Conferences and Ceremonies

Images of formal gatherings, including speeches and awards presentations, featuring diverse settings with flags and podiums.

President's Quality Awards 2005 ceremony, honoring progress made by federal agencies in improving management systems and work processes, at Washington, D.C.'s Corcoran Museum, with award presentations by Office of Personnel Management Director Linda Springer and Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua Bolten, and award acceptances by Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Social Security Administration Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart, and Department of State Undersecretary for Management Henrietta Fore

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

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.)

President's Quality Awards 2005 ceremony, honoring progress made by federal agencies in improving management systems and work processes, at Washington, D.C.'s Corcoran Museum, with award presentations by Office of Personnel Management Director Linda Springer and Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua Bolten, and award acceptances by Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Social Security Administration Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart, and Department of State Undersecretary for Management Henrietta Fore

Farewell gathering at Main Interior for outgoing Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

Interior employee meeting, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason among the senior officials speaking and fielding questions

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

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

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In Ceremony for The Honorable Samuel T. Mok (CFO)

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

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

Farewell gathering at Main Interior for outgoing Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

Office of the Secretary - Asian Pacific American (APA) Federal Career Advancement Summit

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Accomplishment Speech

President's Quality Awards 2005 ceremony, honoring progress made by federal agencies in improving management systems and work processes, at Washington, D.C.'s Corcoran Museum, with award presentations by Office of Personnel Management Director Linda Springer and Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua Bolten, and award acceptances by Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Social Security Administration Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart, and Department of State Undersecretary for Management Henrietta Fore

Office of the Secretary - DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL POLICY SUMMIT

2006 Take Pride in America National Awards event at Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the senior officials on hand

Office of the Secretary - EXPORT IMPORT BANK ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Welcome Ceremony

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

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Welcome Ceremony

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 Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Oath Ceremony, Stephen L. Johnson , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Urban Waters Federal Partners Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

Announcement by Secretary Gale Norton, at Washington, D.C. press conference, of Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to remove, from the list of threatened and endangered species, the Yellowstone grizzly bear population, due to population increase over past 30 years

Office of the Secretary - Retirement Reception for Robert Elam and Earnest Teaster with Remarks by Secretary Elaine Chao

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES / KAZAKHASTAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Speaks at the Retirement Celebration for Joe N. Kennedy

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

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 Attends Teen Press Conference Youth Rules

President's Quality Awards 2005 ceremony, honoring progress made by federal agencies in improving management systems and work processes, at Washington, D.C.'s Corcoran Museum, with award presentations by Office of Personnel Management Director Linda Springer and Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua Bolten, and award acceptances by Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Social Security Administration Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart, and Department of State Undersecretary for Management Henrietta Fore

Office of the Secretary - PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH AND SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AT SIGNING CEREMONY

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 Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Accomplishment Speech

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Welcome Ceremony

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

Meeting and press conference, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior, on inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with the Secretary joined by Alabama Governor Bob Riley, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, 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

Bureau of Industry and Security - UPDATE 2003 CONFERENCE

Office of the Secretary - Hispanic Federal Executives Summit

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Guest Lecturer Jan Goodwin

2006 Take Pride in America National Awards event at Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the senior officials on hand

Office of Disability Employment Policy - 11th Anniversary of American Disabilities Act (ADA) with Teddy Pendegrass

Women's Bureau - Swearing-In Ceremony and Reception for Shinae Chun

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

Office of the Deputy Secretary - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN AMERICAN INNOVATION RECOGNITION

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

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Baldridge National Quality Award Ceremony

Bureau of Industry and Security - BIS Update 2004 Conference

Program, in Benjamin Franklin Room, offering "Salute to Abolitionists Working to End Modern Slavery." Among officials delivering remarks were: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky; Ambassador at Large and Director of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, John Miller; Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf; and New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

Office of the Secretary - Senate Hispanic Leadership Summit

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)

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

Activities at the Great Smoky Mountains Sustainable Tourism Summit, Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson, Tennessee Department of Tourism Development Commissioner Susan Whitaker, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and other dignitaries from federal, state, and local government, nonprofits, and academia. Summit was organized in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Office of Disability Employment Policy - Computer Accommodation Program Francis Perkins Building Great Hall

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"

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 - Latin Small Business Economic Conference

Secretary Gale Norton at podium during event, at Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, marking the 50th anniversary of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for energy resources development. Norton opened 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 - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS KEYNOTE'S SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT AND POLICY SUMMIT

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Israel Hernandez Swearing-In

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Williamsburg, Virginia, for Colonial National Historical Park touring, discussions with National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Colonial National Historical Park staff, and keynote address at the 2007 National Association of State Park Directors and National Park Service Leadership Council Conference

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

Office of the Secretary - EARTH OBSERVATION SUMMIT

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES / KAZAKHASTAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Addresses the Women in the Economy Conference

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

Office of the Secretary - ANNOUNCEMENTS OF RESULTS OF STANDARDS INITIATIVE

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett at Main Interior reception with representatives of the national hunting-fishing organization, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, including Foundation President Jeff Crane and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Bob Model

Secretary of State's 2006 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) ceremony and reception, Benjamin Franklin Room, with Secretary Condoleezza Rice hosting and Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Josette Shiner, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan, and Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Jr. among the other Department speakers. Corporations honored included Sambazon for its operations in Brazil, General Motors for its operations in Colombia, and Goldman Sachs for its operations in Chile.

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

Office of Disability Employment Policy - 11th Anniversary of American Disabilities Act (ADA) with Teddy Pendegrass

Office of the Secretary - Department of Labor (DOL) and Healthcare Corporation of American (HCA) Press Conference

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

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Alexis Herman's Farewell Reception for Assistant Secretary Patricia Lattimore in Department of Labor Great Hall

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

Office of the Deputy Administrator - President's Quality Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Dave Anderson, speaking at the Living Legacy Awards event, recognizing contributions to Native American arts promotion, at Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Oath Ceremony, Stephen L. Johnson , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - National Summit on Competitiveness

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

Office of the Secretary - Ceremonial Signing 500,000 Design Patent with Daimler Chrysler

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

Bureau of Industry and Security - BIS Update 2004 Conference

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 Disability Employment Policy - 11th Anniversary of American Disabilities Act (ADA) with Teddy Pendegrass

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In Ceremony for The Honorable Samuel T. Mok (CFO)

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

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

Office of the Deputy Administrator - President's Quality Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at a forum on natural gas issues and their impact on the economy, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. The forum, A Critical Look at Natural Gas, featured perspectives from the Department of Interior, Congress, the energy corporate sector, and the larger business community

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

Office of the Secretary - Learnship Training Conference with Secretary Elaine Chao

Program, in Benjamin Franklin Room, offering "Salute to Abolitionists Working to End Modern Slavery." Among officials delivering remarks were: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky; Ambassador at Large and Director of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, John Miller; Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf; and New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith.

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