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Images illustrating formal meetings in governmental settings, discussing various topics. Focus on organized discussions and collaborative environments.

A meeting on the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

International Trade Administration - President Export Council

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

Bureau of Industry and Security - KARAN BHATIA'S TESTIMONY

Bureau of Industry and Security - Acting Under Secretary Peter Lichtenbaum Committee Hearing

Visit of actress Bo Derek, foreground far right, to Department of Interior headquarters to discuss with Secretary Gale Norton, foreground far left, the National Horse Protection Coalition efforts to end the slaughter of wild horses

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Energy and Commerce Committee with Secretary Gutierrez

Queens, N.Y., Feb. 28, 2013 FEMA hosted an Emergency Management Team from Japan at the NY Joint Field Office (JFO) to brief them on disaster recovery operations for Hurricane Sandy. Jessica Steinbeck, International Visitor Coordinator, presents an overview of FEMA. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Energy and Commerce Committee with Secretary Gutierrez

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a Roundtable Discussion with Business Leaders, in Madison, Wisconsin, on September 23, 2020.

Captiol Hill Confirmation Hearings for Judith Ayres, Tracy Mehan, and Robert Fabricant , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - President's Export Council Breakfast and Meeting

From left; Hon. Alan Estevez, Principle Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; General William Shelton, Commander of the United States Air Force Space Command; Robert Lightfoot, NASA Associate Administrator; Cristina Chaplain, Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management at the Government Accountability Office; major General Howard Mitchell (USAF Ret.), Vice President for Program Assessments at The Aerospace Corporation; Daniel Dunbacher, Professor of Practice in the Department of Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering at Purdue University; and Dr. Yool Kim, Senior Engineer at The Rand Corporation; are seen during a hearing in front of the Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. The Senate hearing focused on assured access to space.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour and associates

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, flanked by U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton, participate in a working luncheon at the Global Affairs in Ottawa, Canada on December 19, 2017.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary with Pakistan Commerce Minister Humayunakhtar Khan

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

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with outdoor industry visitors including Sally Jewell, President and Chief Executive Officer of REI, and future Secretary of the Interior

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Secretary Gale Norton, second from left, and Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Bennett Raley, third from left, reviewing documents during Colorado River Water Users Association meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at New York City Central Labor Council

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, along with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, and EU officials, participates in a virtual stakeholder roundtable, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before the start of the inaugural U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Ministerial on September 29, 2021.

Hurricane Katrina, Gulfport, Miss., January 14, 2006 -- FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) James N. (Nick) Russo is questioned by Rep. Diane Watson (CA) at a field hearing in Gulfport. The Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development is looking at housing options in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman meets with civil society leaders in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on June 1, 2021.

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

Bureau of Industry and Security - Armenian Delegation

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - 2009 LULAC National Convention & Exposition, Puerto Rican Convention Center , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Red Cavaney, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Americacn Petroleum Institute, and associates

International Trade Administration - PEC MEETING

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides, including Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., to Ottawa, Canada for bilateral talks with Canada's Minister of the Environment, John Baird, concerning the status of the polar bear and other cross-border issues

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

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a trade discussion with Corteva Senior Leaders and Foreign Desk in Des Moines, Iowa on March 4, 2019.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Energy Outreach 1 , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Lisa Jackson's TestImony before the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. Oil Spill Commission (OSC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Presents Certificate to Nancy Kennedy at Senior Staff Meeting

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks in the Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol, in Madison, Wisconsin, on September 23, 2020.

International Trade Administration - PEC MEETING

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2022.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Lisa P. Jackson Confirmation , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Bureau of Industry and Security - Armenian Delegation

Mr. Matthew Swartz, executive director and chief of staff for U.S. Fleet Forces Command, spoke at the first meeting of 2024 for the Greater Norfolk Corporation (GNC) Executive Committee, Jan. 4, 2024. The mission of GNC Executive Committee is to participate in economic revitalization and development of Norfolk by coordinating resources in support of the city and its agencies.I was honored and excited about the opportunity to engage with local elected officials, industry executives and academic leaders regarding the importance of the relationship between the Navy and our local communities. This relationship is critical to the ability to execute the Navy mission, said Mr. Swartz, when asked about the significance of briefing during the GNC Executive Committee meeting. The Norfolk and Hampton Roads community has a rich legacy as a maritime community and a tremendous history of supporting the United States Navy. Continuing to strengthen and build upon this tremendous relationship will not

