Government Events

Photos of officials at signing ceremonies and official events, captured in formal environments, highlighting collaborative efforts.

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

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 Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Great Lakes Mayors , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Mark Saferstein, Publisher and Editor in Chief of the American Park Network, and Tod Hull of the National Park Hospitality Association

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Mark Saferstein, Publisher and Editor in Chief of the American Park Network, and Tod Hull of the National Park Hospitality Association

Office of the Deputy Secretary - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN SIGNING CEREMONY WITH VIRGINIA APPLE GROWERS

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

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

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Boy Scouts of America (BSA) officials: Robert Mazzuca, BSA's Chief Scout Executive, and Al Lambert, Scout Executive for BSA's National Capital Area Council

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Hurricane Contracting Information Center Departures Photo

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation led by Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle

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

Bureau of Industry and Security - ANNUAL REPORT 2002

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

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

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

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In Bill Jeffrey

Office of Environmental Information - Molly O'Neil Swearing in , 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.

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

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 Chief Financial Officer - Lyons Gray Oath Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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 Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Susan Bodine Oath , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Business Liaison - NO INFORMATION GIVEN

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

Office of the Secretary - INTERNET CAUCUS "A NATION ONLINE"

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS' REMARKS TO COUNCIL OF AMERICAS

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior with members of delegation led by Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington, D.C. Wizards, Mystics, and Capitals professional sports franchises

Economic Development Administration - SACI Committee Meeting

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

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans on Capitol Hill (2/02/05 and 2/03/05)

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation of police chiefs

Office of the Secretary - Press Conference- Decatur House Secretary Carlos Gutierrez & EU Consr.

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Sporting Conservation Council member, and Ruffed Grouse Society senior wildlife biologist Daniel Dessecker, 5/22/2007

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS FORUM WITH DR. COHEN

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

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

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 Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Susan Bodine Oath , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Air Quality Task Force , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the General Council - Roger Martella Swearing in , Environmental Protection Agency

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Urban League , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - White House Interns (Stephen L. Johnson) , Environmental Protection Agency

Boeing Company Chairman, President, and CEO W. James McNerney, Jr. delivers remarks at the first-ever State Department Global Business Conference at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 21, 2012. Also pictured: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Robert Hormats.

Office of the Secretary - Ceremonial Signing 500,000 Design Patent with Daimler Chrysler

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hosting reception at Main Interior for members of the National Park Service Advisory Board

Swearing in ceremony for Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation, John Wolf

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

Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Minerals Management Service, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Minerals Management Service Director Johnny Burton, and Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management C. Stephen Allred among the officials on hand

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

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) Symposium

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

Office of the Secretary - RUSSIAN SPEAKER DUMA SELZNOV

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

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

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

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 - PRESS CONFERENCE SENATE ENERGY BILL

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

Office of the Secretary - Swearing In Jon Dudas, Brett Palmer and Ben Wu

Office of the Secretary - United States / Vietnam Signing Ceremony

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.

Economic Development Administration - WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Sporting Conservation Council member, and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Peter J. Dart, 5/22/2007

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Susan Bodine Oath , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Interior staffer Edwin Candelario at Main Interior

Western Governors' Association meeting and reception at Main Interior, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA / SEAGRANT FELLOWS BRIEFING

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Ice Center

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management C. Stephen Allred meeting at Main Interior with group led by Spencer Abraham, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Abraham Group international strategic consulting firm, and former Secretary of Energy; and Nemesio Fernandez-Cuesta, Executive Director of Upstream for the Spain-based global energy company, Repsol

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

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

Office of Water - Water Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Program, in Benjamin Franklin Room, offering "Salute to Abolitionists Working to End Modern Slavery." Among officials delivering remarks were: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky; Ambassador at Large and Director of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, John Miller; Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf; and New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Collective Bargaining Agreement Union

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Gutierrez with Uruguay Minister

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS FORUM WITH DR. COHEN

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the University of Idaho, led by University President Timothy White, and also including Vice President for Research John McIver, Government Relations head Marty Peterson, and Fuller

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Hurricane Contracting Information Center Departures Photo

Office of the Administrator - Memorandum of Understanding with League of United Latin American Citizens , Environmental Protection Agency

Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne signing document, with Secretary Gale Norton to his left and Idaho Senator Larry Craig to his right, during Boise, Idaho signing event for 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 (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (USTDA Ceremony, Reception, FCS Photos, Delegation Debrief, Young Enterp.)

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

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