Government and Policy Meetings

Key figures in formal settings, likely engaging in discussions about policy and governance, characterized by an official atmosphere.

Meeting and press conference in Montgomery, Alabama concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Alanama Governor Bob Riley, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, 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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Larry Naake, Executive Director of the National Association of Counties (NACO), and associate

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

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - North American Competitiveness Council - US, Canada and Mexico

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - 35th Anniversary Portrait Unveiling , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

AA OEI Kim Nelson at EPA HQ New Library Opening, Ribbon cutting , Environmental Protection Agency

Meeting and press conference in Montgomery, Alabama concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Alanama Governor Bob Riley, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, 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

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 - Reception in Honor of Secretary Donald Evans at the Mayflower

Reception at Main Interior for participants in the 100 Years of Conservation meeting, with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., Alaska Congressman Don Young, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Chairman Bob Model, and Simon Roosevelt--great, great grandson of former President Theodore Roosevelt--among the speakers

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

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 - PEC RECEPTION

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

Office of the Secretary - 911 OBSERVANCE WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS

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

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) Gold Award , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Deputy Secretary - Confirmation Hearing Dr. David Sampson

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS, SECRETARY JOHN SNOW AND SECRETARY ELAINE CHAO AT WEST COAST JOBS GROWTH TOUR

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - North American Windpower , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior with Andrew Skurka, professional backpacker, tour guide, and writer

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

Administrator Mike Leavitt meets Ted Stewart , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - Commercial Service 25th Anniversary Reception

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

Mike Leavitt addresses National Association of Manufacturers , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) Gold Award , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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 - Canadian Minister with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PARTICIPATES IN EMERGING SECURITIES TECHNOLOGY FAIR

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with members of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, including Council Chairman Ryck Lydecker

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA / SEAGRANT FELLOWS RECEPTION

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson speaks with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, Ambassador Felipe Bulnes, and Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2013.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting with Bureau of Reclamation staff, including Commissioner Robert Johnson, in Reclamation headquarters offices

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

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

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFY JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, where he delivered the keynote address at the grand opening and dedication ceremony for the new Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center in the Paradise area of the Park. Secretary Kempthorne toured the Center with Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, and Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga, among others, and conversed with National Park Service staff and visitors.

Capitol Hill Banquet for the Federal City Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, with Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior representatives on hand

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 - PEC RECEPTION

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

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

AA OEI Kim Nelson at EPA HQ New Library Opening, Ribbon cutting , Environmental Protection Agency

Signing ceremony, at Main Interior, for the annual funding agreement covering operation of the National Bison Range Complex, located in Moiese, Montana, within the boundaries of the Flathead Reservation. Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett joined Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs George Skibine, and the Chairman of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, James Steele, among the dignitaries on hand.

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary's Gutierrez's Trip from Brussels, Chongging China, Cairo and Beijing

International Trade Administration - President Export Council with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARIES SNOW, EVANS AND CHAO FOR THE JOBS AND GROWTH TOUR

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.

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARIES SNOW, EVANS AND CHAO FOR THE JOBS AND GROWTH TOUR

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

TODD MAY, SPECIAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANT TO THE MARSHALL CENTER DIRECTOR, AND NASA ADMINISTRATOR CHARLES BOLDEN TALK WITH HUNTSVILLE CITY MAYOR TOMMY BATTLE, CENTER, DURING THE MARSHALL SMALL BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEETING MARCH 24 AT THE DAVIDSON CENTER FOR SPACE EXPLORATION IN HUNTSVILLE. BATTLE PROVIDED OPENING REMARKS AT THE EVENT, AND BOLDEN WELCOMED GUESTS AND PRESENTED THE MARSHALL CENTER WITH THE NASA SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR'S CUP AWARD FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 -- THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS MARSHALL HAS BROUGHT HOME THIS PARTICULAR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS

Mike Leavitt addresses National Association of Manufacturers , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - WORLD FUEL CONFERENCE

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Owen Simcoe, Special Assistant to the Director of the National Park Service

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (Fusal, Amnet, Interiors, Ford Interview, Amcham Lunch, Bilat with Economy)

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary John Griffin and associate

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

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Senior Executive Service (SES) training at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) 21st Annual Conference, with activities in the Dean Acheson Auditorium and the Benjamin Franklin Room. Among officials participating were: Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte; Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, Richard Griffin; Deputy Assistant Secretary and head of the Diplomatic Security Service, OSAC Co Chair Joe Morton; .

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) 2008 Winter Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PARTICIPATES IN EMERGING SECURITIES TECHNOLOGY FAIR

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation including American Recreation Coalition President, Derrick Crandall; Tom Cove, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association; and Brendan Ross, President, Reserve America

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

Office of Business Liaison - NO INFORMATION GIVEN

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Jim Towey Director of White House Faith Based and Community Issues

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary - PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH AND SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AT SIGNING CEREMONY

Office of Business Liaison - NO INFORMATION GIVEN

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

Meeting and press conference in Montgomery, Alabama concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Alanama Governor Bob Riley, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, 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 - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH TRADE COMMITTEE OF NAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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 Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) Symposium

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Long Beach, California for speech to the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, discussions with civic leaders

Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), 2004 Legislative and Regulatory Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

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