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Ceremonial Events and Graduations

Formal gatherings showcasing award presentations, graduations, and ceremonies, featuring individuals in professional attire and an official setting.

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Awards Ceremony

The American Academy of Diplomacy's 15th Annual Diplomatic Awards Luncheon in the Benjamin Franklin Room, featuring speech by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on the contributions of the late Joseph Sisco. Also delivering remarks were Academy officers and award presenters including former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union and France, Arthur Hartman; former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Samuel Lewis; and former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, Mark Palmer. Among those accepting writing awards were Washington Post diplomatic affairs correspondent Robin Wright; . 59 CF DS 15985 04_Am_Acd_Dipl_004.jpg

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

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fisheries Sustainable Leadership Awards

Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs James Kelly presenting award to Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) Special Project Coordination Division staff, in OBO offices in Rosslyn, for work on new U.S. embassy complex in Beijing, China

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Award for Smart Growth Achievement , Environmental Protection Agency

NASA and the International Space Station (ISS) team is selected as the recipient of the 2009 Robert J. Collier Trophy on Thursday, May 13, 2010, in Arlington, VA. Lori Garver, fourth from left, Deputy Administrator of NASA accepts the Collier Trophy on behalf of NASA. The ISS Team nomination consisted NASA, The Boeing Company, Draper Laboratory, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin Corporation, United Space Alliance, and United Technologies/Hamilton Sunstrand. Seen from left are: Virginia Barnes, President and CEO, United Space Alliance; Alain Bellemare, President, United Technologies/Hamilton Sunstrand; James Crocker, VP and GM, Sensing & Exploration, Lockheed Martin; Lori Garver; Wayne Boyne, Chairman, National Aeronautic Association; Jonathan Gaffney, President, National Aeronautic Association; Jim Albaugh, Executive VP of The Boeing Company, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Dennis Muilenberg, Executive Vice President, The Boeing Company, President and CEO, Boeing Def

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

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

Take Pride in America National Awards ceremony at Main Interior, with presentations by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Take Pride in America Executive Director Katie Loovis, and other senior officials

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics Analyzing Labor Statistics Graduation Ceremony

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics Caribbean Group Completion Ceremony

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Hydrogen 3 Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett receiving honorary painting from Fish and Wildlife Service

Office of the Administrator - National Awards for Smart Growth Achievement , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA / SEAGRANT FELLOWS BRIEFING

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics Analyzing Labor Statistics Graduation Ceremony

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Sea Grant (SG) Fellows Briefing 2005

Secretary Gale Norton, center, receiving award from Indian Pueblo Cultural Center's Ronald Solimon, left, and National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development President Kenneth Robbins, right, during the Reservation Economic Summit and Business Trade Fair, Res 2006, at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Event was coordinated by Robbins' organization

Office of Air and Radiation - Green Chill, Advanced Refrigeration Partnership , Environmental Protection Agency

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK (EBLS)

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

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

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Baldridge Award Ceremony

2006 Take Pride in America National Awards event at Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne 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

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

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Baldridge Award 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

Retirement luncheon for Vivien Woofter, long time Director of the Interior and Furnishings Division of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), at Washington, D.C.'s Willard Intercontinental Hotel. Event featured speeches, and an award presentation by the OBO Director, Major General Charles Williams

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

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

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration (ESA) Graduation Ceremony Frances Perkins Building FPB Auditorium

Take Pride in America National Awards ceremony at Main Interior, with presentations by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Take Pride in America Executive Director Katie Loovis, and other senior officials

Harrisburg, Pa. , Dec. 1, 2011 Angela D. Green, FEMA Quality Assurance/Quality Control Specialist for the Centralized Processing Center earned The Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in Afghanistan. Dan Smyser, FEMA Public Assistance Group Supervisor, presented the medal to Staff Sergeant Angela Green in the presence of family, friends and co-workers. Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK 2003

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Sea Grant (SG) Fellows Briefing 2005

Take Pride in America National Awards ceremony at Main Interior, with presentations by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Take Pride in America Executive Director Katie Loovis, and other senior officials

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Sea Grant (SG) Fellows Briefing 2005

Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs - Swearing-In of Chris Iverson

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, Center Director Jim Kennedy (second from left) presents a framed photo to Mary Harney , Tanaiste (deputy prime minister) and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment of Ireland. Harney is visiting KSC to support a Memorandum of Understanding between Florida Spaceport Authority and the Irish governments training and employment authority (FAS). The joint initiative enables Irish students to work with science and engineering experts during a six-week program in Florida. At far left is FSA Director Capt. Winston Scott. Next to Harney is Paul Haran, secretary to the deputy prime minister.

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Sea Grant (SG) Fellows Briefing 2005

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

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

Ms. Jacqueline Melcher, 88th Civil Engineering Installation Management Division director, inducts and presents Rhonda Phillips, Miami Valley Career Technology Center Instruction assistant superintendent, with an Honorary Commanders certificate and commanders pin Oct. 12 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The Honorary Commanders Program objective is to educate local leaders about a units mission and foster a supportive relationship with the community.

