Business Meetings and Discussions

Images of diverse groups engaged in formal meetings, discussions, and decision-making, showcasing a professional atmosphere.

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

Senior Staff Meeting. Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting with Bureau of Reclamation staff, including Commissioner Robert Johnson, in Reclamation headquarters offices

Office of the Administrator - Portland and Seattle , Environmental Protection Agency

OIB Modernization War Game at Redstone Arsenal. The war game provided leaders with a visualization of the challenges and opportunities of facility and process modernization, Jan. 24-26 at Redstone Arsenal, Ala.

Washington, D. C. , June 12, 2012 A video teleconference was hosted at FEAM headquarters to discuss the new FEMA Reservist Program. Current disaster assistance employees (DAEs) attended via video-teleconference and phone.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Congressional Delegation Oversight Visit - 26-HK-7-91. CODEL being briefed at ATC Mobile. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

FEMA at Jackson County School Board Meeting. Florida Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - San Antonio , Environmental Protection Agency

Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita, Baton Rouge, LA, March 28, 2006 - Louisiana state and local officials along with FEMA representatives conduct an Evacuation Planning meeting to address concerns and procedures for future hurricane evacuations. Dexter Accardo (OEP Dir, St. Tammany) on the microphone expresses concerns to (L-R) Deputy State Coordinating Officer, Art Jones, State Coordinating Officer, Colonel Tom Kirkpatrick, FEMA acting Director, David Paulison, Undersecretary for Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security, George Foresman, Governor's Appointed Representative, Colonel Jeff Smith, and FEMA Deputy Director for Gulf Coast Recovery, Gil Jamieson at the head table. Robert Kau

Atlanta, Ga., January 25, 2007 Region IV Director Phil May and his staff listen to a presentation at the Regional Interagency Steering Committee (RISC) meeting in Atlanta. RISC meetings are held to facilitate the sharing of information between the Emergency Management Agencies of each state in the region and the regional staff. Mark Wolfe/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Gale Norton meeting with staff of the Vernal, Utah field office of the Bureau of Land Management during the Secretary's visit to northeastern Utah

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - From left, former astronauts Jim Lovell and Wally Schirra talk with Mike Wetmore, director of Shuttle Processing (right) and others during a visit to KSC. Lovell and Schirra visited KSC to talk about the space program and their experiences, as well as offer encouragement to workers to help get the space program "back on its feet." They visited several sites around the Center, including the RLV Hangar where Columbia debris is being collected and examined as part of the investigation into the tragedy that claimed the orbiter and lives of seven astronauts returning from mission STS-107.

Fort McCoy workforce members participate in an Operation Excellence training session Oct. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Operation Excellence is part of Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign.

D. Michael Hinkley, senior investigor for Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) Inspector General's Office, speaks at the annual CNIC Office of the Inspector General Symposium on board the historical Washington Navy Yard, D.C., June 23. The Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday, released his new strategy "Get Real, Get Better," which is this year's symposium theme and about scaling Navy-proven leadership behaviors and problem-solving skills broadly across the Navy to achieve consistently strong performancethus closing the gap between our best and worst performers.

Administrator Fugate Visits Louisiana. Louisiana Hurricane Katrina. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina, Jackson, Miss., October 13, 2005 -- Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer Bill Carwile (center) conducts his final staff meeting before he retires from FEMA.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The media fill the NASA's News Center television studio for a news conference with key NASA personnel following the successful launch of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-124 mission. On the stage are (left to right) Public Affairs Officer David Mould as moderator, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier, Director of Mission Launch Integration LeRoy Cain, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Dr. Keiji Tachikawa and an interpreter. The STS-124 mission is the 26th in the assembly of the space station. It is the second of three flights launching components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle crew will install Kibo's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system, or RMS. The 14-day flight includes three spacewalks.

Hurricane Floyd & Irene, Washington, DC, 9/15/99 Vice President Al Gore and Federal Emergency Management Agency Director, James Lee Witt, teleconference with South Carolina Governor Jim Hodges and numerous federal agencies to discuss field operations and preparations for Hurricane Floyd.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to South Dakota for meeting with the state's tribal leaders in Rapid City, and for activities related to the 66th Annual Motorcycle Rally at Sturgis

Madrid, April 22, 2025. Appearance by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez after the Council of Ministers meeting. Pictured: Bolaños, Pilar Alegría, Margarita Robles, Iván Yuste, Miguel Ángel Marfull, Manuel de la Rocha, Diego Rubio, and Lydia del Canto. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

