Conferences on Environmental Matters

Images from various environmental conferences featuring speakers discussing ocean literacy and boating legislation, highlighting collaboration in the EPA.

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.

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - The American Boating Congress , Environmental Protection Agency

Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) 21st Annual Conference, with activities in the Dean Acheson Auditorium and the Benjamin Franklin Room. Among officials participating were: Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte; Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, Richard Griffin; Deputy Assistant Secretary and head of the Diplomatic Security Service, OSAC Co Chair Joe Morton; .

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

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

Office of the Secretary - EARTH OBSERVATION SUMMIT

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERNCE MOTIGATING VOLCANIC ASH HAZARDS TO AVIATION

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 - REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS' ADDRESS TO UNITED STATES / PAN ASIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALDS EVANS, REPUBLICAN MAIN STREET PARTNERSHIP

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS DELIVERS KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT LOUISIANA'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Department of Interior staff, including the newly appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance, Accountability, and Human Resources, Paul Hoffman, bidding farewell to Secretary Gale Norton during Interior headquarters event in period following announcement of her intended departure

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 1ST FEDERAL ADVISORY MEETING OPENING SESSION

Office of Human Resources Management - Secretary Gutierrez Meets with Senior Executive Service

National Business Center customer service meeting, led by Center Director Douglas Bourgeois

International Trade Administration - Industry Trade Advisory Center Plenary

International Trade Administration - Industry Trade Advisory Center Plenary

Economic Development Administration - COMPETITIVENESS IN RURAL US REGIONS

Mr. Timothy P. McMahon, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System DoD DNA Operations director, gives a brief during a Family Member Update (FMU) in Denver, Colorado, Sept. 10, 2022. McMahon spoke on the DNA processes and advances DPAA has made in order to successfully identify missing service members. This was one of many formal presentations, question and answer sessions, and one-one-one discussions designed to keep family members informed of DPAAs mission to account for those still missing while addressing their individual needs.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - US Coral Reef Task Force Congressional Reception

Technology Administration - FINANCING INNOVATION FORUM US/INDIA

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In of John Sullivan

Meeting of Interior's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Employee Organization (GLOBE), at Main Interior

Minerals Management Service-hosted 2007 International Regulators' Offshore Safety Conference in Miami, Florida, with forum participation by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Stephen Johnson, speaking at the Energy Leadership Forum in Robinsonville, Mississippi, addressing hurricane response and the strengthening of America's energy infrastructure

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Stephen Johnson, speaking at the Energy Leadership Forum in Robinsonville, Mississippi, addressing hurricane response and the strengthening of America's energy infrastructure

Reception and awards event on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, FWS Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) Geoffrey Haskett among the Interior officials on hand. Honored for their work in support of the NWRS were Congressmen Mike Thompson of California, Michael Castle of Delaware, Norman Dicks of Washington, Ron Kind of Wisconsin, Jim Saxton of New Jersey, and Todd Tiahrt of Kansas. Event highlighted National Wildlife Refuge Week, and marked the 10th anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997.

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Budget Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - World Standards Day Awards Announcement

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - The American Boating Congress , Environmental Protection Agency

International Conference and Handshakes of during Christine Todd Whitman's last day (starts DSC_414) , Environmental Protection Agency

National Business Center customer service meeting, led by Center Director Douglas Bourgeois

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

Fundraising gala for the National Park Foundation's African American Experience Fund (AAEF) at the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center, New York City, New York, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and civil rights leader Andrew Young, former Assistant Secretary of Labor and Little Rock school integration pioneer Ernest Green, Coca-Cola Company Vice President Ingrid Saunders Jones, public television news correspondent and moderator Gwen Ifill, and AAEF Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Harris among the dignitaries on hand

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Transformational Leadership Conference (TLC) William D. Eggers, author of "If We Can Put a Man On the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government" , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - American Iron and Steel Institute Board of Directors Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - WORLD FUEL CONFERENCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - US Coral Reef Task Force Congressional Reception

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez at Latin AM and Caribbean Conference (Hurricane Katrina)

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

Technology Administration - ADA EVEN (AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT)

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

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Farm Policy , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES AND CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL

National Business Center (NBC) all-employee meeting, led by NBC Director Douglas Bourgeois, addressing NBC's Quality Management Program

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Economic Development Administration - NATIONAL FORUM ON ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

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.

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

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

Office of the Secretary - BOEING SIGNING WITH CHINA

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

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

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

Technology Administration - FINANCING INNOVATION FORUM US/INDIA

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

Minerals Management Service-hosted 2007 International Regulators' Offshore Safety Conference in Miami, Florida, with forum participation by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

Bureau of Industry and Security - UPDATE 2003 CONFERENCE

Minerals Management Service-hosted 2007 International Regulators' Offshore Safety Conference in Miami, Florida, with forum participation by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

Activities at Interior Senior Executive Service (SES) Conference

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CORAL REEF TASK FORCE MEETING (2/24/2004 TO 2/26/26)

Department of Interior senior officials at retreat session at The National Conference Center in Lansdowne, Virginia

International Trade Administration - WORLDWIDE USFCS CONFERENCE

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 (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Honduras

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Unveiling Address , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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 Deputy Administrator - U.S. Green Building Council's 2010 Federal Summit. Leadership in Sustainability from Coast to Coast , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - African American Event with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and Stedman Graham

National Institute of Standards and Technology - DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY PRESENTATION TO BODMAN

International Trade Administration - Group Photo with Mr. Lash and Certificate

Reception and awards event on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, FWS Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) Geoffrey Haskett among the Interior officials on hand. Honored for their work in support of the NWRS were Congressmen Mike Thompson of California, Michael Castle of Delaware, Norman Dicks of Washington, Ron Kind of Wisconsin, Jim Saxton of New Jersey, and Todd Tiahrt of Kansas. Event highlighted National Wildlife Refuge Week, and marked the 10th anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997.

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

Hurricane Katrina, Mobile, AL., July 26, 2006 - Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, addresses the first annual Alabama/Mississippi Hurricane Workshop. FEMA director David Paulison shares dais. Michelle Miller-Freeck/FEMA

Activities at Interior Senior Executive Service (SES) Conference

Signing ceremony, at National Geographic Society (NGS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Memorandum of Understanding promoting environment-sustaining and enhancing "geotourism" through an NGS partnership with the Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, and constituent agencies including Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, NGS President and Chief Executive Officer John Fahey, and senior Interior and Agriculture officials at the ceremony and reception.

Office of the Administrator - Nutrient Trading , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Office of the Chief Financial Officer Retirement Celebration for Michael N. Griffin

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.

Office of the Secretary - WORLD TRADE CENTER BRIEF

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

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 - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS' REMARKS TO COUNCIL OF AMERICAS

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - E-Government's E-Benefits Website Rollout

International Trade Administration - MBD Conference

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

Employment and Training Administration - 21st Century Workforce Summit at MCI Center Washington, DC

Seminar on gay history, sponsored by Interior's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Employee Organization (GLOBE)

Office of the Secretary - African American Event with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and Stedman Graham

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