Office of the Secretary - Jeff Nulf Hearing

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

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) Board of Directors Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Asian Americans Department of Labor Employee Meeting Partnership for Learning Event at Airborne in Seatte, Washington

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Roundtable , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary's Open Forum session in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring discussion of Swedish film on sex trafficking involving women from the former Soviet Union, "Lilja 4 ever." Among the commentators were John Miller, Ambassador at Large and Director of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons; and Laura Lederer, Senior Adviser on Trafficking in Persons for the Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, and founder of The Protection Project at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Anefo photo collection. Aruban delegation speaks with Kingdom Government; Foreground den uyl, mid in background MEP leader Betoic Croes. September 5, 1977. Aruba

Economic Development Administration - DR. DAVID SAMPSON TESTIFYING

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

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

Office of Water - Paying for Sustainable Water Infrastructure: Innovations for the 21st Century, Atlanta, GA , Environmental Protection Agency

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Ergonomics Public Forum

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at New York City Central Labor Council

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Announces Program to Assist Small and Minority Business Bid Contract

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Clean Water Act (CWA) Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with White House Fellows at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on August 5, 2021.

Office of the Administrator - Healthy Housing Press Event , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau, in Reykjavik, Iceland, on May 19, 2021.

NASAs SpaceX Crew-2 astronaut Shane Kimbrough speaks during a meeting with National Geographic leadership and staff Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at National Geographic Headquarters in Washington. Kimbrough, McArthur, Hoshide, and Pesquet completed the second crew rotation mission to the International Space Station as part of the agencys Commercial Crew Program and spent 198 days aboard the orbiting laboratory as part of Expeditions 65 and 66.

Office of Business Liaison - NO INFORMATION GIVEN

Department of Interior Director of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, Kit Kimball, speaking at Department of Interior headquarters 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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) Law Enforcement and Security Office Director William Woody meeting at Main Interior with BLM state law enforcement officials

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH ASSOCIATION ROUNDTABLE

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - China and EPA Lunch , Environmental Protection Agency

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson testifies before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology during a hearing on the fiscal year 2022 budget proposal, Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Interns , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH JORDANIAN INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER

Bureau of Industry and Security - CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR COMMERCE NOMINEES JULIE MEYERS AND PETER LICHTENBAUM

Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Supreme Court ruling

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK MEETING PRESS CONFERENCE WITH ASIAN AMERICAN BUSINESS

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt's second and third day: Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), Office of Research and Develoment (ORD), Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations (OCIR), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPTS), Office of Water (OW) meet and greets , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - President's Export Council Breakfast and Meeting

Department of Interior headquarters office viewed during Secretary Gale Norton's meeting with Travel Industry Association of America President Roger Dow, key spokesman on economic impact of visits to national parks and wildlife refuges

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's video message is presented at the U.S. Center at the 19th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP19) in Warsaw, Poland, on November 18, 2013.

Office of the Administrator - New England Council , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - President's Export Council Breakfast and Meeting

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with Polish Dep. Prime Minister Jerzy Hausner

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - SAC Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with civil society leaders in Budapest, Hungary on February 11, 2019.

House Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request Hearing. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson testifies during the House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on An Overview of the Fiscal Year 2024 Proposed Budget Request for NASA, Thursday, April 27, 2023 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington.

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert Cisneros speaks to a zoom audience during a briefing on economic security in the military community at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

International Trade Administration - President's Export Council Breakfast and Meeting

Office of the Secretary - NO INFORMATION GIVEN

Office of the Administrator - Milwaukee, Wisconsin , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary with Dr. James Schlesigner

Activities at the National Governors Association Centennial Meeting iin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Interior Secretary--and former Idaho Governor--Dirk Kempthorne joined a host of current and former Governors and guests, among them former President Bill Clinton (Centennial Session Keynote Speaker), Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, and ABC News political commentator and author (Centennial Session Moderator) Cokie Roberts.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - SAC Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - House Financial Services

Office of Internal Affairs - Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), Sixteenth Regular Session of the CEC Council, Meetings of the Joint Public Advisory Committee , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Press Conference: United States Patent to Electronic Patent Filing

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