Conferences and Business Symposiums

Photographs of formal events with speakers addressing audiences, focusing on economic development and governmental conferences.

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.

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) Symposium

Office of the Secretary - WORLD FUEL CONFERENCE

Working Capital Fund - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Conference on Ocean Literacy

Working Capital Fund - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Conference on Ocean Literacy

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 (Carlos Gutierrez) - Gulf Coast Business Group

National Park System Advisory Board Scholars Forum on the role of the National Park Service as civic educator, at Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, with American historians and social scientists, Secretary Gale Norton and Department of Interior staff, political dignitaries in attendance

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESENTATION TO TEXTILES MANUFACTURER

International Trade Administration - GRAND OPENING CEREMONY OF THE INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE EXPO

Office of the Secretary - WORLD FUEL CONFERENCE

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA Kennedy Space Center's Center Director Bob Cabana (right) speaks during the meeting of the Augustine Commission in Cocoa Beach, Fla. At the conference table in the foreground are members of the commission: (from left) Bohdan Bejmuk, chair of Constellation Program Standing Review Board; Jeff Greason, co-founder and CEO of XCOR Aerospace; Dr. Christopher Chyba, professor of Astrophysical Sciences and international Affairs at Princeton University; and Phil McAlister, special assistant for Program Analysis in NASA's Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation. At the request of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, NASA established the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee, known as the Augustine Commission. Chaired by Norman R. Augustine, retired chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp., the committee is conducting an independent review of ongoing U.S. human spaceflight plans and programs, as well as alternatives, to ensure the nation is

Signing ceremony, at Main Interior, for the annual funding agreement covering operation of the National Bison Range Complex, located in Moiese, Montana, within the boundaries of the Flathead Reservation. Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joined Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs George Skibine, and the Chairman of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, James Steele, among the dignitaries on hand.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Monroe, Michigan, where he joined Michigan Congressman John Dingell, Michigan Lieutenant Governor John Cherry, Jr., Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, and other officials for press conference and signing ceremony at Monroe County Community College marking the inclusion of the Plum Creek Bay into the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

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

Meeting of the National Park System Advisory Board, with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella and Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas among the officials on hand to discuss National Heritage Areas planning and other issues

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

Office of the Secretary - ANNOUNCEMENTS OF RESULTS OF STANDARDS INITIATIVE

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Gulf Coast Business Group

Bureau of Industry and Security - BIS Update 2004 Conference

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) 2008 Winter Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - 1st Press Conference with Secretary Elaine Chao

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee

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

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

Office of the Secretary - PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC FORUM WACO, TEXAS

Bureau of Industry and Security - Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Update 2005 Conference

International Trade Administration - MBD Conference

Office of the Secretary - Spring Weather Outlook Press Conference

National Park System Advisory Board meeting ("Charting a Future for National Heritage Areas"), with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella among the Interior officials participating

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Continuity of Business Summit

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

International Trade Administration - World Standards Day Awards Announcement

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.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, where he delivered the keynote address at the grand opening and dedication ceremony for the new Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center in the Paradise area of the Park. Secretary Kempthorne was joined at the event by dignitaries including: Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks; National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Jonathan Jarvis; Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga; Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Kameran Onley; Nisqually tribal elder Zelma McCloud; and Peter Jackson of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, Climate Leadership Summit , Environmental Protection Agency

Signing ceremony, at Main Interior, for the annual funding agreement covering operation of the National Bison Range Complex, located in Moiese, Montana, within the boundaries of the Flathead Reservation. Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joined Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs George Skibine, and the Chairman of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, James Steele, among the dignitaries on hand.

Emergency essential employee meeting in Dean Acheson Auditorium, with Under Secretary for Management Grant S. Green, Jr.

Technology Administration - FINANCING INNOVATION FORUM US/INDIA

Meeting of the National Invasive Species Council at Main Interior, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and fellow Council co-chairs, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Conrad Lautenbacher, led discussion and adoption of a 2008-2012 national plan to combat invasive species. Secretary Kempthorne also announced the incoming members of the Invasive Species Advisory Council.

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES / KAZAKHASTAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Announcement, at the Sewall-Belmont House on Capitol Hill, of the introduction of bipartisan Congressional legislation for permanent authorization of the Preserve America and Save America's Treasures programs, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, New York Senator Hillary Clinton, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, North Carolina Congressman Brad Miller, Ohio Congressman Miichael Turner, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and National Trust for Historic Preservation President Richard Moe among the featured speakers

Lt. Gen. (Ret) Thomas Spoehr, Director, Center for National Defense, The Heritage Foundation, Dr. Melanie Sisson, Fellow-Foreign Policy, Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology, Brookings, Dr. Michael Clarke, Senior Fellow, Centre for Defence Research, Australian Defence College, Canberra, Australia, Mr. Richard McManus, Senior Technical Advisor, U.S. Strategic Command, J5 and Mr. Ed Ferguson, Minister Counsellor Defence, British Embassy participate in a panel discussion at United States Strategic Command's 13th annual Deterrence Symposium in La Vista, Nebraska, 27 July 2022. The Deterrence Symposium is the premiere event for United States Strategic Command, drawing from academic, government, military, and international experts, with the goal of exploring a broad range of deterrence issues and thinking.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESENTATION TO TEXTILES MANUFACTURER

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Gulf Coast Business Group

Natiional Association of Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) National Issues Conference in Washington, D.C., with awards given to Secretary Dirk Kempthorne (ARVC Federal RV'er of the Year) and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr. (ARVC National Public Service Award)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe presents a framed photo to Kevin Hoshstrasser, chairman of the 40th Space Congress held April 28-May 1, 2003, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The international conference gathers attendees from the scientific community, the space industry workforce, educators and local supporting industries. This year's event commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Kennedy Space Center and the Centennial of Flight. The theme for the Space Congress was "Linking the Past to the Future: A Celebration of Space."

