Formal Meetings and Interactions

Images capturing handshake moments and discussions between officials in wood-paneled office environments, emphasizing collaboration and networking in government and business contexts.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. and associates

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with aides and Klamath working group representatives at event marking the release of the Klamath Basin Hydropower Agreement in Principle, under which the Department of the Interior, the states of California and Oregon, and PacifiCorp established a framework for addressing the potential removal of four Klamath Basin hydropower facilities in parallel with proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Act provisions for reliable water supply, low-cost power, and protection of species listed under the Endangered Species Act

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. and associates

Swearing-in ceremony for Brent Wahlquist as Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne greeting guests and conducting proceedings at Main Interior

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with business executive and environmental scientist Jack Dangermond, founder of the mapping software company, Environmental Systems Research Institute

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez having lunch with Mexican Secretary of Economy Sergio Garcia de Alba

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials meeting at Main Interior with delegation from Mexico--led by Mexico's Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources, Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada; and Mexico's Ambassador to the U.S., Arturo Sarukhan--for discussion of continued U.S.-Mexican cooperation on conservation efforts, including support of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, the management and conservation of migratory birds and wetlands, and Colorado River water management

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Administrator Mike Leavitt addresses the Climate Leaders Partners Luncheon , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S..-Mexico Binational Commission (BNC) agreement signing event at Main Interior for the Joint Declaration of Sister Park Partnerships, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and Mexican counterpart, Undersecretary Felipe Adrian Vasquez of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, officially designating seven parks for cooperative efforts on natural resource management

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Association of Towns and Townships (NATAT) 2007 Legislative Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the Boise, Idaho Chamber of Commerce

Signing ceremony for Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement (OSM) and the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, and restoration organization, Trout Unlimited, with OSM Director Jeffrey Jarrett among officials participating

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)

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

Office of the Secretary - Meeting with United States Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett meeting at Main Interior with delegation from The Nature Conservancy

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with business executive and environmental scientist Jack Dangermond, founder of the mapping software company, Environmental Systems Research Institute

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Governors Luncheon attendees at Main Interior

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne leading Interior press conference on National Park management policies

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) President Tom Kilgore , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Cooperative Conservation public "listening session" at Jeff's Catering Banquet and Convention Center in Brewer, Maine, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Regional Director Marvin Moriarty and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration General Counsel James Walpole among the federal officials on hand

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with energy delegation led by William Whitsitt of the American Exploration and Production Council, and Barry Russell of the Independent Petroleum Association of America

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)

Office of the Secretary - EXPORT IMPORT BANK ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Meeting of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secrerary Gutierrez with Australian Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile

First official day at the Department of the Interior: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring Main Interior and National Mall, meeting officials, staff, visitors

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.

Swearing-in ceremony for Brent Wahlquist as Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne greeting guests and conducting proceedings at Main Interior

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans with Members of Congress

Signing ceremony, at National Geographic Society (NGS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Memorandum of Understanding promoting environment-sustaining and enhancing "geotourism" through an NGS partnership with the Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, and constituent agencies including Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, NGS President and Chief Executive Officer John Fahey, and senior Interior and Agriculture officials at the ceremony and reception.

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

Signing ceremony, at National Geographic Society (NGS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Memorandum of Understanding promoting environment-sustaining and enhancing "geotourism" through an NGS partnership with the Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, and constituent agencies including Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, NGS President and Chief Executive Officer John Fahey, and senior Interior and Agriculture officials at the ceremony and reception.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) visitors including OMB Director, and former Iowa Congressman, Jim Nussle

Office of the Secretary - Reception in Honor of Secretary Donald Evans at the Mayflower

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with delegation including Tom Kiernan, President of the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA); Gene Sykes of NPCA's Board of Trustees; John Bridgeland, Director of USA Freedom Corps; and Randal Teague, Washington, D.C. attorney, partner in Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SIGNING E. COMMERCE AGREEMENT SINGAPORE PM

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Speaks at International Franchise Association Meeting

