Business Meetings

Photos of formal meetings featuring groups of professionals engaged in discussions, emphasizing networking and collaboration.

Western Governors' Association meeting and reception at Main Interior, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

Congress meeting, Delayney House , Environmental Protection Agency

National Institute of Standards and Technology - DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY PRESENTATION TO BODMAN

Western Governors' Association meeting and reception at Main Interior, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS KEYNOTE ADDRESS

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Boise, Idaho for address to the City Club, at the Grove Hotel, "Reflections on a Career in Public Service"

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) signing ceremony with the American Chemistry Council (ACC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (Arrival Airport, Bilat with C. A. Presidents, Working Lunch, Press Conference, One on One)

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - The American Boating Congress , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Meets with Peruvian Minister

Congress meeting, Delayney House , Environmental Protection Agency

Edited master - Mike Leavitt with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) and the Office of Administration and Resource Management (OARM) , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne leading Interior press conference on National Park management policies

Visit of Boy Scouts of America delegation to Main Interior for meeting with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, and receipt from the Secretary of National Resource Conservation Awards

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) Board of Directors Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Interior-Agriculture Memorandum of Understanding signing event and related activities at Main Interior, with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer leading the proceedings

National Parks Centennial Challenge Dinner, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior, promoting the public-private matching fund element of the Interior initiative designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PARTICIPATES IN EMERGING SECURITIES TECHNOLOGY FAIR

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, and Undersecretary of Commerce for Ocenas and Atmosphere Conrad Lautenbacher in White House-hosted meeting with private-sector leaders to discuss concepts for proposed cooeprative conservation legislation. Under discussion were proposals focusing on improving forest health, enchancing marine and coastal habitat, promoting landscape-scale conservation, and cleaning up abandoned hardrock mining sites.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - North American Competitiveness Council - US, Canada and Mexico

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Trip from Japan

Capitol Hill Banquet for the Federal City Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, with Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior representatives on hand

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski and associates

Activities at the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush among the participating dignitaries

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Oath Ceremony, Stephen L. Johnson , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Idaho delegation including Idaho National Laboratory Government Affairs Representative--and Kempthorne's former Chief of Staff as Governor of Idaho-- Brian Whitlock, as well as eastern Idaho community and business leaders

Technology Administration - DIGITAL CONTENT RIGHTS MANAGEMENT ROUNDTABLE

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne attending National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-hosted luncheon and forum, Washington, D.C.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Senior Staff Retreat at the American Institute of Architects , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - American Water Works Association (AWWA) Water Matters! Fly-In , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Science Advisory Board meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson in St. Louis , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne attending National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-hosted luncheon and forum, Washington, D.C.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, and Undersecretary of Commerce for Ocenas and Atmosphere Conrad Lautenbacher in White House-hosted meeting with private-sector leaders to discuss concepts for proposed cooeprative conservation legislation. Under discussion were proposals focusing on improving forest health, enchancing marine and coastal habitat, promoting landscape-scale conservation, and cleaning up abandoned hardrock mining sites.

Office of the Administrator (Mike Leavitt) - Mike Leavitt's Farewell , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson in St. Louis , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - RUSSIAN SPEAKER DUMA SELZNOV

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from Geib delegation

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Farm Bureau President , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS' REMARKS TO COUNCIL OF AMERICAS

Cooperative Conservation public "listening session" at Jeff's Catering Banquet and Convention Center in Brewer, Maine, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Regional Director Marvin Moriarty and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration General Counsel James Walpole among the federal officials on hand

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Interior-Agriculture Memorandum of Understanding signing event and related activities at Main Interior, with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer leading the proceedings

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESS CONFERENCE

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson in St. Louis , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Mike Leavitt) - Mike Leavitt's Farewell , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Trip from Japan

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, and Undersecretary of Commerce for Ocenas and Atmosphere Conrad Lautenbacher in White House-hosted meeting with private-sector leaders to discuss concepts for proposed cooeprative conservation legislation. Under discussion were proposals focusing on improving forest health, enchancing marine and coastal habitat, promoting landscape-scale conservation, and cleaning up abandoned hardrock mining sites.

