Formal Gatherings of Distinguished Guests

Images of well-dressed individuals engaged in conversation at formal events, featuring elegant attire and a polished, upscale atmosphere.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at ORD's AA Paul Gilman swearing-in , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at ORD's AA Paul Gilman swearing-in , Environmental Protection Agency

3/12/2004 - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (right) attends a dinner onboard Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC) during his visit to the camp.

Madrid 06-29-2005 delivery of the Mariano de Cavia Awards at the Abc House Presided by HM the King photo Jaime Garcia Archdc.

Adare Manor Donald Evans

Seville, 06/26/1999. Inauguration ceremony of the new ABC House in Seville, with the visit of King Juan Carlos I.

Former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall during events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring the former Secretary and the late Congressman Morris Udall

Adare Manor Donald Evans

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall appearing as guest of honor at Department of Interior headquarters events celebrating the contributions of the former Secretary and the late Congressman Morris Udall

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao addresses the American Community College Association (ACCA)

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Activities at the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush among the participating dignitaries

Adare Manor Donald Evans

10/26/2001. Madrid 10-27-01. The King closes the conference on Democratic Transition and Consolidation. Photo: Julian de Domingo. Archdc.

President Bush participates in swearing-in ceremony of Ben Bernanke as Fed Chairman

U.S. President George H.W. Bush walking with Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on White House Grounds, Washington, D.C., USA, David Valdez, White House photographer, May 4, 1989

National Park Foundation annual gala and fundraiser at the Chelsea Piers, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, National Park Foundation Board member Roland Betts, National Park Foundation Vice Chair Regan Gammon, and Discovery Communications President and Chief Executive Officer David Zazlav among the dignitaries delivering remarks

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the Annual Dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association

Jimmy Carter and James Callaghan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, March 23, 1978

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the Annual Dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

National Park Foundation annual gala and fundraiser at the Chelsea Piers, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, National Park Foundation Board member Roland Betts, National Park Foundation Vice Chair Regan Gammon, and Discovery Communications President and Chief Executive Officer David Zazlav among the dignitaries delivering remarks

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

Events at the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference in Hollywood, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Governors from the four U.S. states bordering Mexico--California Governor, and Border Governors Association Chairman, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson; and Texas Governor Rick Perry--along with the respective Governors of the Mexican states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas, as well as other present and former U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and their Mexican counterparts for discussion of bi-national economic, resource, and security issues

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

Event hosted by Secretary Condoleezza Rice in the Benjamin Franklin Room, marking the launch of the Ralph Bunche Societies Initiative.

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

Madrid 4/11/02. Suárez jokes with King Don Juan Carlos after receiving the Vocento award for human values 2001, in one of his last public appearances. The complicity of the Monarch and the former President of the Government is evident.

05-10-00-Toledo. Inauguration of the Exhibition on Charles V. Photos.Chema Barroso-Jose Garcia.-Archdc.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Mitch Daniels

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Cong Norwood and Ralph Regula

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Gunther Wendt (left), NASA retiree, shakes hands with NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe during 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.

Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic holds a press conference with American representatives Richard Holbrooke and Robert Gelbard. - May not be used in defamation towards Serbia

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Thomas "Tip" O'Neill greeting each other in the White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, December 9, 1981

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the Annual Dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at ORD's AA Paul Gilman swearing-in , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Ralph Reed

Qwest Communications founder, and billionaire, Philip Anschutz, far left, with University of Denver Chancellor Emeritus and former Westinghouse Broadcasting Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ritchie, center, and First Lady Laura Bush at National Park Foundation event at Phipps Mansion, Denver, Colorado

President William Jefferson Clinton greets an officer as he leaves the podium following his speech on the issue of base closure. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Opening reception for the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, Texas Governor Rick Perry, and National Park Foundation Board of Directors member and International Paper Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Faraci among the dignitaries on hand

Highlight views from the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference in Hollywood, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Governors of the other three U.S. states bordering Mexico--Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas--along with the respective Governors of the Mexican states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas, as well as other present and former U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and their Mexican counterparts for discussion of bi-national economic, resource, and security issues

Office of the Secretary - WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the Annual Dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

U.S. President Ronald Reagan shaking hands with Donald Trump and Ivana Trump during state visit of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia at the state dinner in the Blue Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, February 11, 1985

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Cong Norwood and Ralph Regula

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the Annual Dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting with William F Buckley in White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, January 21, 1988

Shah Karim al-Husayni (born 13 December 1936), known by the religious title Mawlana Hazar Imam by his Ismaili followers and elsewhere as Aga Khan IV, is the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailis, a denomination within Shia Islam. He has held the position of Imam and the title of Aga Khan since 11 July 1957, when, at the age of 20, he succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III.