Office of the Secretary - WORLD FUEL CONFERENCE

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from representatives of British Petroleum (BP) America

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in Los Angeles, California, joining California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, and PacifiCorps Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Abel at signing ceremony for the Klamath Basin Hydropower Agreement in Principle, under which the Department of the Interior, the states of California and Oregon, and PacifiCorp established a framework for addressing the potential removal of four Klamath Basin hydropower facilities in parallel with proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Act provisions for reliable water supply, low-cost power, and protection of species listed under the Endangered Species Act

Bill Riley with Administrator Mike Leavitt , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Mike Leavitt meets Ted Stewart , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne attending National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-hosted luncheon and forum, Washington, D.C.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with the members of Idaho's Congressional delegation: Senators Mike Crapo and Larry Craig, Representatives Mike Simpson and Bill Sali

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hosting National Park Service (NPS)-Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) luncheon at Main Interior, promoting the Centennial Challenge, part of Interior's initiative designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the NPS 100th anniversary in 2016

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Matt Hogan meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the national hunting-fishing organization, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF), including CSF President Jeff Crane, Chairman of the Board of Directors Bob Model, and Board of Directors member Merle Shepard

President George W. Bush touring offices in Main Interior, meeting Department officials and staff

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

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne leading Interior press conference on National Park management policies

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 at Main Interior with Gary Smith, Director of External and Intergovernmental Affairs

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson touring the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

Bureau of Industry and Security - Swearing -In David McCormick

Office of the Secretary - PHOTOS OF SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AND PUTIN FROM MOSCOW, RUSSIA

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Global Chemical Regulations Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - General Motors CEO Metting

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE TPA PRESS EVENT

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with Vera Hartman

Confirmation Hearings: Office of Adminisration and Resource Management (OARM) Morris Winn, Office of Research and Development (ORD) J. Paul Gillman, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) Linda Combs, and Hearing Chair Senator Jeffords Chairman) , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Governors Luncheon attendees at Main Interior

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Gutierrez with Doug and Richard Bolin

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

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in Los Angeles, California, joining California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, and PacifiCorps Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Abel at signing ceremony for the Klamath Basin Hydropower Agreement in Principle, under which the Department of the Interior, the states of California and Oregon, and PacifiCorp established a framework for addressing the potential removal of four Klamath Basin hydropower facilities in parallel with proposed Klamath Basin Restoration Act provisions for reliable water supply, low-cost power, and protection of species listed under the Endangered Species Act

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH MINISTER FROM SAUDI ARABIA

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. and associates

Swearing-in ceremony for Assistant Secretaries at Department of Interior headquarters, with Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, R. Thomas Weimer, far left, and Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Mark Limbaugh, far right

Office of the General Council - Roger Martella Oath Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

President George W. Bush touring offices in Main Interior, meeting Department officials and staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with the members of Idaho's Congressional delegation: Senators Mike Crapo and Larry Craig, Representatives Mike Simpson and Bill Sali

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

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson participates in the 7th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' meeting on August 7, 2017 at Philippine International Convention Center Manila.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides on visit to Los Angeles, California, touring Universal Studios offices, sets, lots in Hollywood

Meeting and press conference, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior, on inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with the Secretary joined by Alabama Governor Bob Riley, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, and the Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lieutenant General Robert Van Antwerp

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.

National Press Club Performance Track , Environmental Protection Agency

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.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Gutierrez Trip to St. Petersburg, Russia

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Hall of Flags, Washington, D.C., to deliver address as part of the Chamber-sponsored national energy summit, "An Open National Discussion of U.S. Energy Policy"

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Executive Director John Berry, Wal-Mart Stores Division President Mike Duke, and Foundation Chairman Max Chapman, Jr., left, to right, at National Geographic Society event in Washington, D.C., celebrating National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-Wal-Mart partnership under which Wal-Mart will fund $35 million "Acres for America" habitat protection

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. and associates

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Senior Staff Retreat at the American Institute of Architects , 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

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