Drinker); Duncan Ross, Jan Torres, Lisa Ross McMillion (Kimera Labs); David Malech, Ryan Thompson (Live Oak Strategies);

Official Name: Grace Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs

Event Date: 05/19/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Second Annual Hospital Horizons Symposium; Panelist: Regulatory Session
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, government, and other stakeholders

Official Name: Lowell Zeta, J.D., Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives

No Significant Event

Official Name: Donald A. Prater, D.V.M., Acting Deputy Commissioner for Food

Event Date: 05/18/2026
Location: College Park, MD
Subject: Medical Food Issues of Mutual Interest 
FDA Participant/Group: ROBIN MCKINNON; KRISTIN GARCIA; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: James Boiani (Epstein Becker Green); Mary Newport, Steve Zarpas (TriVital Therapeutics );

Event Date: 05/18/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Food Safety Modernization Act and the FDA Model Food Code
FDA Participant/Group: ERIK METTLER; CONRAD CHOINIERE; LARRY MORRIS; LAURIE FARMER; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Judith McGeary (Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance);

Event Date: 05/20/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Human Foods Program Priorities 
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: U.S. Apple Association Board of Directors

Official Name: Melanie Keller, M.B.A., Deputy Commissioner for Operations and Chief Operating Officer

No Significant Event

Official Name: Elizabeth Miller, Pharm.D., Associate Commissioner for Inspections and Investigations

Event Date: 05/20/2026
Location: Baltimore, MD
Subject: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Commencement Exercises; Speaker: Keynote Remarks
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Academia and other stakeholders

Official Name: Karim Mikhail, B.Pharm, MSc, Acting Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

No Significant Event

Official Name: Michelle Tarver, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health

No Significant Event

Official Name: Michael Davis, M.D., Ph.D., Acting Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

No Significant Event

Official Name: Bret Koplow, Ph.D., J.D., Acting Director, Center for Tobacco Products

No Significant Event

Official Name: Timothy C. Schell, Ph.D., Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine

Event Date: 05/21/2026
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Subject: National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) Conference; Speaker: Keynote Address
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, academia, government, media, and other registered attendees

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