Formal Group Events in Government

Images capturing formal group gatherings in a government setting, featuring staff members during farewell activities and ceremonies.

Activities at the Great Smoky Mountains Sustainable Tourism Summit, Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson, Tennessee Department of Tourism Development Commissioner Susan Whitaker, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and other dignitaries from federal, state, and local government, nonprofits, and academia. Summit was organized in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff at Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

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

Swearing-in event for Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, with Secretary Gale Norton presiding

Christine Todd Whitman Breakfast , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton, Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Craig Manson, other senior Department of Interior officials meeting with leaders of major hunting, angling, firearms organizations to discuss conservation and access policy priorities for outdoor sportsmen

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - UNICE Lunch

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with participants in the Office of Insular Affairs' (OIA's) Island Fellows Program --back from visits to insular areas under OIA jurisdiction, and work on the rollout of a new Interior business development tool known as the Island Business Link

Activities at the Great Smoky Mountains Sustainable Tourism Summit, Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson, Tennessee Department of Tourism Development Commissioner Susan Whitaker, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and other dignitaries from federal, state, and local government, nonprofits, and academia. Summit was organized in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the Riverside, California Planning Commission, led by Commissioner John Petty

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Marianne Horinko Visit , Environmental Protection Agency

Christine Todd Whitman Meeting with Mexico's Ambassador , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Swearing-In Darryl Jackson

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

Swearing in of George Staples as Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources, with Under Secretary for Management Henrietta Fore presiding

Event marking the release of Interior's Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year 2007, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, and other senior officials delivering remarks

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Holly Smithson with Stephen L. Johnson , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Mike Leavitt) - Lisa's Jobs , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff at Department headquarters during the final days of the Norton tenure

Swearing-in event for Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, with Secretary Gale Norton presiding

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH VICE CHANCELLOR FROM AUSTRIA

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Washington International Club , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Idaho delegation including Idaho National Laboratory Government Affairs Representative--and Kempthorne's former Chief of Staff as Governor of Idaho-- Brian Whitlock, as well as eastern Idaho community and business leaders

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the Trust for the National Mall, including the Trust Chairman, John "Chip" Akridge

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) EXCELLENCE AWARDS CEREMONY

Swearing-in ceremony for Robert Faber as Interior Assistant Solicitor, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding at Main Interior

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH VICE CHANCELLOR FROM AUSTRIA

Linda Combs Swearing-in ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Press Site auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, managers from NASA and the Economic Development Commission (EDC) of Floridas Space Coast pose for a portrait following the signing of a new five-year Space Act Agreement reaffirming the partnership of the two organizations. From left are Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana, EDC President and CEO Lynda Weatherman, and Chairman of the Board of the EDC Bob Whelen.The agreement calls for NASA and EDC senior leadership to meet regularly to discuss economic development matters of mutual interest. Managers from Kennedys Center Planning and Development Office will work with the EDC on potential business partnerships and meet with business leaders and committees to address space-related and high-tech economic development. EDC officials will assist NASA with disseminating information about potential partnership opportunities, as well as space-related and high-tech economic development, and in

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Department's Presidential Management Fellows

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne posing with group of White House Fellows

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Marcus C. Peacock Oath Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman with unknown man , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA / SEAGRANT FELLOWS BRIEFING

Office of Environmental Information - Molly O'Neil Swearing in , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason and other senior Interior officials, discussing and signing off on Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for the Department

Edited Sectors Launch , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne signing papers, at Main Interior ceremony with Western reporters, designating 36 trails in 24 states as new National Recreation Trails --adding more than 800 miles of trails to the National Trails System

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

Secretary Gale Norton, second from left, at meeting of Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, which registered approval of nearly $29 million for habitat conservation in the U.S. and Canada, as well as approval of the acquisition of nearly 6,000 acres of migratory bird habitat to be added to National Wildlife Refuge System

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff at Department headquarters during the final days of the Norton tenure