Hurricane Katrina, Jackson, Miss., November 7, 2005 -- FEMA Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer (DFCO) James N. Russo discusses FEMA and MEMA joint relief efforts for those impacted by Hurricane Katrina, with Governor Haley R. Barbour's wife who is acting as the Governor's representative at the Joint Strategy Meeting at the Jackson FEMA Joint Field Office (JFO). George Armstrong/FEMA

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to South Dakota for meeting with the state's tribal leaders in Rapid City, and for activities related to the 66th Annual Motorcycle Rally at Sturgis

Tribal Nation, State & FEMA Region VII Preparpedness Partnership.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Pioneer Saturn Charlie Hall, project manager daily stand up meeting with Dr. Simpson at board

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to South Dakota for meeting with the state's tribal leaders in Rapid City, and for activities related to the 66th Annual Motorcycle Rally at Sturgis

Minority Business Development Agency - CENSUS AND MBDA JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE

Bureau of Administration Office of Emergency Management (OEM) sponsored emergency preparedness presentation, led by OEM Director Richard Iselin

Secretary Gale Norton meeting with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other senior Department of Interior officials, Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - Interagency Working Group on Manufacturing

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - 2009 LULAC National Convention & Exposition, Puerto Rican Convention Center , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - El Paso , Environmental Protection Agency

Workforce Development Specialist Jamie Gular with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources facilitates an Operation Excellence training session Oct. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Operation Excellence is part of Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Visiting Staff in Charlestowne, West Virginia

FEMA Region II Disability Community Stakeholders Meeting. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a virtual conversation with Atlantic Council President and CEO Frederick Kempe, from the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 2020.

Hurricane Katrina, Jackson, Miss., November 7, 2005 -- Mrs. Marsha D. Barbour, wife of Governor Haley R. Barbour, acts as his representative at the Jackson FEMA Joint Field Office (JFO) Strategy Meeting. FEMA and MEMA are partners in the recovery efforts for those Mississippians impacted by Hurricane Katrina. George Armstrong/FEMA

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

"FEMA Region I works in collaboration with state, local, and Canadian officials during a tabletop exercise in Massachusetts. This ""cross-border"" exercise was designed to improve communication during an emergency or disaster that affects two or more states, and, in this case, Canada. ".. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

NASA pilots, engineers, and communications specialists brief the days operations prior to a supersonic research flight for QSF18, taking off from Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. The flights are meant to validate NASAs techniques and technology for gather community feedback data for X-59s Low-Boom Flight Demonstration mission.

Secretary's Open Forum session, featuring former U.S. Ambassador to Austria, and Director of the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard University, Swanee Hunt, along with: the Director of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Vjosa Dobruna; the Director of the Preventive Diplomacy Program at Washington, D.C.'s Center for Strategic and International Studies, Joseph Montville; and Open Forum Chairman William Keppler

Charlestown, R.I., Nov. 28, 2012 Greg Soder of the Narragansett Indian Tribe discussed Public Assistance projects for Hurricane Sandy recovery with FEMA Branch Director Tim Barnett and PA Project Specialist Marcia Henry-Day.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Fort McCoy workforce members participate in an Operation Excellence training session Oct. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Operation Excellence is part of Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign.

Secretary Gale Norton addressing Fish and Wildlife Service staff during visit to Louisiana to tour Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge and Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge near New Orleans, and to discuss wetlands preservation and shoreline erosion control efforts

Secretary Gale Norton meeting with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other senior Department of Interior officials, Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Robert Cabana, left, NASA Kennedy Space Center director, addresses the Florida Cabinet on Oct. 18 during a Cabinet meeting at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla. The Cabinet, seated, is made up of Adam Putnam, left, Agriculture commissioner, Jeff Atwater, chief financial officer, Florida Governor Rick Scott and Pam Bondi, attorney general. The Cabinet recognized the center's accomplishments in spaceflight and technological innovation during its meeting.

Meeting and press conference in Atlanta, Georgia concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, Georgia Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, 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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

Office of Human Resources Management - Human Resources Summit

Deputy Administrator Visits Atlanta. Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks holds a discussion with LGBTQ+ advocates, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Aug. 9, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining other senior officials for ribbon-cutting ceremony, briefing, tours at the new Interior Operations Center (IOC)

U.S. Air Force Tom Allen, senior intel analyst, left, provides an unclassified briefing on strategic adversaries to Air Education and Training Command civic leaders at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, as part of a multi-day immersion tour Sept. 7, 2022. The AETC civic leader program offers key civilians leaders in the local community a way to familiarize themselves with the unique missions associated with the command.

U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price briefs reporters during a Department Press Briefing, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on November 3, 2021.

