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Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks with Norwegian State Secretary Bent-Joacim Bentzen during a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., April 7, 2022. Kendall and Bentzen discussed NATO partnership and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

President Barack Obama confers with advisors before the start of a working lunch with President Hosni Mubarak in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Aug. 18, 2009.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks with Norwegian State Secretary Bent-Joacim Bentzen during a meeting at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., April 7, 2022. Kendall and Bentzen discussed NATO partnership and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

President Barack Obama meets with auto industry executives in the Roosevelt Room of the White House before moving to the Rose Garden to announce new fuel and emission standards for cars and trucks May 19, 2009.

President Barack Obama meets with advisors at an economic meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, March 15, 2009. Participants include: NEC Director Larry Summers, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, CEA Chair Christina "Christy" Romer, Senior Advisor David Axelrod, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, advisor Gene Sperling and others.

Washington, D. C. , May 30, 2012 President Barack Obama participates in the annual hurricane preparedness briefing in the Situation Room of the White House, May 30, 2012. Seated clockwise from the President are: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano; John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; Daniel Poneman, Department of Energy Deputy Secretary; Eric Silagy, FP&L President; Bryan Koon, Florida Director of Emergency Management; Major General Emmett Titshaw, Florida Adjutant General; Chief of Staff Jack Lew; and Craig Fugate, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Official White House .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

President Barack Obama meets with the Democratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in the State Dining Room of the White House. At right is Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.).

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Vice President Kamala Harris reviews her notes with staff members Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in the Vice Presidents Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with Congressional leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House to discuss ongoing efforts to find a balanced approach to the debt limit and deficit reduction, Saturday, July 23, 2011. Pictured, from left, are: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, OMB Director Jack Lew, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, and House Speaker John Boehner.

Vice President Joe Biden talks with President Barack Obama and Rob Nabors, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, during a meeting in the Vice President's West Wing Office, Dec. 31, 2012.

Associated Press reporter Matt Lee questions U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario of the Philippines before a bilateral meeting after the two leaders attended the inauguration ceremonies for Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 20, 2014.

President Barack Obama meets with Senior Advisors in the Oval Office in the White House, June 18, 2009. (White House Photo by Pete Souza) This official White House photograph is being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

President Barack Obama meets with credit card representatives April 23, 2009, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

President Barack Obama works on his State of the Union address with Director of Speechwriting Jon Favreau in the Oval Office, Jan. 24, 2011.

President Barack Obama meets with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, right, in the Oval Office, Aug. 7, 2014.

Dec. 31, 2012 The President gives direction on the fiscal cliff negotiations to Rob Nabors, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs; the Vice President; Bruce Reed, Chief of Staff to the Vice President, and Chief of Staff Jack Lew in the Oval Office.

President Barack Obama takes part in a conference call in the Situation Room of the White House concerning the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others in Tucson, Az., Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011. Pictured, left to right, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, incoming Chief of Staff Bill Daley, Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina, Director of Communications Dan Pfeiffer, and Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Phil Schiliro. Also taking part in the call were Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, and FBI Director Robert Mueller.

Office of the Secretary - WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with the national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room of the White House, Nov. 17, 2010.

Secretaary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Kraig Naasz, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Mining Association

President Barack Obama is joined by members of his economic and national security teams during a telephone call with President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea in the Oval Office, Dec. 1, 2010.

Office of the Secretary - WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS

Flanked by Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson and Senior Advisor David Thorne, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Cuban-American leaders at the Omni Tower in Miami, Florida, on April 14, 2016, during a day trip to the city in which he also met with members of the State Department's Miami Passport Agency and Media Hub, and was to address Honors graduates and recruit potential State Department employees at Miami Dade College.

President Barack Obama edits a health care speech with Jon Favreau, director of speechwriting, in Favreau's West Wing office at the White House, March 3, 2010.

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President Barack Obama listens to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar during an Oval Office meeting on the regulation of mountaintop mining, June 9, 2009. From left, Terrence "Rock" Salt, acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; Lisa Jackson, EPA Administrator; the President; Nancy Sutley, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality; Sec. Salazar; and Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken co-hosts the virtual 2022 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (�2+2�) meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, joined by Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. and Tokyo, Japan, on January 6, 2022.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan (2nd right) meeting in the White House Oval Office with staff (L-R) Donald Regan, Caspar Weinberger and Admiral John Poindexter regarding the Libya air strike, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, April 14, 1986

President Barack Obama attends a meeting in the Situation Room of the White House, April 2, 2013. Seated, from left, are: National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; Lisa Monaco, Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; Tony Blinken, Deputy National Security Advisor; Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications; and Avril Haines, Deputy Counsel to the President. Standing, from left, are: Brett Holmgren, NSS Director for Counterterrorism; Chris Fonzone, Special Assistant and Associate Counsel to the President; and Brad Smith, Deputy Legal Advisor.