Bureau of Industry and Security - UPDATE 2003 CONFERENCE

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Agribusiness Lunch , Environmental Protection Agency

Events at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 17, 2019.

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK 2003

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Address to Committee for American Trade- ECAT

Office of the Administrator - Association of Clean Water Administrators Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Bureau of Industry and Security - UPDATE 2003 CONFERENCE

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

Office of Human Resources Management - Human Resources Summit

FEMA Deputy Administrator speaking at the UPMC Biosecurity confe.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Announcement, at the Sewall-Belmont House on Capitol Hill, of the introduction of bipartisan Congressional legislation for permanent authorization of the Preserve America and Save America's Treasures programs, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, New York Senator Hillary Clinton, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, North Carolina Congressman Brad Miller, Ohio Congressman Miichael Turner, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and National Trust for Historic Preservation President Richard Moe among the featured speakers

Office of the Secretary - MBDA'S MINORITY BUSINESS FINANCE SUMMIT

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Trade Association Roundtable

Employment Standards Administration / Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the New York City (NYC) Department of Labor (DOL) Office

Office of the Administrator - ECOS-EPA Workgroup - Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and EPA's Partnership and Performance Workgroup meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK 2003

Office of Human Resources Management - Human Resources Summit

Technology Administration - FINANCING INNOVATION FORUM US/INDIA

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Addresses the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

Working Capital Fund - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Conference on Ocean Literacy

Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), 2004 Legislative and Regulatory Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS DELIVERS KEYNOTE SPEECH AT UNITED STATES AND ASIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL DINNER

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary at Cultural Heritage Tourism Program

Office of the Secretary - ANNOUNCEMENTS OF RESULTS OF STANDARDS INITIATIVE

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES / KAZAKHASTAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Office of the Secretary - Digital Files of Secretary Donald Evans Tenure 01-04

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK 2003

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

San Diego, Calif. , April 27, 2010 FEMA's Deputy Administrator Richard Serino discusses the importance of relationships between headquarters, Regional offices, States and the local emergency management community. The opening session of the Individual Assistance (IA) emergency support function (ESF) 6 conference began in an effort to create a forum for sharing information on new program initiatives, enhancing interagency coordination, and leveraging lessons learned to deliver disaster assistance. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary Addressing the National Restaurant Association

Announcement, at the Sewall-Belmont House on Capitol Hill, of the introduction of bipartisan Congressional legislation for permanent authorization of the Preserve America and Save America's Treasures programs, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, New York Senator Hillary Clinton, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, North Carolina Congressman Brad Miller, Ohio Congressman Miichael Turner, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and National Trust for Historic Preservation President Richard Moe among the featured speakers

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Global E-Waste Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Speech at the Chamber of Commerce DR- CAFTA Rally

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS, SECRETARY JOHN SNOW AND SECRETARY ELAINE CHAO AT WEST COAST JOBS GROWTH TOUR

Bureau of Industry and Security - BIS Update 2004 Conference

Secretary of Defense William Cohen, speaks at a press conference during the Western Hemisphere Strategy Symposium. Base: Miami State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Tex Hall, and Associate Deputy Secretary of Interior James Cason, left to right, among officials leading the Bismarck, North Dakota meeting of the Tribal Leaders-Department of Interior Task Force on Trust Reform, concerning plans for improving Department management of American Indian trust assets

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE POLICY INSIDERS

Technology Administration - FINANCING INNOVATION FORUM US/INDIA

Bureau of Industry and Security - Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Update 2005 Conference

Proceedings at Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana event marking the 50th anniversary of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for energy resources development. Secretary Gale Norton was also on hand to open the reading of bids at Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 187, involving 21.7 million acres holding oil and natural gas resources off the shores of Texas and Louisiana

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (Fusal, Amnet, Interiors, Ford Interview, Amcham Lunch, Bilat with Economy)

Bureau of Human Resources' Office of Recruitment, Examination, and Employment sponsored presentation for National Black Leadership Development program, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Crystal City, Virginia

International Trade Administration - MBD Conference

International Trade Administration - Group Photo and Manufacturing and Services Meeting

Office of the Administrator - Healthy Housing Press Event , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Winchester, VA, April 8, 2008 FEMA Administrator David Paulison at the podium during a ribbon cutting ceremony at a new FEMA facility that will house the agency's Disaster Operations Center. The structure is the first commercial building in Frederick County that has been certified "green" by the U.S. Green Building Council. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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