Awards and Recognition Events

Formal gatherings celebrating contributions and achievements, featuring groups of individuals presenting awards in a professional setting.

Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Partners Awards Luncheon, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Mamie Parker among the Interior officials participating

National Council for International Visitors event, with Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, honoring contributions of member organizations, in Adams Room

National Council for International Visitors event, with Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, honoring contributions of member organizations, in Adams Room

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Partners Awards Luncheon, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Mamie Parker among the Interior officials participating

Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Partners Awards Luncheon, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Mamie Parker among the Interior officials participating

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Investigator's Graduation

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Preserve America ceremony at the Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined First Lady Laura Bush, Congressmen Michael Turner of Ohio and Brad Miller of North Carolina, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and other dignitaries for announcement of the first 43 Preserve America grants for 2007 and acknowledgement of 20 new Preserve America communities

Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Partners Awards Luncheon, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Mamie Parker among the Interior officials participating

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Investigator's Graduation

Department of the Interior senior officials, among them Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, and Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget R. Thomas Weimer, at briefing on release of Interior's Performance and Accountability Annual Report for 2005

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National Park System Advisory Board meeting ("Charting a Future for National Heritage Areas"), with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella among the Interior officials participating

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Investigator's Graduation

Awards event at Department of Interior headquarters honoring Interior staff contributions to response and recovery operations after Gulf Coast Hurricanes

President's Quality Awards 2005 ceremony, honoring progress made by federal agencies in improving management systems and work processes, at Washington, D.C.'s Corcoran Museum, with award presentations by Office of Personnel Management Director Linda Springer and Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua Bolten, and award acceptances by Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Social Security Administration Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart, and Department of State Undersecretary for Management Henrietta Fore

Secretary Gale Norton, second from left, on hand for announcement of bestowal of Federal Energy and Water Management Awards on U.S. Geological Survey headquarters, Reston, Virginia; Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge educational center, Freeport, Texas; Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge headquarters, Charlestown, Rhode Island; Utah's Escalante Science Center

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Investigator's Graduation

Reception and awards event at Main Interior honoring the work of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Federal Advisory Committee, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett among the senior officials on hand

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) EXCELLENCE AWARDS CEREMONY

National Council for International Visitors event, with Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, honoring contributions of member organizations, in Adams Room

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Investigator's Graduation

International Trade Administration - All Hands Meeting

Awards ceremony for Bureau of Administration's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) staff, at OSDBU offices in Rosslyn, Virginia

International Trade Administration - World Standards Day Awards Announcement

Reception and awards event at Main Interior honoring the work of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Federal Advisory Committee, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett among the senior officials on hand

Department of the Interior senior officials, among them Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, and Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget R. Thomas Weimer, at briefing on release of Interior's Performance and Accountability Annual Report for 2005

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Final Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Coucil Meeting

Event marking Department of the Interior's 159th anniversary, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Investigator's Graduation

Office of the Deputy Secretary - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN AMERICAN INNOVATION RECOGNITION

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) EXCELLENCE AWARDS CEREMONY

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman presents President's Award to Bob Wayland , Environmental Protection Agency

Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Partners Awards Luncheon, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Mamie Parker among the Interior officials participating

National Council for International Visitors event, with Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, honoring contributions of member organizations, in Adams Room

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Office of the Inspector General - Inspector General (IG) Awards

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) All-Employee Town Hall Meeting and Awards Ceremony at Washington, D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel, with BLM Director James Caswell presiding

Foreign Affairs Day 2005 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations in the Dean Acheson Auditorium. The Director General of the Foreign Service, W. Robert Pearson, and the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, were among the speakers and award presenters. Among award recipients were Thomas Pickering, former Under Secretary for Political Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to Russia, India, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria, Jordan, and the United Nations; William Calderhead, former Executive Director of the Bureau of Inter American Affairs; and Patricia Carter of the .

Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Partners Awards Luncheon, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Mamie Parker among the Interior officials participating

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fisheries Sustainable Leadership Awards

Foreign Affairs Day 2005 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations in the Dean Acheson Auditorium. The Director General of the Foreign Service, W. Robert Pearson, and the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, were among the speakers and award presenters. Among award recipients were Thomas Pickering, former Under Secretary for Political Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to Russia, India, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria, Jordan, and the United Nations; William Calderhead, former Executive Director of the Bureau of Inter American Affairs; and Patricia Carter of the .

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao presents Senior Executive Service (SES) Certificates

National Council for International Visitors event, with Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, honoring contributions of member organizations, in Adams Room

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (USTDA Ceremony, Reception, FCS Photos, Delegation Debrief, Young Enterp.)

