Government Farewells and Recognition

Photos of formal gatherings and recognition events for government staff, showcasing achievements and departures in a professional environment.

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

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

Office of Disability Employment Policy - Computer Accommodation Program Francis Perkins Building Great Hall

Technology Administration - COMSCI PROGRAM GRADUATION

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

Event at Main Interior honoring contributions to Interior's Fiscal Year 2008 Performance and Accountability Report, with presentations by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze, Deputy Controller Danny Werfel, Office of Financial Management Director Daniel Fletcher, and Planning and Performance Management Director Richard Beck

National Council for International Visitors event, with Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Patricia de Stacy Harrison, honoring contributions of member organizations, in Adams Room

Karen Baker, U.S. Geological Survey, receiving senior executive service award, Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

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

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Hoover Dam area, Boulder City, Nevada for activities marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

Event at Main Interior honoring contributions to Interior's Fiscal Year 2008 Performance and Accountability Report, with presentations by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze, Deputy Controller Danny Werfel, Office of Financial Management Director Daniel Fletcher, and Planning and Performance Management Director Richard Beck

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Coucil Swearing-In Ceremony

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

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

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

Bureau of Economic Analysis - DIGNITARIES FROM CHINA

Meeting of the National Park System Advisory Board, with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella and Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas among the officials on hand to discuss National Heritage Areas planning and other issues

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Awards Ceremony

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) All-Employee Town Hall Meeting and Awards Ceremony at Washington, D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel, with BLM Director James Caswell presiding

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

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

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

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

Awards ceremony for Bureau of Administration's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) staff, at OSDBU offices in Rosslyn, Virginia

Employment Standards Administration - Affirmative Action Plans (AAP) Directive Team

Employment and Training Administration - National Partnership for Reinventing Government Vice President Al Gore's Hammer Award to Access America for Workers Inter-Agency Team

Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs - Swearing-In of Chris Iverson

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

Office of Public Affairs - Farewell to Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of Public Affairs Stuart Roy

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

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Hoover Dam area, Boulder City, Nevada for activities marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Partners Awards Luncheon, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Mamie Parker among the Interior officials participating

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Welcome Ceremony

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Employment and Training Administration - General Motors Apprenticeship National Standards Signing Ceremony

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

Preserve America ceremony at the Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined First Lady Laura Bush, Congressmen Michael Turner of Ohio and Brad Miller of North Carolina, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and other dignitaries for announcement of the first 43 Preserve America grants for 2007 and acknowledgement of 20 new Preserve America communities

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

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

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

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

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration Regional Directors Meeting with Secretary Elaine Chao

Department's 2006 Awards Program in Benjamin Franklin Room, with Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and Director General of the Foreign Service George Staples among the officials on hand

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Accountability Award Presentation

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, John Nau III, far left, with Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, P. Lynn Scarlett, Secretary Gale Norton, North Carolina Congressman Brad Miller, far right, at Preserve America communities designation announcement

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Trip from Japan

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

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Contract 1 , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Migratory Bird Coonservation Commission meeting, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior, with activities including presentation of certificates of appreciation to four members: Michigan Congressman John Dingell, Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran, Agriculture Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, and Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator Benjamin Grumbles

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Council Members

Award ceremonies on the Department of Interior headquarters building rooftop, with Secretary Gale Norton, far right, and USA Freedom Corps Director John Bridgeland, far left, honoring individuals, youth groups, schools, organizations, partnerships, businesses involved in volunteer conservation efforts under the Take Pride in America program

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

Employment and Training Administration - National Partnership for Reinventing Government Vice President Al Gore's Hammer Award to Access America for Workers Inter-Agency Team

Secretary Gale Norton, center, with representatives of the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, including the Chairman of the Steering Committee, Bob Drake, to Norton's left, and Advisory Committee member John Peterson, to Norton's right, at Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Office of Cooperative Environmental Management - Office of Cooperative Environmental Management (OCEM) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fisheries Sustainable Leadership Awards

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

Washington, D. C. , Jan. 19, 2012 Honoree Venus Majeski displays her award and stands with National Emergency Management Association President Jim Mullen, International Association of Emergency Managers Region 3 President Kathee Henning, and FEMA Deputy Administrator Timothy Manning (L-R). 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

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Office of the Secretary - Senior Executive Service (SES) Awards Coffee

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

National Council for International Visitors reception in Benjamin Franklin Room

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Council Members

Departure gathering, hosted by Secretary Gale Norton at Department of Interior headquarters, honoring outgoing Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Craig Manson

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

Employment and Training Administration - Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Budget Officer Jess Aragon Tribute

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

Event, with Secretary Gale Norton, honoring group of Department of Interior staff members hired and trained under the Presidential Management Fellows Program

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Presents Senior Executive Service (SES) and Personal Assistance Service (PAS) Certificates

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Chief Financial Officer Management Conference 2000

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Science Advisory Board meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Farewell gathering at Main Interior for outgoing Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Chief Financial Officer Management Conference 2000

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics Caribbean Group Completion 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.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Signing Ceremony

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - 2002 Support Staff Day Program and Awards Ceremony

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Labor Market Informational Seminar Students

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

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

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.

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 - Honor Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Swearing-In Ceremony with Tim Keeney

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Trip from Japan

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

Department of Interior senior officials meeting in Herndon, Virginia, for briefing by Chief Information Officer W. Hord Tipton, discussions with Secretary Gale Norton, and awards

Minority Business Development Agency - COLIN POWELL AT MEDWEEK 2002

International Trade Administration - MDCP Orientation Awards Presentation

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

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration (ESA) Graduation Ceremony Frances Perkins Building FPB Auditorium

Cooperative Conservation Award winning groups, following award announcements at Main Interior

Office of Public Affairs - Farewell to Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of Public Affairs Stuart Roy

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

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

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