Woodbury, N.Y., July 1, 2013 Newly appointed Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) for New York, Willie Nunn, addresses the Branch I Division Office staff, on Long Island, to introduce himself and update the recovery efforts for Hurricane Sandy. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, where he joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for meetings, tours, flights, inspections

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks virtually to the Global Business Alliance, from the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C., on September 10, 2020.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze and other senior aides, concerning the Department budget

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Sioux Falls, SD, May 30, 2007 Rreporter Shawn Neisteadt, center, of Keloland, a CBS affiliate, interviews Phil Duncan, left, a representative from the U.S. Small Business Administration about what the agency has to offer disaster survivors in South Dakota. Videographer Ben Schumacher, left, records the interview and Dean Cushman, a FEMA public affairs officer, observes. Amanda Bicknell/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Ben Latham, contractor with Weston Solutions, logging and reviewing data from the days sampeling activities in the Mobile Command Post. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Fort McCoy members participate in servant leadership training April 27, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The training was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources and Viterbo University. A Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources leader who helped organize the training said the training is good for the Fort McCoy workforce because it specifically shows the workforce that regardless of age, rank, or status, its always good to be a lifelong learner. And that leader said its also important for government employees to remember they “serve.” They serve the employee first, taxpayers, service members, family members, and the country. And the leader said that being a servant leader is about who you are, not what you do.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman in Seattle, Washington

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

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks to the press on our efforts to bring Americans home and our support for the broader evacuation from Afghanistan, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on August 25, 2021.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Perry, the commanding officer of Recruiting Station Baton Rouge, and Sgt. Maj. Percy Walker, the sergeant major of RS Baton Rouge, addresses the dinner party during a Center of Influence Professional Dinner at Walker High School in Walker, Louisiana, May 18, 2022. The professional dinner was held to bring together a group of influential people in the area to allow them to network amongst each other and learn about opportunities the Marine Corps can provide. This was the first center of influence event held since the pandemic, and the recruiting station is planning to coordinate more in the future.

Secretary Gale Norton meeting with staff of the Vernal, Utah field office of the Bureau of Land Management during the Secretary's visit to northeastern Utah

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Ask-Kaleidoscope , Environmental Protection Agency

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - New York, N. Y. , August 28, 2011 Region 2 RRCC holds 7am transitional briefing between morning and nightshifts as Hurricane Irene makes landfall into New Jersey and New York. President declares Emergency for New York and New Jersey to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator - Standing Rock Sioux Tribe - Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation at Fort Yates, ND , Environmental Protection Agency

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Principal Federal Official - 26-HK-370-42. File Unit includes photographs of Admrial Allen on CNN and Visits by Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton among others. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, Belle Chase, LA, December 20, 2005 - At this meeting the needs of disaster victims that do not qualify for benefits under existing programs are identified and addressed. The Un-Met Needs Task Force members are from various local faith communities, representatives from FEMA, and non-profit organizations and charities. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Majuro Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands

MILA Closing Ceremony

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Kwajalein Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands

Office of the Secretary - Workforce Recovery Conference - Jobs and Skills Fair (Continued)

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.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hosting National Park Service (NPS)-Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) luncheon at Main Interior, promoting the Centennial Challenge, part of Interior's initiative designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the NPS 100th anniversary in 2016

Disaster Survivor Assistance. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA Stakeholder Forum

Philip Graham, a supervisory machine tool work inspector at Rock Island Arsenal - Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, gives a speech to RIA-JMTC leaders and team members during the graduation ceremony for the Leadership Enhancement through Awareness Program Sept. 1. LEAP is the factorys internal leadership program focused on professionally developing employees from entry level through division chiefs. Rock Island Arsenal - Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center develops, manufactures and delivers readiness solutions through conventional and advanced manufacturing processes for the U.S. Army and Department of Defense systems globally.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Orange County, N. Y. , Jan. 31, 2012 Jim Woodworth, FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaison, presents a hypothetical disaster scenario for a role playing training exercise led by Joann Hale, Emergency Response Specialist for Church World Service. FEMA is working with local organizations to continue support of those affected by Hurricane Irene and to form structures in preparation for future disasters. Crow Jonah Norlander/FEMA. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Greensburg, KS May 19, 2007 - An incident command briefing at the FEMA Emergency Operations Center keeps everyone updated on progress and safety issues. Briefings are held twice daily with representatives of relief organizations and town, county, state, and federal governments.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kemmpthorne and aides to American Samoa, U.S. Territory

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA FISHERIES CONSTITUENT MEETING WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AND UNDER SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE LAUTENBACHER

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman virtually meets with Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration staff to thank them for their work assisting refugees and displaced people around the world, at the U.S. Department of State, on March 24, 2022.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Howard University , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Economic Analysis - DIGNITARIES FROM CHINA

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