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Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

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

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

Visit of Florida Governor Jeb Bush to Main Interior for luncheon, meeting with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides

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

International Trade Administration - President Export Council with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS FORUM WITH DR. COHEN

Congress meeting, Delayney House , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Hall of Flags, Washington, D.C., to deliver address as part of the Chamber-sponsored national energy summit, "An Open National Discussion of U.S. Energy Policy"

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation of Idaho police officers

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARIES SNOW, EVANS AND CHAO FOR THE JOBS AND GROWTH TOUR

Signing event, at the National Geographic Society (NGS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Memorandum of Understanding promoting geotourism--tourism that helps sustain or enchance the environmental, cultural, aesthetic, historical character and well-being of a place and its residents--as a collaborative approach among government agencies and private partners. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined NGS President and Chief Executive Officer John Fahey, Jr., NGS Executive Vice President Terry Garcia, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment Mark Rey, Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Jerold Gidner, Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director Henri Bisson, Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Kenneth Stansell, and Forest Service Associate Chief Sally Collins, among other dignitaries, at the gathering.

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

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.

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES / KAZAKHASTAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL OF THE AMERICA'S

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

Department of the Interior senior officials, including U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Acting Director P. Patrick Leahy, at USGS-sponsored presentation on Hurricane Katrina

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

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

Office of the Secretary - INTERNET CAUCUS "A NATION ONLINE"

Mike Leavitt addresses National Association of Manufacturers , Environmental Protection Agency

Colorado Congressman Mark Udall, New Mexico Congressman Tom Udall, and Morris Udall Foundation head Terrence Bracy, left to right, at events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall and the late Congressman Morris Udall

Office of the Secretary - WORLD FUEL CONFERENCE

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AT KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

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

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Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Mexico Secretary of Economy Sergio Garcia De Alba

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

Reception, attended by Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior officials, publicizing the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, a cooperative venture of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the U.S. Forest Service, and local communities--involving reintroduction of parrots into the wild, construction of a new aviary, captive breeding programs, monitoring of the wild populations, and grassroots educational efforts

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans White House CD

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean OKeefe (left) talks with Congressman Dave Weldon (right) after a presentation about the assets of the Central Florida Research Park, near Orlando, as the site of NASAs new Shared Services Center. Six sites around the U.S. are under consideration for location of the Center, which would centralize NASAs payroll, accounting, human resources, facilities and procurement offices that are now handled at each field center. The consolidation is part of the One NASA focus. Others attending the presentation included Congressman Tom Feeney, U.S. Representative Ric Keller, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, Center Director Jim Kennedy and Pamella J. Dana, Ph.D., director, Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development in Florida.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRADE MISSION TO CHINA

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

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

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH CHAIRMAN RICH CROTTY

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.

Smartway , Environmental Protection Agency

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 Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Roundtable Address International Center for Scholars

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

Office of the Secretary - MEETING WITH MINISTER PRDIGRU

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Environmental Council of States (ECOS) Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Bassmasters Classic professional fishing tournament luncheon, Greenville, South Carolina, with speakers including Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

American Recreation Coalition (ARC) awards event at the Decatur House, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne received the 2008 Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award. Joining the Secretary and his wife, Patricia, at the event were ARC President Derrick Crandall, ARC Chairman Thom Dammrich, and Coleman Company President Sam Solomon, among other dignitaries.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Egg Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from Cleveland Corder, professional boxer, International Boxing Council-National Boxing Association middleweight champion, from Boise, Idaho

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

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe comes to Ames for employee briefing and tour.

Proceedings of the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference in Hollywood, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Governors from the four U.S. states bordering Mexico--California Governor, and Border Governors Association Chairman, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson; and Texas Governor Rick Perry--along with the respective Governors of the Mexican states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas, as well as other U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and their Mexican counterparts for discussion of bi-national economic, resource, and security issues

Administrator Mike Leavitt addresses the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance's (OECA) National Program Priorities meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Agency Headquarters Renaming Ceremony - ceremony to mark the renaming of the Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters in honor of President Bill Clinton , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring with Fish and Wildlife Service staff during Minnesota visit

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH EC COMMISSIONER OF TRADE

Activities at Interior Senior Executive Service (SES) Conference, led by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, and other top officials

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans with Members of Congress

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Swearing-In Robert Cresanti

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARIES SNOW, EVANS AND CHAO FOR THE JOBS AND GROWTH TOUR

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

Bassmasters Classic professional fishing tournament dinner, sponsored by the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, in Greenville, South Carolina, with speakers including Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who announced the distribution of more than $700 million to 56 state and territorial wildlife agencies to fund fish and wildlife conservation efforts, boat access, shooting ranges, and hunter education

Opening reception for the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, Texas Governor Rick Perry, and National Park Foundation Board of Directors member and International Paper Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Faraci among the dignitaries on hand

Signing ceremony for the Truckee River Operating Agreement in Reno, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senator Harry Reid, Chairman Mervin Wright, Jr. of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, and other federal, state, and local dignitaries including Assistant Attorney General Ronald Tenpas of the Justice Department, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director Allen Biaggi, Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board of Directors Chairman Mike Carrigan, and Reno Mayor Bob Cashell. The agreement fulfilled the requirements of the 1990 Settlement Act for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, which directed the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate an operating agreement for the major federal and private reservoirs on the Truckee River upstream of Reno.

Mike Leavitt addresses National Association of Manufacturers , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from the Jaeger family

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

Office of the Secretary - Reception in Honor of Secretary Donald Evans at the Mayflower

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Trip to Moscow, Russia

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRADE MISSION TO CHINA

Colorado Senator, and Secretary of the Interior nominee, Ken Salazar joining current Secretary Dirk Kempthorne for tour of the newly opened Interior Operations Center (IOC)

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

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Lyons Gray Swearing in , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary - MEETING WITH MINISTER PRDIGRU

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE TPA PRESS EVENT

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with departing Office of Budget Director John Trezise, staff

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Dr. Cafta Signing Ceremony

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (left foreground) and NASA Administrator Sean OKeefe (right) look deep in conversation as they leave the Central Florida Research Park, near Orlando. Behind Nelson is Congressman Tom Feeney and Center Director Jim Kennedy. The research park is being proposed as the location for NASAs new Shared Services Center. Six sites around the U.S. are under consideration for location of the Center, which would centralize NASAs payroll, accounting, human resources, facilities and procurement offices that are now handled at each field center. The consolidation is part of the One NASA focus. Others attending the presentation included U.S. Representative Ric Keller, Congressman Dave Weldon and Pamella J. Dana, Ph.D., director, Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development in Florida.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao in San Francisco, California

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to New Orleans, Louisiana to open and close the Minerals Management Service's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas Lease Sale 207 for the Western Gulf of Mexico. Secretary Kempthorne hosted a press conference at the conclusion of the sale to announce the final bid total as well as the significance of the sale for the nation's energy discussion.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO ARGENTINA

First official day at the Department of the Interior: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring Main Interior and National Mall, meeting officials, staff, visitors

Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) Assistant Administrator J. Suarez Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides on visit to Maine, meeting with Governor John Baldacci

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AT KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES

Steve Johnson official portrait and swearing-in , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the Boise, Idaho Chamber of Commerce

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"

Bureau of Industry and Security - Swearing -In David McCormick

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