06/26/2002. Madrid...26..6..02..Cavia, Luca de Tena and Mingote Awards Ceremony...Photos Jose Garcia, Ernesto Agudo, Chema Barroso, Jordi Romeu, Jaime Garcia...Archdc.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan shaking hands with retired American baseball player Joe DiMaggio at White House baseball hall of fame luncheon, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, March 27, 1981

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the Annual Dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association

Events at the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference in Hollywood, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Governors from the four U.S. states bordering Mexico--California Governor, and Border Governors Association Chairman, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson; and Texas Governor Rick Perry--along with the respective Governors of the Mexican states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas, as well as other present and former U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and their Mexican counterparts for discussion of bi-national economic, resource, and security issues

Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic holds a press conference with American representatives Richard Holbrooke and Robert Gelbard. - May not be used in defamation towards Serbia

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Ralph Reed

President Reagan Nancy Reagan talking with James Brady.

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.

Russian Yevgeny Primakov with US Secretary of Defense William Cohen 1997. Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakov 1929 ñ 2015 was a Russian politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Russia from 1998 to 1999

Madrid. 9. 2. 2004. The King receives a unique copy of the Book "twenty-five years of reign of HM Don Juan Carlos I". Photo: Julián de Domingo.

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

President Jimmy Carter and President Lopez Portillo of Mexico in the Rose Garden in November 1979.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan shaking hands, with Rupert Murdoch as Director of U.S. Information Agency Charles Wick looks on during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, January 18, 1983

Adare Manor Donald Evans

U.S. President Jimmy Carter welcomes Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the White House, Washington, D.C., USA, photographer Marion S. Trikosko, Warren K. Leffler, April 8, 1980

The Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee, left, Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong, 2nd from left, Former space shuttle astronaut and former Under Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Ron Sega, and Captain Mark Kelly, commander of the space shuttle Endeavours final mission and husband of retired U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, right, talk prior to a reception at Ohio State University honoring the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight aboard Friendship 7 Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the Annual Dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

Madrid, 10/13/2015. Interview with the mayor of Miami, Tomas Regalado. Photo: Ernesto Acute Archdc.

Madrid, 01/16/2012. Burning chapel of the founding president of the PP Manuel Fraga. In the image, Manuel García Margallo, with Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba. Photo: Jaime García ARCHDC.

madrid, 13-7-09.-presentation of the mariano de cavia, luca de tena and mingote 2008 awards chaired by ss.mm. the kings.-photo ernesto acute.archdc.

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

AL PACINO and GEORGE CLOONEY in OCEAN'S THIRTEEN (2007), directed by STEVEN SODERBERGH.

President Ronald Reagan jokes with politicians and reporters

National Park Foundation (NPF) "Expedition America" gala and fund-raiser at Chelsea Piers, New York City, New York, with First Lady Laura Bush, Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, and NPF President and Chief Executive Officer Vin Cipolla among the speakers

Visit of United Kingdom's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, to Washington, D.C., with protective detail personnel providing security

Weimar, DEU, 19.9.1997, Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl talks to French President Jacques Chirac during the 70th Franco-German meeting. Weimar, Germany

06/29/2005. Madrid 06-29-05 Mariano de Cavia award.....Photo:Ángel de Antonio......Archdc.

VISIT BY VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE

10/29/1987. Inauguration of the ABC cultural classroom by Mario Vargas Llosa. In the Image, with Fernando Lázaro Carreter and Andrés Fagalde.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AT THE RADIO AND TV CORRESPONDENTS DINNER

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Cong Norwood and Ralph Regula

Madrid.11.30.2000. Delivery of the Grand Cross of the Order of Malta to Javier de Oraa. Photo: Julian de Domingo. Archdc.

Former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall, right, conversing during events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring the former Secretary and the late Congressman Morris Udall

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US President Ronald Reagan at the Geneva Summit 1985

04/02/2001. Madrid...3...4..01...Presentation of the Commemorative Events of the 25 Years of the Cervantes Prize...Photo Daniel G. Lopez...Archdc.

Madrid, 06/19/2008. Presentation of the Cavia, Luca de Tena and Mingote Awards at the Casa de ABC. In the image, Don Guillermo Luca de Tena with Prince Felipe, who presided over their delivery, and Doña Letizia.

The Israel-Jordan peace treaty being signed in 1994. US President Bill Clinton watches Jordan's King Hussein and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin sign the treaty on the White house lawn

President Jimmy Carter talks with Vice President Walter Mondale upon his return from his European visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Office of the Administrator (Mike Leavitt) - Mike Leavitt at Events in 2004 , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at ORD's AA Paul Gilman swearing-in , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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.

Madrid, 01/24/1996. The Prince of Asturias presented the Víctor de la Serna, Rodríguez Santamaría and Javier Bueno awards to the TVE program "La Transition" directed by Victoria Prego, to Tico Medina and Carlos Luis Álvarez "Cándido", awarded by the Madrid Press Association . In the image, Tico Medina collects his award.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH ALGERIAN PRESIDENT

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

U.S. President Gerald R. Ford and American civil rights leader Roy Wilkins following signing ceremony for H.R. 6219, extending Voting Rights Act of 1965, White House Rose Garden, Washington, D.C., USA, August 6, 1975

Madrid, 09/14/2023. Tribute to former Senate President Juan José Laborda on his farewell as State Councilor. In the picture, Rodolfo Martín Villa and Miguel Roca. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.

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