President Barack Obama confers with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during a meeting with Eurozone leaders at the G20 Summit in Cannes, France, Nov. 3, 2011.

President Barack Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden, convenes a cabinet engagement meeting with Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Nov. 5, 2014.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry signs the appointment papers for Catherine Novelli to become Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 2014.

Office of the Secretary - BULGARIAN EMBASSY

Madrid, 03/22/2023. Plenary session of the Congress of Deputies. Motion of censure in the government of Pedro Sánchez with Ramón Tamames as candidate. Second final day of motion and voting. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

President Barack Obama talks with members of the national security team at the conclusion of one in a series of meetings discussing the mission against Osama bin Laden, in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Gen. James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is seen on the screen.

President Barack Obama talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call from the Oval Office, Monday, June 8, 2009. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. This official White House photograph is being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

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

President Barack Obama, with Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, goes over his statement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran's nuclear program, in the Oval Office, April, 2, 2015.

March 31, 2015 "Throughout the first half of the year, the President met often with our team during the P5+1 negotiations with Iran. Several times he conducted secure video conferences from the Situation Room while the negotiators were on the ground in Switzerland."

Under Secretary of State Sherman, searching for a bit of good luck, donned a �silver fox� t-shirt given to her by her staff as a joke before she updated Secretary Kerry about the final lingering negotiating items on July 13, 2015.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry settles into his seat on February 24, 2016, before testifying before the House Appropriations Committee's Foreign Operations Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden, joined by National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Acting Senior Director for Europe Eric Green, delivers remarks virtually to the European Council Summit Thursday, March 25, 2021, in the White House Situation Room.

President Barack Obama talks with national security aide Denis McDonough, left, and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs prior to a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the Oval Office on July 22, 2009.

President Barack Obama signs H.R. 152, which provides fiscal year 2013 supplemental appropriations to respond to and recover from the severe damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Jan. 29, 2013.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Iraqi Foreign Minister Dr. Fuad Hussein, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on July 23, 2021.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Colorado Senator, and nominee as next Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a signing ceremony with Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Kor_ok and Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad� at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 3, 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 5, 2013.

Greece, Athens on 2023-02-21. US Secretary of State, Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Antony J. Blinken, sometimes known as Tony Blinken, visiting the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue and meeting with his Greek counterpart Minister Nikos Dendias. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Grece, Athenes le 2023-02-21. Le Secretaire d'Etat des Etats-Unis, le chef département charge des Affaires etrangeres, Antony J. Blinken, dit parfois Tony Blinken, en visite au Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres Grec pour le U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue et une rencontre son homologue grec le Ministre Nikos Dendias. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

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Secretary Pompeo, Vice President Pence, and Secretary Nielsen, along with Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray and Secretary of Government Alfonso Navarrete, co-host the second Conference for Prosperity and Security in Central America, at the Department of State, October 11, 2018.

National Space Council Executive Secretary Scott Pace speaks during a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House, Monday, June 18, 2018, in Washington. Chaired by the Vice President, the council's role is to advise the President regarding national space policy and strategy, and review the nation's long-range goals for space activities.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands as the clock shows 12:35 a.m. on March 25, 2016, following their joint news conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on March 25, 2016.

1:39 p.m., September 12, 2013 - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, flanked by Undersecretary Wendy Sherman and Executive Secretary John Bass, outlines for a U.S. interagency team the framework for upcoming negotiations with Russian officials regarding the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons.

Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo writes message in Secretary Pompeo's guestbook at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on July 16, 2019.

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

FEMA leadership recognizes employees at an "all hands" meeting.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in an interview with Maria Grazzia Acosta of Teleamazonas in Quito, Ecuador, on October 19, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates virtually in the Christchurch Call to Action Leaders� Summit, from the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C. on May 14, 2021.

President Barack Obama talks with National Security Advisor Tom Donilon before a phone call with President Mohammed Morsi of Egypt, aboard Air Force One during the flight from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to Washington, D.C., Nov. 20, 2012.

D. Kyle Sampson testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Alberto Gonzales's knowledge of attorney firings

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)

July 31, 2011 "The Vice President and other staff watch and listen as the President talks on the phone in the Oval Office with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid during the debt limit and deficit discussions."