Minority Business Development Agency - MBDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE SAN DIEGO, CA

Secretary Gale Norton, far right, among featured guests at Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana event marking the 50th anniversary of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for energy development. Norton opened the reading of bids at Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 187, involving 21.7 million acres holding oil and gas resources off the shores of Texas and Louisiana

Employment and Training Administration - Hammer Awards with Ted Mastroianni

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Secretary Gale Norton presenting certificate of appreciation to Threemile Canyon Farms official Marty Myers, during event at Oregon Zoo in Portland highlighting public-private agreement for wildlife species protection. Threemile joined U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Nature Conservancy, Portland General Electric

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.

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

National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, Travel Industry Association of America President William Norman, Secretary Gale Norton, National Park Foundation President Jim Maddy, left to right, with poster displayed at signing event for Park Service-Park Foundation-Travel Industry agreement promoting SeeAmerica's National Parks campaign

Fish and Wildlife Service officials meeting at Main Interior with visiting Indonesian delegation, led by the Governor of the Aceh region, Irwandi Yusuf

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Kennedy Space Center Director, Roy D. Bridges Jr. (left), congratulates Richard Gonzales (center) of the Chief Counsel Office for his 2002 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) winning slogan, as Robert Mott, Shuttle Processing Directorate and CFC chairperson, presents Gonzales with a certificate of commendation during the CFC kickoff rally at the Training Auditorium, Oct. 1, 2002. This years slogan is “Promoting Hope…through Generosity.” The CFC is NASAs Centerwide annual employee giving campaign that will run through Oct. 31, 2002.

Office of the Administrator - Energy Efficiency Forum , 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

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

Denton, Texas, December 16, 2009 Incoming FEMA Region VI Regional Administrator Tony Russell is sworn in by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. Earl Armstrong/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Commissioner's Prism Awards 2000

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

Christine Todd Whitman staff handshakes , Environmental Protection Agency

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK 2003

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics Analyzing Labor Statistics Graduation Ceremony

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Farewell to Department of Labor Esther Peterson Child Development Center

Kenneth Sullivan, center, Arnold Community Council president, presents Sgt. Andy Schwegler, a Department of the Air Force police officer at Arnold Air Force Base, with a plaque after recognizing him as an outstanding first responder during a Sept. 13, 2022, meeting of the ACC at the Gossick Leadership Center at Arnold AFB, Tennessee, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex. Also pictured is Glenn Liston, ACC vice president. The ACC is a nonprofit founded to support AEDC and represents multiple Tennessee and Alabama counties. The organization recognizes first responders in September in remembrance of 9/11.

Economic Development Administration - WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS

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 Chief Financial Officer - Office of the Chief Financial Office Honor Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Minority Business Development Agency - MBDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE SAN DIEGO, CA

Visit by Secretary Gale Norton to the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Augusta, Georgia, for ceremony marking designation of six Georgia locales as Preserve America sites, including Kennesaw, Macon, Madison, Monticello, Rome, and Whitfield County

Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) 2006 Achievement Awards ceremony and reception, with presentations by CRT leaders, including Marianne Fowler, Senior Vice President of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, and Derrick Crandall, President of the American Recreation Coalition

Smartway , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

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

Mr. Mark Abueg, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Outreach and Communications director, presents an award to a MIA family member during a Family Member Update (FMU) in Denver, Colorado, Sept. 10, 2022. FMUs give family members of unaccounted-for personnel the opportunity to speak with government officials face-to-face about their specific cases. These events include formal presentations, question and answer sessions, and one-one-one discussions designed to keep family members informed of DPAAs mission while addressing their individual needs.

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK 2003

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Measuring Employment and Unemployment Completion Ceremony at the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics Caribbean Group Completion Ceremony

011111308 New FEMA employee. Texas Hurricane Ike. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

Kennedy Space Center Office of Communication and Public Engagement Deputy Director Hortense Diggs, left, poses with Chronicler” George Diller during an event at Kennedy’s NASA News Center in Florida on Friday, May 4. Diller, who retired in 2017, had a 37-year career in NASA Public Affairs. Chroniclers” recognizes retirees of the news and communications business who helped spread news of American space exploration from Kennedy for 10 years or more.

Minority Business Development Agency - WASHINGTON MINORITY BUSINESS

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

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, joined by Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump, presents a certificate to 2019 'TIP Report Hero' Daniel Rueda of Ecuador. Daniel Rueda is one of eight individuals from around the world who was recognized for his efforts to fight against human trafficking, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC on June 20, 2019.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and Jim Shea at Care Careers.Net Press Conference

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Assistant Secretary Veterans Employment Meet and Greet

RVI Planner Eddie Pack (right) was one of three FEMA RVI employees who received a 2014 Administrator's Award for the Unaccompanied Children (UC) mission in Texas. RVI's Sandy Coachman (left) had the honor of resenting the award to Pack... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding - Minot, N. D. , June 14, 2012 Brian Hvinden, External Affairs Officer in Region 8 for DR 1981 ND, presents the External Affairs Quarterly Hi-Five Award to Bob Kaufmann for visual contributions made during assignment in North Dakota. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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 Administration - GRANT PRESENTATION

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK 2003

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