Formal Award Ceremonies

Images from formal award ceremonies and meetings, featuring groups of professionals accepting honors or certificates.

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

Technology Administration - COMSCI PROGRAM GRADUATION

Event at Main Interior honoring contributions to Interior's Fiscal Year 2008 Performance and Accountability Report, with presentations by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze, Deputy Controller Danny Werfel, Office of Financial Management Director Daniel Fletcher, and Planning and Performance Management Director Richard Beck

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

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

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

International Trade Administration - World Standards Day Awards Announcement

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

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

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

Reception and presentation at Main Interior: Bureau of Land Management National Scenic and Historic Trails Program's Strategy and Work Plan, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials joining representatives of the Partnership for the National Trails System

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

Event at Main Interior honoring contributions to Interior's Fiscal Year 2008 Performance and Accountability Report, with presentations by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze, Deputy Controller Danny Werfel, Office of Financial Management Director Daniel Fletcher, and Planning and Performance Management Director Richard Beck

National Council for International Visitors event, with Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, honoring contributions of member organizations, in Adams Room

National Council for International Visitors event, with Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, honoring contributions of member organizations, in Adams Room

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 - Fisheries Sustainable Leadership Awards

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

Employment and Training Administration - National Partnership for Reinventing Government Vice President Al Gore's Hammer Award to Access America for Workers Inter-Agency Team

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

Reception and presentation at Main Interior: Bureau of Land Management National Scenic and Historic Trails Program's Strategy and Work Plan, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials joining representatives of the Partnership for the National Trails System

Department's 2006 Awards Program in Benjamin Franklin Room, with Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and Director General of the Foreign Service George Staples among the officials on hand

Cooperative Conservation Award winning groups, following award announcements at Main Interior

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

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Lyons Gray Oath Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Appearance by Secretary Gale Norton at the Great Lakes Lighthouse Conference, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, to announce transfer of four Michigan lighthouses, one Washington lighthouse from Coast Guard to state, county, non-profit control; and to bestow lighthouse awards

National Council for International Visitors event, with Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, honoring contributions of member organizations, in Adams Room

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

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Council Members

International Trade Administration - World Standards Day Awards Announcement

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

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

Department's 2006 Awards Program in Benjamin Franklin Room, with Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and Director General of the Foreign Service George Staples among the officials on hand

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Hoover Dam area, Boulder City, Nevada for activities marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Assistant Administrator Kim Nelson at ITS/EPA Contract Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Technology Administration - Commerce Science and Technology (ComSci) Graduation

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Closing the Circle Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Technology Administration - Commerce Science and Technology (ComSci) Graduation

Federal Trade Commission - Swearing-In Rosch Kovacik

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao in Kansas City, Missouri

Event honoring the Washington National Opera in the Benjamin Franklin Room, with appearances by Secretary Condoleezza Rice and other Department officials

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

Awards ceremony for Bureau of Administration's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) staff, at OSDBU offices in Rosslyn, Virginia

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.

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao presents Senior Executive Service (SES) Certificates

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

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

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

Smartway , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Event at Main Interior honoring contributions to Interior's Fiscal Year 2008 Performance and Accountability Report, with presentations by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze, Deputy Controller Danny Werfel, Office of Financial Management Director Daniel Fletcher, and Planning and Performance Management Director Richard Beck

National Council for International Visitors event, with Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, honoring contributions of member organizations, in Adams Room

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

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

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS 34th Annual Honor Awards Ceremony

Department of Interior senior officials meeting in Herndon, Virginia, for briefing by Chief Information Officer W. Hord Tipton, discussions with Secretary Gale Norton, and awards

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

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

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Collective Bargaining Agreement Union

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Mike Porter Harvard University

Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Minerals Management Service, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Minerals Management Service Director Johnny Burton, and Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management C. Stephen Allred among the officials on hand

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Deputy Regional Administrators , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining other senior officials for ribbon-cutting ceremony, briefing, tours at the new Interior Operations Center (IOC)

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

Secretary Gale Norton posing with Department of Interior senior officials for group portrait, Interior headquarters

Office of the Secretary - International Brotherhood of Teamsters Reception with Secretary Elaine Chao and President Jimmy Hoffa Jr.

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

International Trade Administration - All Hands Meeting

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Hungarian Ambassador Andras Simonyi

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

Office of the Solicitor - Solicitor of Labor (SOL) Management Conference at the Madison Hotel

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the Federated States of Micronesia, led by Micronesia President Emanuel Mori

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao at 2002 Support Staff Day

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

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Susan Bodine Oath Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Environmental Information - Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Press Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Department's 2006 Awards Program in Benjamin Franklin Room, with Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and Director General of the Foreign Service George Staples among the officials on hand

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

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

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

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

Awards event at Department of Interior headquarters honoring Interior staff contributions to response and recovery operations after Gulf Coast Hurricanes

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Tribal Caucus , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Trip from Japan

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

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

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

Views of Bureau of Administration staff in assorted work settings, for use on "What We Do" display board for April, 2004 awards ceremony

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