Formal Business Meetings

Various formal settings showcasing individuals speaking at meetings and conferences. The atmosphere is professional, with a focus on leadership and presentation in governmental topics.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Federal Summit , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

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

Event marking the 50th anniversary of the Toastmasters International Club at the Department of the Interior, with Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason and Toastmasters District 36 Governor Nancy McCeney among the officials participating

Summit on Global Aging, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, where participants from government, universities, and the private sector discussed the effects of population aging on economic growth, labor force, trade, migration, international relations, and national security.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

International Trade Administration - All Hands Meeting

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fishery Management

Bureau of Industry and Security - BIS Update 2004 Conference

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Federal Summit , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) Symposium

Office of the Secretary - BOEING SIGNING WITH CHINA

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Awards Ceremony

Office of the Secretary - Presidential Classroom Visit to Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics Caribbean Group Completion Ceremony

Activities at Interior Senior Executive Service (SES) Conference

Department of the Interior senior officials, among them Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, and Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget R. Thomas Weimer, at briefing on release of Interior's Performance and Accountability Annual Report for 2005

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_019.jpg

National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development President, Kenneth Robbins, speaking at the Reservation Economic Summit and Business Trade Fair, Res 2006, at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Event, coordinated by Robbins' organization, featured appearances by federal officials, including Secretary Gale Norton, and tribal representatives

Office of the Deputy Secretary - Service Industry Presentation with Deputy Secretary Samuel Bodman

Bureau of Economic Analysis - MENTORING PROGRAM

Office of the Secretary - BOEING SIGNING WITH CHINA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

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

Office of the Secretary - Presidential Classroom Visit to Department of Labor

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

Interior Inspector General Earl Devaney speaking at Office of the Inspector General awards function

Colorado River Water Users Association meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Robert Johnson and other federal, state, local, and tribal officials in discussing developments related to the multi-state agreement on water use

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

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 the Secretary - UNITED STATES AND CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA Stakeholder Forum

Bureau of Industry and Security - Bureau of Industry Speaker Series Dr. William Jeffrey, Director, National Institute and Standards and Technology (NIST)

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

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; .

Summit on Global Aging, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, where participants from government, universities, and the private sector discussed the effects of population aging on economic growth, labor force, trade, migration, international relations, and national security.

Office of Human Resources Management - Human Resources Summit

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

Bureau of Industry and Security - Bureau of Industry Speaker Series Dr. William Jeffrey, Director, National Institute and Standards and Technology (NIST)

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - KSC Deputy Director James W. Kennedy addresses 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. He has served as KSC's deputy director since November 2002. He will succeed KSC Director Roy D. Bridges, who was appointed on June 13 to lead NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.

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.

Employment and Training Administration - Department of Labor (DOL) National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) Awards Ceremony

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

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

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. -- Dale Ketchum, director of the Space Research and Technology Institute, speaks to attendees of the National Space Club Florida Committee, or NSCFL, at the May 14 luncheon at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana was the featured speaker with a presentation on the Fiscal Year 2014 budget and Kennedys path forward. The NSCFL Committee is one of three regional committees including Huntsville, Ala. and Los Angeles, Calif. of the National Space Club in Washington, D.C. The NSCFL Committee promotes awareness through hosting monthly luncheons, sponsoring educational opportunities, recognizing significant achievement, and promoting aerospace leadership in a region heavily influenced by aerospace activities.

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

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

Event marking the 50th anniversary of the Toastmasters International Club at the Department of the Interior, with Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason and Toastmasters District 36 Governor Nancy McCeney among the officials participating

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

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 - Collective Bargaining Agreement Union

Administrator Mike Leavitt participates in the Innovation Action Council Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESENTATION TO IRAQ BUSINESS CONFERENCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fishery Management

Farewell gathering at Main Interior for Secretary Gale Norton, with presentations by Interior senior officials and unveiling of official painted portrait of Norton

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK (EBLS)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Roy Bridges Jr. addresses attendees at the annual Congressional Dinner hosted by the Florida Space Business Roundtable. The dinner kicked off the annual Space Congress, held April 28-May 1, 2003, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The theme for the event was "Linking the Past to the Future: A Celebration of Space" and commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Kennedy Space Center and the Centennial of Flight.

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe comes to Ames for employee briefing and tour. N-201 assembly

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 Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Environmental Sustainability Summit , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Federal Trade Commission - Swearing-In Rosch Kovacik

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Brief Business on Gulf Coast Investment Opportunities

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

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) Symposium

G. Scott Hubbard, Ames Director held a informal discussion and question-and-answer session with Bay Area news media on the space exploration vision announced President George W. Bush earlier in the day.

Administrator Mike Leavitt addresses the EPA Web Workgroup Conference in Washington, DC , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Bureau of Economic Analysis - UNVEILING BENCHMARK IO TABLE

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

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

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

International Trade Administration - International Trade Administration Outreach

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESENTATION IN PUBLIC PRIVATE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST AIDS

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max 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

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

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

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fishery Management

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

Commemoration, in Loy Henderson Auditorium, of the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, featuring appearances by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford III, and United Nations Special Rapporteur Asma Jahangir, among others

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Human Resources Council Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

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

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

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

NASA Ames Research Center 70 Year Anniversary Gala Dinner held at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California with guest speaker William Ballhaus, former Center Director.

Department of the Interior senior officials, among them Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, and Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget R. Thomas Weimer, at briefing on release of Interior's Performance and Accountability Annual Report for 2005

Technology Administration - FINANCING INNOVATION FORUM US/INDIA

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