Business Meetings and Diplomatic Engagements

Formal gatherings featuring business attire and interactions among professionals, often in discussions about trade or environmental issues.

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

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Guatemala

International Trade Administration - International Trade Administration Outreach

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - 35th Anniversary Portrait Unveiling , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in Los Angeles, California, joining California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, and PacifiCorps Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Abel at signing ceremony for the Klamath Basin Hydropower Agreement in Principle, under which the Department of the Interior, the states of California and Oregon, and PacifiCorp established a framework for addressing the potential removal of four Klamath Basin hydropower facilities in parallel with proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Act provisions for reliable water supply, low-cost power, and protection of species listed under the Endangered Species Act

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.

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

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.)

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

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

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"

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

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

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) - Great Lakes Mayors , Environmental Protection Agency

White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy at the Downtown Reno Ballroom, Reno, Nevada, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined participating dignitaries including Vice President Dick Cheney, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, and Sporting Conservation Council's Bob Model

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

Mike Leavitt meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Clean Air Excellence Awards, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - Business Liaison Roundtable

Congress meeting, Delayney House , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt addresses National Association of Manufacturers , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary's Gutierrez's Trip from Brussels, Chongging China, Cairo and Beijing

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Guatemala

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Good Samaritan Clean Watershed Act , Environmental Protection Agency

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 Secretary - RUSSIAN SPEAKER DUMA SELZNOV

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins and associates during the Secretary's visit to Ottawa for bilateral talks with Canada's Minister of the Environment

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO ARGENTINA

Office of Public Affairs - Farewell to Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of Public Affairs Stuart Roy

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Information Management Center , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Inspector General - Farewell Reception for Deputy Inspector General Patricia Dalton

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 (Stephen L. Johnson) - Water Effeciency , Environmental Protection Agency

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.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Marjorie Buckholtz Retirement , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Notable Achievement Awards Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Reception at Independence National Historical Park for attendees at the National Governors Association Centennial Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Independence National Historical Park Deputy Superintendent Darla Sidles delivered official remarks; and the Secretary conversed with fellow NGA attendees, among them Pennsylvanina Governor Edward Rendell, Vermont Governor James Douglas, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, former Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist, and former Michigan Governor John Engler.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Environmental Sustainability Summit , Environmental Protection Agency

Deputy Administrator (Acting) attends Council for Regulatory Modeling (CREM) Event , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour and associates

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - NTIA, TA, PTO SENSORS FORUM PANEL

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Great Lakes Mayors , Environmental Protection Agency

Employment and Training Administration / Office of Public Affairs - Swearing-In Emily De Rocce, John Henshaw

Dinner for World Presidents' Organization business leaders, hosted by Under Secretary for Management Henrietta Fore, in Benjamin Franklin Room

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

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman swears-in Office of Water (OW) Assistant Administrator G. Tracy Mehan , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt addresses National Association of Manufacturers , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In of John Sullivan

International Trade Administration - Commercial Service 25th Anniversary Reception

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS IN ROMANIA

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception

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 Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The Century Foundation Peter A. A. Berle Environmental Integrity Award , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In for Gene Scalia, Solicitor of Labor

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at National Summit on Small Business and the Environment, Lowes Hotel, Washington, DC , Environmental Protection Agency

Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) annual convention at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Olympic gold medalist wrestler Rulon Gardner and RVIA President Richard Coon among the dignitaries on hand for speeches, tours

Captiol Hill Confirmation Hearings for Judith Ayres, Tracy Mehan, and Robert Fabricant , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Deputy Administrator (Acting) attends Council for Regulatory Modeling (CREM) Event , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest event at Main Interior, with Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett among the Interior officials on hand

Dinner function at the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Ministerial Summit ("Earth Observation for Sustainable Growth and Development") in Cape Town, South Africa, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne headed the U.S. delegation

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

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 - Office of Water All Hands , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs sponsored Chiefs of Mission Conference, with appearances by Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr., U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Randall Tobias, Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte, Presidential Assistant for National Security Affairs Stephen Hadley, and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski

02/26/2009. 02-27-09- Madrid. Conference at the Bank of Spain of its former governor Luis Angel Rojo with the current one, Miguel Fernández Ordóñez and the assistance of the European Commissioner Joaquín Almunia. Photo. Chema Barroso.Archdc.

Fundraising gala for the National Park Foundation's African American Experience Fund (AAEF) at the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center, New York City, New York, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and civil rights leader Andrew Young, former Assistant Secretary of Labor and Little Rock school integration pioneer Ernest Green, Coca-Cola Company Vice President Ingrid Saunders Jones, public television news correspondent and moderator Gwen Ifill, and AAEF Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Harris among the dignitaries on hand

Office of Water - Ben Grumbles Swearing-In , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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"

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

2007 Heroes of Conservation Awards Gala at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York, with MSNBC commentator Tucker Carlson serving as host and Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the guest speakers. Awards were sponsored by Field and Stream Magazine and Toyota Motor Sales, USA.

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

Dinner for World Presidents' Organization business leaders, hosted by Under Secretary for Management Henrietta Fore, in Benjamin Franklin Room

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Commissioner Abraham of Bureau of Labor Statistics Farewall Luncheon at the Postal Square Building

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

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - 35th Anniversary Portrait Unveiling , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Administrator Mike Leavitt addresses NAM Winter Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception

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

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

Office of Internal Affairs - EPR Press Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Technology Administration - COMSCI PROGRAM GRADUATION

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