International Trade Administration - MDCP Orientation Awards Presentation

Secretary Gale Norton meeting with Wyoming operations staff of the Bureau of Land Management during the Secretary's visit to the Powder River Basin area of Wyoming

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Council Members

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Council Members

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Honor Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton with honorees at awards event, at Department of Interior headquarters, recognizing Interior staff contributions to response and recovery efforts after 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Mathy Stanislaus Oath Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Hispanic Federal Executives Summit

Small Business Administration's (SBA) Small Business Week "Champions and Lenders Awards" reception, in Benjamin Franklin Room, led by SBA Administrator Steven Preston and Deputy Administrator Jovita Carranza

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - 2002 Support Staff Day Program and Awards Ceremony

Office of the Secretary - Retirement Reception for Robert Elam and Earnest Teaster with Remarks by Secretary Elaine Chao

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Presents Certificate to Nancy Kennedy at Senior Staff Meeting

Office of the Inspector General - Office of the Inspector General Awards Reception

International Trade Administration - Group Photo with Mr. Lash and Certificate

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - 2002 Support Staff Day Program and Awards Ceremony

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Presents Certificate to Nancy Kennedy at Senior Staff Meeting

Seminar on gay history, sponsored by Interior's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Employee Organization (GLOBE)

Small Business Administration's (SBA) Small Business Week "Champions and Lenders Awards" reception, in Benjamin Franklin Room, led by SBA Administrator Steven Preston and Deputy Administrator Jovita Carranza

International Trade Administration - All Hands Meeting

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Presents Senior Executive Service (SES) and Personal Assistance Service (PAS) Certificates

Department's 2006 Awards Program in Benjamin Franklin Room, with Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and Director General of the Foreign Service George Staples among the officials on hand

Activities at the 2007 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest at BIG Arts in Sanibel, Florida, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the Interior officials on hand to announce the winning entry, a depiction of a pair of pintail ducks by wildlife artist Joe Hautman of Plymouth, Minnesota. Judges for the competition, selected by the Secretary, included wood sculptor and former major league baseball pitcher Jim Sprankle, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Executive Director and former Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Matt Hogan, Springfield, Missouri Arts Council President Jeanie Morris, Smithsonian National Postal Museum Chief Curator for Philately Cheryl Ganz, and wildlife writer-photographer and former Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Eugene Hester.

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Council Members

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - 2002 Support Staff Day Program and Awards Ceremony

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration (ESA) 2001 Eve Award Ceremony Great Hall Francis Perkins Building

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration (ESA) 2001 Eve Award Ceremony Great Hall Francis Perkins Building

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

National Council for International Visitors event, with Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, honoring contributions of member organizations, in Adams Room

Reception and awards event on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, FWS Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) Geoffrey Haskett among the Interior officials on hand. Honored for their work in support of the NWRS were Congressmen Mike Thompson of California, Michael Castle of Delaware, Norman Dicks of Washington, Ron Kind of Wisconsin, Jim Saxton of New Jersey, and Todd Tiahrt of Kansas. Event highlighted National Wildlife Refuge Week, and marked the 10th anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997.

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Presidential Rank Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton receiving Cooperative Conservation Award from Bureau of Land Management Director Kathleen Clarke, right, during Secretary's visit to Bureau of Land Management offices in Arizona

Department's 2006 Awards Program in Benjamin Franklin Room, with Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and Director General of the Foreign Service George Staples among the officials on hand

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Salute to All American Veterans

Dennis Fenn, U.S. Geological Survey, receiving senior executive service award, Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Awards event at Department of Interior headquarters honoring Interior staff contributions to response and recovery operations after Gulf Coast Hurricanes

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Intern Graduation , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) All-Employee Town Hall Meeting and Awards Ceremony at Washington, D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel, with BLM Director James Caswell presiding

Administrator Mike Leavitt addresses the Climate Leaders Partners Luncheon , Environmental Protection Agency

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Council Members

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Final Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Coucil Meeting

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Presents Certificate to Nancy Kennedy at Senior Staff Meeting

Employment and Training Administration - Department of Labor (DOL) National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) Awards Ceremony

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Council Members

Reception and awards event at Main Interior honoring the work of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Federal Advisory Committee, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett among the senior officials on hand

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Senior Executive Service (SES) training at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD , Environmental Protection Agency

Employment Standards Administration - Exemplary Voluntary Efforts (EVE) and Exemplary Public Interest Contribution (EPIC) Equal Pay Matters Awards

National Institute of Standards and Technology - QUEST EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE BALDRIGE AWARDS

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

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