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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

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

Secretary Gale Norton, left, with Director of National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Bob Hollingsworth, after adding Interior sign-off on cross-departmental Statement of Support for the National Guard and Reserve, pledging cooperation in granting leaves of absence and ensuring career support for employees wishing to serve in the Guard and Reserve

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from Geib delegation

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA / SEAGRANT FELLOWS BRIEFING

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Salute to All American Veterans

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Science Advisory Board Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Take Pride in America National Awards ceremony at Main Interior, with presentations by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Take Pride in America Executive Director Katie Loovis, and other senior officials

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Granta Nakayama Oath Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

National Park System Advisory Board meeting ("Charting a Future for National Heritage Areas"), with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella among the Interior officials participating

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

Office of the Administrator - Western Governors Association , Environmental Protection Agency

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

International Trade Administration - WORLDWIDE USFCS CONFERENCE

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Office of the Chief Financial Officer Retirement Celebration for Michael N. Griffin

Employment and Training Administration - Hammer Award for America's Career Kit Design Team

2006 Take Pride in America National Awards event at Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the senior officials on hand

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Visiting Staff in Charlestowne, West Virginia

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) signing ceremony with the American Chemistry Council (ACC) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

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

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

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

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

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

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

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

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

Office of the Deputy Secretary - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN AMERICAN INNOVATION RECOGNITION

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

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

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

Retirement luncheon for Vivien Woofter, long time Director of the Interior and Furnishings Division of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), at Washington, D.C.'s Willard Intercontinental Hotel. Event featured speeches, and an award presentation by the OBO Director, Major General Charles Williams

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - GROUP SHOTS WITH MANAGERS AND CANDIDS

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for a photo with Caribbean IDEA Marketplace Partners, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on June 22, 2011. From left to right in the photo are Executive Director for the United States of the Inter-American Development Bank Gustavo Arnavat, Director of the Global Partnership Initiative in the office of the Secretary of State Thomas Debass, Group Chief Executive Officer and Board Director Colm Delves, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, President and CEO of The Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Bruce Bowen, and Manager of the Caribbean Country Department of the Inter-American Development Bank Gerard Johnson.

Office of the Inspector General - Inspector General (IG) Awards

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA STAKE HOLDER FORUM

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

Department of the Secretary - Deputy Secretary Ed Montgomery's Farewell

Employment and Training Administration - 21st Century Workforce Summit at MCI Center Washington, DC

International Trade Administration - Swearing-In Eric Olson

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

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

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Chief Ranger, Jim Northup, far right, at Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C., with headquartersofficials including Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, far left

Reception and awards event on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, FWS Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) Geoffrey Haskett among the Interior officials on hand. Honored for their work in support of the NWRS were Congressmen Mike Thompson of California, Michael Castle of Delaware, Norman Dicks of Washington, Ron Kind of Wisconsin, Jim Saxton of New Jersey, and Todd Tiahrt of Kansas. Event highlighted National Wildlife Refuge Week, and marked the 10th anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997.

Office of the Secretary - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH BALTIMORE AQUARIUM

Mayor Tommy Swain (Left) presents the key to the city of Jacksonville, Arkansas to the Secretary of the Air Force, the Honorable F. Whitten Peters, on December 8th, 1999. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

International Trade Administration - Swearing-In Sarah Ellerman

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

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

Office of General Counsel - OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL (OGC) STAFF MEETING

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Sea Grant (SG) Fellows Briefing 2005

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Salute to All American Veterans

Office of the Secretary - Tribute to the Victims of September 11, 2001 Deputy Assistant Secretary Findlay

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and Jim Shea at Care Careers.Net Press Conference

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

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration Length of Service Awards Ceremony

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - PINNING CEREMONY ADMINISTATOR SAM DEBOW AND ADMINISTRATOR RICH BEHN

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Baldridge Award Ceremony

International Trade Administration - Swearing-In Laura Jimenex, Hanna Kamenetzky and Jane Kitson

Technology Administration - Commerce Science and Technology (ComSci) Graduation

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

Take Pride in America (TPIA) National Awards ceremony at Main Interior, with presentations by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, TPIA Executive Director Heather Roebke, USA Freedom Corps Acting Director Kathny Wills Wright, and other officials

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Deputy Secretary - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN AMERICAN INNOVATION RECOGNITION

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Delta Airline Officials

Group photo: External and Intergovernmental Affairs Director Gary Smith and staff

Office of the Administrator - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rule Signing - Administrator Gina McCarthy signing the rule governing carbon dioxide emissions , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Oath of Office for Region 3 Administrator taken by Shawn Garvin , Environmental Protection Agency

Event marking Department of the Interior's 159th anniversary, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding

2006 Take Pride in America National Awards event at Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the senior officials on hand

Office of the Secretary - Hispanic Federal Executives Summit

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, left, NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard, second from left, Dr. Megan Clark, Head of the Australian Space Agency, second from right, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, right, pose for a picture after exchanging space agency hats following the signing of a letter of intent between NASA and the Australian Space Agency, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA and the Australian Space Agency will build on over 60 years of collaboration in space exploration between the two countries and commit to expanding cooperation.

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Law Enforcement and Security, Larry Parkinson, front row far right, and Secretary Gale Norton, front row fifth right, with staff of the Department of Interior Watch Office, an around the clock operation responsible for gathering, analyzing, and disseminating information and intelligence for the Department regarding threats to national icons, public lands, infrastructure

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

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK (EBLS)

American Society Civil Enginner (ASCE) Project of Year Award Presentation

2006 Take Pride in America National Awards event at Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the senior officials on hand

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Presents Certificate to Tammy McCutcher

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Swearing-In Robert Cresanti

2006 Take Pride in America National Awards event at Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the senior officials on hand

International Trade Administration - Group Photo with Mr. Lash and Certificate

National Institute of Standards and Technology - BALDRIGE AWARD CEREMONY

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

Christine Todd Whitman staff handshakes , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - Group Photo with Mr. Lash and Certificate

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA / SEAGRANT FELLOWS BRIEFING

Employment and Training Administration - Department of Labor (DOL) National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) Awards Ceremony

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