National Press Club Performance Track , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Science Advisory Board meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Mike Leavitt addresses American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Farm Policy , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)

Announcement, at the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of the proposal to remove the brown pelican from the Endangered Species List, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, and other officials at the signing and press conference marking the recovery of the species in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states

Press conference, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, announcing the impending reintroduction of 11 aplomado falcons to New Mexico--a step toward the full restoration of this bird population (the only domestic falcons still listed as endangered) to the southwestern U.S.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Boise, Idaho for address to the City Club, at the Grove Hotel, "Reflections on a Career in Public Service"

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Oath Ceremony, Stephen L. Johnson , Environmental Protection Agency

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.

Office of the Administrator (Mike Leavitt) - Lisa's Jobs , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at EPA Homeland Security meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - SES Briefing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH PRESIDENT OF URUGUAY

ServiceNation Summit at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, New York, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined First Lady Laura Bush, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian among many participating dignitaries. Secretary Kempthorne delivered opening remarks for the panel, "Stewards of the Planet: The Role of Service in Protecting Our Natural Resources," also featuring an introduction by Take Pride in America Executive Director Katie Loovis and presentations by panelists: Robert Kennedy, Jr., President of Waterkeeper Alliance; Richard Cizik, Vice President of the National Association of Evangelicals; Jonathan Reckford, Chief Executive Officer of Habitat for Humanity; Van Jones, Founder and President of Green for All; and Alex Lopez of the LA Conservation Corps. Among entertainers appearing at the Summit was Melinda Doolittle, of "American Idol" fame, who sang the National Anthem.

International Conference and Handshakes of during Christine Todd Whitman's last day (starts DSC_414) , Environmental Protection Agency

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he opened, and announced high bid totals for, the Minerals Management Service-sponsored federal sales of offshore oil and natural gas leases in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 224) and the Central Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 206). The sales, attracting a record-setting $3.7 billion in high bids, inaugurated a program of enhanced revenue sharing with oil and gas producing Gulf states, along with higher royalty rates.

Capitol Hill Banquet for the Federal City Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, with Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior representatives on hand

Office of the Administrator (Mike Leavitt) - Mike Leavitt's Farewell , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary Sampson Hearing

International Trade Administration - Commercial Service 25th Anniversary Reception

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PARTICIPATES IN EMERGING SECURITIES TECHNOLOGY FAIR

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS ADDRESS NTIA FCC WIRELESS TECH EXPO

Breakout meetings, led by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other federal, state, and private organization officials, conducted as part of the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy at the Downtown Reno Ballroom, Reno, Nevada

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Marcus C. Peacock Oath Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visits at Main Interior from Peterson and Buckley family delegations

Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher at e-Gov Presentation , Environmental Protection Agency

Christine Todd Whitman Breakfast , Environmental Protection Agency

Meeting and press conference in Montgomery, Alabama concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Alanama Governor Bob Riley, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and the Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lieutenant General Robert Van Antwerp, among other officials

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) Symposium

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Los Angeles, California to deliver address at the International Earthquake Conference

Activities at the Western Governors' Association Conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined a host of dignitaries, among them Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, and NBC correspodent and author Tom Brokaw

09/25/2002. Madrid, 9-26-02. -presentation act of the master plan for the restoration of the cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria-Gasteiz; Photo91-photo Ernesto Agudo.

Activities at the Western Governors' Association Conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined a host of dignitaries, among them Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, and NBC correspodent and author Tom Brokaw

President George W. Bush touring offices in Main Interior, meeting Department officials and staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, including Ececutive Director, Jeff Trandahl, and Chairman of the Board, Paul Tudor Jones

President George W. Bush touring offices in Main Interior, meeting Department officials and staff

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM PROMOTION AND ADVISORY BOARD

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides, including Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., to Ottawa, Canada for bilateral talks with Canada's Minister of the Environment, John Baird, concerning the status of the polar bear and other cross-border issues

Luncheon activities, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other federal, state, and private organization officials, held during the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy at the Downtown Reno Ballroom, Reno, Nevada

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Oath Ceremony, Stephen L. Johnson , Environmental Protection Agency

Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken chats with German officials, including Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Markus Ederer, left, after a working lunch where they discussed Ukraine, ISIL, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), and other issues in Berlin on March 5, 2015.

Office of the Secretary - PHOTOS OF SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AND PUTIN FROM MOSCOW, RUSSIA

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