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

Office of Human Resources Management - Presidential Rank Awards

Mike Leavitt's first day: various meetings , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with delegation including Pham Gia Khiem, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH CHAIRMAN RICH CROTTY

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH DEAN KAMEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION

Administrator Mike Leavitt and staff member meet Wyoming Governor , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of Environmental Information - Molly ONeill Oath ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Agency Headquarters Renaming Ceremony - ceremony to mark the renaming of the Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters in honor of President Bill Clinton , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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 Administration - Iraqi Gold Medal Award Ceremony

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and other senior officials meeting at Main Interior with Guatemala delegation, led by Carlos Fion, Chief of Staff to the President of Guatemala, and Salvador Lopez, Director of the Ministry of Culture and Sports. The Secretary joined the Guatemala leaders in signing a Memorandum of Understanding providing for a ten-year U.S.-Guatemala partnership in support of the conservation of significant natural and cultural resources in Guatemala.

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Honor Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Deputy Administrator - President's Quality Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

National Parks Centennial Challenge Dinner, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior, promoting the public-private matching fund element of the Interior initiative designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM PROMOTION AND ADVISORY BOARD

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic Stephen B. King before participating in a roundtable discussion with the Tech Community in Prague, Czech Republic, on August 12, 2020.

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman with Congressman Pepper , Environmental Protection Agency

Swearing-in ceremony for Michael Bogert, Counselor to the Secretary, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding at Main Interior

Meeting and press conference in Atlanta, Georgia concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, Georgia Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, 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, among other officials

Office of the Secretary - ECONOMIC CONFERENCE WITH HERNANDO DE SOTO

American Recreation Coalition (ARC) awards event at the Decatur House, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne received the 2008 Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award. Joining the Secretary and his wife, Patricia, at the event were ARC President Derrick Crandall, ARC Chairman Thom Dammrich, and Coleman Company President Sam Solomon, among other dignitaries.

Mike Leavitt's first day: various meetings , Environmental Protection Agency

Event marking Department of the Interior's 159th anniversary, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with delegation led by U.S. Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh, Jr.

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

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Water Work Group , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton, far left, talking to attendee at Boise, Idaho signing event for Department of Interior-Idaho memorandum of agreement transferring bulk of responsibility for managing gray wolves in central Idaho from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to state wildlife officials

Office of the Secretary - HOMELAND SECURITY EXPO

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 the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary Sampson Hearing

International Trade Administration - Swearing-In Jennifer Neef, Dominic Keating, Minna Moezie and D. Mazurkevich

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Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH CHAIRMAN RICH CROTTY

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

Office of the Secretary - Worker Displacement Grant Annoucement Press Conference at Reason National Airport

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with WTO Director General Pascal Lamy

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Asheville, North Carolina, for event at Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center construction site with North Carolina Congressman Charles Taylor and Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Phil Francis

Visit of Boy Scouts of America delegation to Main Interior for meeting with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, and receipt from the Secretary of National Resource Conservation Awards

ServiceNation Summit at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, New York, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined First Lady Laura Bush, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian among many participating dignitaries. Secretary Kempthorne delivered opening remarks for the panel, "Stewards of the Planet: The Role of Service in Protecting Our Natural Resources," also featuring an introduction by Take Pride in America Executive Director Katie Loovis and presentations by panelists: Robert Kennedy, Jr., President of Waterkeeper Alliance; Richard Cizik, Vice President of the National Association of Evangelicals; Jonathan Reckford, Chief Executive Officer of Habitat for Humanity; Van Jones, Founder and President of Green for All; and Alex Lopez of the LA Conservation Corps. Among entertainers appearing at the Summit was Melinda Doolittle, of "American Idol" fame, who sang the National Anthem.

Bureau of Industry and Security - Center for Strategic & International Studies Technology and Public Policy Program

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Intern Graduation , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Boy Scouts of America delegation to Main Interior for meeting with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, and receipt from the Secretary of National Resource Conservation Awards

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere Daniel P. Erikson hosts Colombian Ambassador to the United States, Amb Luis Gilberto Murillo at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 17, 2023.

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 Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary Sampson with Mohammed Sami Foreign Commercial Service

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from White House Office of Presidential Personnel (PPO) liaison staffers

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman with Congressman Pepper , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Honor Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - PEC MEETING

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM PROMOTION AND ADVISORY BOARD

Deborah Ingram takes the oath of office.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Bureau of Industry and Security - Swearing -In David McCormick

Mike Leavitt and the American Public Power Association (APPA) , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from members of the Smith family

Reception at Independence National Historical Park for attendees at the National Governors Association Centennial Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Independence National Historical Park Deputy Superintendent Darla Sidles delivered official remarks; and the Secretary conversed with fellow NGA attendees, among them Pennsylvanina Governor Edward Rendell, Vermont Governor James Douglas, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, former Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist, and former Michigan Governor John Engler.

Washington, D. C. , Jan. 19, 2012 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano congratulates Honoree Greg Strader. Award recipients were honored for their significant innovation and creativity in working to get their communities ready for the unexpected and embraced the approach of involving all members of their communities in emergency preparedness and response, reaching out to faith-based, tribal, non-profit, private sector and community-based organizations, as well as individual citizens... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Department of the Interior-hosted dinner event honoring wounded veterans, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials presiding

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Howard University Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith, on January 22, 2020 in Kingston, Jamaica.

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

Office of the Deputy Secretary - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER MELES ZENWAI

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to New Orleans, Louisiana to open and close the Minerals Management Service's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas Lease Sale 207 for the Western Gulf of Mexico. Secretary Kempthorne hosted a press conference at the conclusion of the sale to announce the final bid total as well as the significance of the sale for the nation's energy discussion.

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 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

Senate Budget Hearing. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, left, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson talk at the conclusion of the Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommittee budget hearing, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington.

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