Government and Public Officials

Images showing groups of officials in formal settings, partaking in ceremonies and memoranda. Highlights the seriousness of public service and cooperation.

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

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton, fourth from left, and Southeast Tourism Society President Bill Hardman, second from right, among officials on hand for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding establishing the Southeast Tourism Policy Council, a private-public partnership promoting tourism and the enhancement ofthe visitor experience on public lands

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - National Council of Field Labor Locals (NCFLL) Signing

Technology Administration - Commerce Science and Technology (ComSci) Individual and Group Photos

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

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

Group photo: Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management (LMM), C. Stephen Allred, with LMM staff at Main Interior

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

International Trade Administration - Swearing-in of Gregory Harris

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Regional Representatives

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

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

International Trade Administration - GROUP PHOTO WITH JOSEPH BOGOSIAN

Reception and presentation at Main Interior: Bureau of Land Management National Scenic and Historic Trails Program's Strategy and Work Plan, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials joining representatives of the Partnership for the National Trails System

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.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (USTDA Ceremony, Reception, FCS Photos, Delegation Debrief, Young Enterp.)

National Park Service officials, including members of the National Leadership Council, pose during visit to Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to attend National Park System Advisory Board meeting as well as Scholars Forum on the role of the Park Service as civic educator

Senior staff meeting: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with senior officials at Main Interior

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

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry poses for a photo with representatives from several humanitarian demining organizations who implement U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction programs worldwide, including Golden West Humanitarian Foundation, The HALO Trust, International Mapping and Mine Action Program, MAG International, and James Madison University Center for International Stabilization and Recovery, before announcing the release of the U.S. Department of State�s �To Walk the Earth in Safety,� at the Department in Washington, D.C., on December 8, 2014.

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Office of the Chief Financial Office Honor Awards , 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) - Oath Ceremony, Stephen L. Johnson , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Under Secretary for Management Henrietta Fore, Assistant Secretary for Administration Rajkumar Chellaraj, the Bureau of Administration's Janeen Glah, and other Department officials at recognition ceremony, in Bureau of Administration conference room, for volunteers who supported the Lebanon Task Force

Deputy Administrator (Acting) attends Council for Regulatory Modeling (CREM) Event , Environmental Protection Agency

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

International Trade Administration - Group Photo and Manufacturing and Services Meeting

Meeting of the National Park Service's National Leadership Council, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar among the officials on hand

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Contract 2 , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with delegation from Republic of Marshall Islands, led by Marshalls President Kessai Note

Group photo: National Business Center and General Services Administration staff

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

Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations - Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) Round Table , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - Swearing-In Thomas Brennan

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Occupational Safety and Health Administration Signing

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao Staff's Group Photo.

Signing event, at the National Geographic Society (NGS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Memorandum of Understanding promoting geotourism--tourism that helps sustain or enchance the environmental, cultural, aesthetic, historical character and well-being of a place and its residents--as a collaborative approach among government agencies and private partners. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined NGS President and Chief Executive Officer John Fahey, Jr., NGS Executive Vice President Terry Garcia, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment Mark Rey, Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Jerold Gidner, Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director Henri Bisson, Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Kenneth Stansell, and Forest Service Associate Chief Sally Collins, among other dignitaries, at the gathering.

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Department's Strategic Planning Workgroup Awards Ceremony

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics Honor Awards

Employment and Training Administration / Office of Public Affairs - Swearing-In Emily De Rocce, John Henshaw

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

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

Views of Bureau of Administration staff in assorted work settings, for use on "What We Do" display board for April, 2004 awards ceremony

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Investigator's Graduation

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS 34th Annual Honor Awards Ceremony

Secretary Gale Norton with honorees at awards event, at Department of Interior headquarters, recognizing Interior staff contributions to response and recovery efforts after 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Office of the Chief Financial Office Honor Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

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.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Northwest Colorado Council of Governments

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 - Kentucky Area Development District

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

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Janhall Nobel Reception

Taken during Secretary Elaine Chao's visit to the New York City (NYC) Department of Labor (DOL) Office. Photographer: Shawn T. Moore. undefined..

Secretary's Open Forum session in Loy Henderson Auditorium, featuring Dr. Marina Ottaway, Senior Associate in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics International Labor Statistics Center Completion Ceremony for Seminar on Economic Indicators

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Contract 2 , Environmental Protection Agency

Ribbon cutting event for launch of computer systems integrity anti virus software distribution initiative

Signing event, at the National Geographic Society (NGS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Memorandum of Understanding promoting geotourism--tourism that helps sustain or enchance the environmental, cultural, aesthetic, historical character and well-being of a place and its residents--as a collaborative approach among government agencies and private partners. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined NGS President and Chief Executive Officer John Fahey, Jr., NGS Executive Vice President Terry Garcia, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment Mark Rey, Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Jerold Gidner, Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director Henri Bisson, Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Kenneth Stansell, and Forest Service Associate Chief Sally Collins, among other dignitaries, at the gathering.

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

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

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Swearing-In David Bohigian

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

Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Forest Service senior officials joining representatives of private organizations, including Wilderness Inquiry, at signing event for Memorandum of Understanding relating to promotion of outdoor opportunities for persons with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Photograph, from coverage of Secretary's meeting with Bureau of Land Management senior officials, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on tenure of departing Secretary Gale Norton

Minority Business Development Agency - Group Photo from Gold Medal Awards

Christine Todd Whitman staff handshakes , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the General Council - Office of the General Council Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Kitchen Cabinets , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - Swearing-In President's Export Council Member Lee Styslinger

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.

Orion leadership congratulates the Aerojet Rocketdyne team on their efforts in making Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) a success on March 10, 2015. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA / SEAGRANT FELLOWS BRIEFING

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

Office of General Council - General Counselor John Sullivan Meeting with Karen Rushing

Secretary's Open Forum reception, and session in Loy Henderson Auditorium, with Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes and guests

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.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining White House Fellows for luncheon meeting

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

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

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics Honor Awards

Photograph, from coverage of Secretary's visit to Department of Interior Watch Office, selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on tenure of departing Secretary Gale Norton

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

Office of the Administrator - Coal Ash Rule Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Disabilities Mentoring Activities

Secretary's Open Forum session in Loy Henderson Auditorium, with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Elizabeth Cheney, and the former Maryland Congresswoman, next U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Connie Morella, among the speakers

Office of the Administrator - Coal Ash Rule Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Assistant Attorney General for Environmental and Natural Resources, Thomas Sansonetti, Secretary Gale Norton, and President of the Quinault Indians, Pearl Capoeman-Baller, left to right, at signing event for agreement protecting forest habitat of marbled murrelet and other species in Washington state

International Trade Administration - Swearing In Louisa Cheng

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

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