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

President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak walk down the Colonnade after a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, June 16, 2009. (Offical White House Photographer Lawrence Jackson) This official White House photograph is being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

President Barack Obama participates in the Organizing for America National Health Care Forum at the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Aug. 8, 2009.

Sept. 1, 2010 "Halfway through his second year, the President finally got his own Oval Office rug (he had been using President Bush's). The new rug includes several famous quotations, and I tried to frame people's feet by some of the words in the quotations."

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, escorted by Special Adviser to the Prime Minister Nigel Casey, enters No. 10 Downing Street in London, U.K., on June 27, 2016, to speak with Cameron following a meeting with the Secretary's counterpart, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, in the aftermath of last week's "Brexit" vote by the British people.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Colorado Senator, and nominee as next Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin meets with Qatari Minister of Finance Ali Sharif Al Emadi, during the U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue, at the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C., on September 14, 2020.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao in San Francisco, California

President Barack Obama signs the health insurance reform bill in the East Room of the White House, March 23, 2010.

2008 Democratic candidates for President speak at the DNC winter meeting

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with German Vice-Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck along with the German delegation at the Department of State, in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 2022.

Deputy Secretary Tony Blinken meets with Uruguayan Foreign Minister Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa on the margins of the 49th Special Session of the Organization of American States (OAS) Special General Assembly in Washington, D.C., on March 18, 2015.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH SENATE LEADERSHIP PRESS CONFERENCE

President Barack Obama talks with the crews of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station during a phone call in the Oval Office, Friday, July 15, 2011, in Washington. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

After late-night talks on July 4, 2015, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman laid down a poster-board sheet that outlined the remaining items to be negotiated, and those already under tentative agreement. A watchword of the negotiations was that �nothing is agreed until everything is agreed,� meaning no single element was considered finalized until the overall agreement was completed.

Washington, D.C., Oct. 31, 2012 President Barack Obama holds a cabinet meeting at FEMA headquarters to discuss ongoing operations in response to Hurricane Sandy. Washington, DC, USA--October 31, 2012-President Barack Obama holds a cabinet meeting at FEMA headquarters to discuss ongoing operations in response to Hurricane Sandy.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confers with State Department Spokesperson John Kirby as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses reporters during a news conference in the Russian Foreign Ministry's Osobnyak Guesthouse in Moscow, Russia, on July 15, 2016, following talks between the two Ministers about methods to reduce hostilities in Syria.

President Barack Obama signs H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, in his private office in the residence of the White House, March 2, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Micheal R. Pompeo meets with recently accredited Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions posted to Washington, D.C., at the U.S. Department of State on October 14, 2020.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS IN ROMANIA

Washington, DC, June 18, 2008 FEMA Administrator David Paulison (standing) at FEMA Headquarters as he prepares for a media teleconference in the Administrator's conference room with David Garratt, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Disaster Assistance Directorate (r). They were providing an update on efforts to help residents who've been affected by the Midwest floods. Bill Koplitz/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of Internal Affairs - Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), Sixteenth Regular Session of the CEC Council, Meetings of the Joint Public Advisory Committee , Environmental Protection Agency

Press Assistant Marie Aberger reacts as President Barack Obama adjusts framed photographs in the Lower Press Office of the White House, April 19 2013. Josh Earnest, Principal Deputy Press Secretary, works in his office at left.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, joined by Charg� d'Affaires Joseph M. Young, participates in a virtual meet and greet with U.S. Mission Japan, in Tokyo, Japan on March 16, 2021.

Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray signs the guest book before meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson at the Department of State, April 5, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, and Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz before a group photo and the final EU, P5+1 plenary session of negotiations with Iranian officials about the future of their country's nuclear program at the United Nations Office in Vienna, Austria, on July 14, 2015.

John Negroponte takes his oath has Deputy Secretary of State

Office of the Administrator - Women in Diplomacy , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stands with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez on June 14, 2016, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, before they held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the annual Organization of American States General Assembly.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 18, 2020.

Alberto Gonzales testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the firing of U.S. Prosecutors

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is sworn in as the 71st U.S. Secretary of State by Acting Under Secretary of State for Management Carol Z. Perez at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 26, 2021.

President Donald Trump speaks before signing an Executive Order to reestablish the National Space Council, alongside members of the Congress, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Commercial Space Companies in the Roosevelt room of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 30, 2017. Vice President Mike Pence, also in attendance, will chair the council.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah on March 23, 2015, in Holly Cabin at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, for a one-on-one chat amid a series of U.S.-Afghan dialogues about security, regional outreach, and economic transition following U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan since 2001.

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