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior Web page development staff from the National Business Center, in photograph selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on the Norton tenure

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Israel Hernandez Swearing-In

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In Bill Jeffrey

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with 10 U.S. Ambassadors and Charg� d'Affaires Kelly Keiderling, U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay Krishna R. Urs, U.S. Ambassador to Peru P. Michael McKinley, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Todd C. Chapman, U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Kevin Whitaker, U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Carol Z. Perez, U.S. Ambassador to Chile Tom Cooney, Charg� d�Affaires a.i., U.S. Embassy in Argentina Hugo F. Rodriguez, Charg� d�Affaires a.i., U.S. Embassy in Paraguay Todd Robinson, Charg� d�Affaires e.p., U.S. Embassy in Venezuela Bruce Williamson, Charg� d� Affaires, U.S. Embassy in Bolivia during a regional Chiefs of Mission meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 4, 2018.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Sporting Conservation Council member, and Congressional Sportsmen Foundation President Jeff Crane, 5/22/2007

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 Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Oath Ceremony, Stephen L. Johnson , Environmental Protection Agency

Economic Development Administration - SACI Committee Meeting

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management C. Stephen Allred meeting at Main Interior with group led by Spencer Abraham, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Abraham Group international strategic consulting firm, and former Secretary of Energy; and Nemesio Fernandez-Cuesta, Executive Director of Upstream for the Spain-based global energy company, Repsol

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

Austrian Federal Minister of Defense Klaudia Tanner signs a guestbook at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 10, 2022.

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff at Department headquarters during the final days of the Norton tenure

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at National Summit on Small Business and the Environment, Lowes Hotel, Washington, DC , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton joining officials, including Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, third from left, at Department of Interior headquarters signing event for agreement resolving water rights claims of the New Mexico-based Zuni Tribe in the Little Colorado River Basin of Arizona

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman /Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet staff , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Deputy Secretary - Swearing- In Dr. David Sampson

Linda Combs Swearing-in ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Hurricane Contracting Information Center Departures Photo

Office of Human Resources Management - Presidential Rank Awards

Secretary Gale Norton with Presidential Management Fellows Program 2005 appointees in Department of Interior

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson's Official Trip to China (The Fifth China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue) , Environmental Protection Agency

Iraq Minister of Environment, Mishkat Al Moumin, left, appearing with Secretary Gale Norton at Department of Interior headquarters press briefing following discussions concerning Interior assistance to Iraq on environmental challenges

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Science Advisory Board meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton shaking hands with Southeast Tourism Society President Bill Hardman, left, during signing ceremony for Memorandum of Understanding establishing the Southeast Tourism Policy Council, a private-public partnership promoting tourism and the enhancement of the visitor experience on public lands

Office of the Administrator (Mike Leavitt) - Lisa's Jobs , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rule Signing - Administrator Gina McCarthy signing the rule governing carbon dioxide emissions , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention - Jim Gulliford Swearing In , Environmental Protection Agency

Swearing in ceremony, in Treaty Room, for Peter Chaveas, U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, with Deputy Secretary Richard Armitage presiding

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with three of the federal agency officials who helped lead September's Insular Areas Health Summit: Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Peake; Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary of Health, Joxel Garcia; and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, David S.C. Chu

Economic Development Administration - Swearing -In Sandy Baruah

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - The President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) - Rockville , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with group led by James Caswell, head of Idaho's Office of Species Conservation, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) veteran to be nominated for next BLM Director

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

EOC shoot , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

Department of the Interior officials, staff meeting newly-arriving Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Coucil Swearing-In Ceremony

Office of the Secretary - Earth Observation Summit Brussels, Belgium

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH PRES OF PERU ALEJANDRO TOLEDO

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration TECH 2006

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao's Reception with Sarah Gardiner

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

Group photo: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with staff of the Office of the Solicitor, Main Interior

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

Christine Todd Whitman staff handshakes , Environmental Protection Agency

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