Emergency Management Events

Event images featuring speakers at emergency management and economic analysis conferences, highlighting discussions on planning and response.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Emergency Planning and Security - Atlanta, Ga. , April 19, 2011 FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate addresses attendees of the 20011 National Hurricane Conference. Administrator Fugate discussed FEMA's role in dealing with hurricanes, and stressed the importance of preprations and planning for local governments and individuals. FEMA photo by Tim Burkitt.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee

Office of the Secretary - Senate Hispanic Leadership Summit

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES AND CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL

Secretary Gale Norton delivering address at the Reservation Economic Summit and Business Trade Fair, Res 2006, at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Event, organized by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, featured appearances by federal officials and tribal representatives

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 Administration and Resource Management - Senior Executive Service (SES) training at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD , Environmental Protection Agency

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

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 - Spring Weather Outlook Press Conference

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA STAKE HOLDER FORUM

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Agriculture Dialogue , Environmental Protection Agency

Luncheon activities, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other federal, state, and private organization officials, held during the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy at the Downtown Reno Ballroom, Reno, Nevada

Dinner for World Presidents' Organization business leaders, hosted by Under Secretary for Management Henrietta Fore, in Benjamin Franklin Room

Washington, D. C. , May 9, 2012 Dan Stoneking, Director of Private Sector Division, receives recognition for his nomination for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal. FEMA Photo.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Partners Awards Luncheon, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Mamie Parker among the Interior officials participating

Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Partners Awards Luncheon, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Mamie Parker among the Interior officials participating

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

Cooperative Conservation public "listening session" at the Horizon Convention Center Exhibition Hall in Muncie, Indiana, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall on hand to meet attendees and field questions

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

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

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - KSC Deputy Director James W. Kennedy (left) and KSC Director Roy D. Bridges shake hands before a group of KSC employees assembled in the KSC Training Auditorium. The occasion is the announcement of Kennedy as the next director of the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Kennedy has served as KSC's deputy director since November 2002. He will succeed Bridges, who was appointed on June 13 to lead NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.

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

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

Mine Safety and Health Administration - Assistant Secretary Dave Lauriski's Swearing-In

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

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

Particulate Matter Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

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 Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB) , Environmental Protection Agency

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Baldridge National Quality 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

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.

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.

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

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.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

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

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - 2008 National Healthy Homes Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of Emergency Management town hall meeting in the Dean Acheson Auditorium, with remarks by Under Secretary for Management Henrietta Fore, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, and Assistant Secretary for Administration Rajkumar Chellaraj, among other Department officials

Denton, Texas, March 27, 2013 Acting Regional Administrator Tony Robinson sworn in as Regional Administrator for FEMA Region VI by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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_039.jpg

Fire plan conference activities in New Orleans, Louisiana, including announcement by Secretary Gale Norton, second from left, of Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture-sponsored National Fire Plan Award winners recognized for efforts to protect public lands and wildlife

Participants, including Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation President Jeff Crane (center), in the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy at the Downtown Reno Ballroom, Reno, Nevada

Technology Administration - FINANCING INNOVATION FORUM US/INDIA

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

Employment Standards Administration - Exemplary Voluntary Efforts (EVE) and Exemplary Public Interest Contribution (EPIC) Equal Pay Matters Awards

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

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.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Technology Administration - FINANCING INNOVATION FORUM US/INDIA

Office of the Administrator - Chartered Science Advisory Board Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - 2008 National Healthy Homes Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) awards ceremony, led by AFSA President J. Anthony Holmes, in Benjamin Franklin Room. Awardees included .

Departure gathering, hosted by Secretary Gale Norton at Department of Interior headquarters, honoring outgoing Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Craig Manson

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

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Awards

Office of Administration and Resource Management - SES National Training Meeting Day 1 , Environmental Protection Agency

Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O. Blake speaks with participants at the Higher Education Roundtable in Washington, D.C., on September 16, 2010.

National Institute of Standards and Technology - QUEST EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE BALDRIGE AWARDS

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

Luncheon activities, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other federal, state, and private organization officials, held during the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy at the Downtown Reno Ballroom, Reno, Nevada

Reception and awards event at Main Interior honoring the work of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Federal Advisory Committee, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett among the senior officials on hand

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA STRATEGIC PLAN AND STAKE HOLDERS PLAN

Breakout meetings, led by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other federal, state, and private organization officials, conducted as part of the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy at the Downtown Reno Ballroom, Reno, Nevada

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.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA Kennedy Space Center Bob Cabana talks to guests at the annual Community Leaders Breakfast held in the Debus Center at Kennedy's Visitor Complex. Community leaders, business executives, educators, community organizers and state and local government heard Cabana provide an overview of operations at the space center and a look ahead at upcoming missions and activities.

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

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Advisory Committee Briefing

Breakout meetings, led by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other federal, state, and private organization officials, conducted as part of the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy at the Downtown Reno Ballroom, Reno, Nevada

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

Office of the Secretary - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Swearing-In Ceremony with Secretary Elaine Chao

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Office of Water - Septic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Lewis Parrish, senior Technology Transfer specialist for Qinetiq at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, discusses technology transfer with attendees at the Technology Transfer Forum of the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast. A goal of the session was to showcase ways commercial businesses can work with NASA to develop technology and apply existing technology to commercial uses.

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

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

National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Congress and Exposition in Baltimore, Maryland, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among officials on hand to pledge support for the NRPA's "Get Outdoors, It's Yours" Initiative

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.

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

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

Washington, D. C. , Jan. 30, 2010 Craig Fugate, FEMA Administrator, discusses the range of challenges that exist when trying to create real-time awareness, especially in the context of breaking news or events, crisis response and citizen engagement at Tech @ State. The event was hosted by the U. S. Department of State. Mark Peterson/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Foreign Affairs Day 2005 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations in the Dean Acheson Auditorium. The Director General of the Foreign Service, W. Robert Pearson, and the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, were among the speakers and award presenters. Among award recipients were Thomas Pickering, former Under Secretary for Political Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to Russia, India, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria, Jordan, and the United Nations; William Calderhead, former Executive Director of the Bureau of Inter American Affairs; and Patricia Carter of the .

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

Secretary Gale Norton swearing in the members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, at ceremony held near the site of the Flight 93 crash, in vicinity of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Memorial will replace temporary memorial honoring passengers and crew of the plane hijacked on September 11, 2001

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

Activities at Interior Senior Executive Service (SES) Conference

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

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