Government Meetings and Events

Images of formal meetings and receptions involving government officials, showcasing interactions and discussions in a professional setting.

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

Visit of Florida Governor Jeb Bush to Main Interior for luncheon, meeting with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides

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

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, where he delivered the keynote address at the grand opening and dedication ceremony for the new Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center in the Paradise area of the Park. Secretary Kempthorne toured the Center with Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, and Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga, among others, and conversed with National Park Service staff and visitors.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with delegation including Pham Gia Khiem, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARIES SNOW, EVANS AND CHAO FOR THE JOBS AND GROWTH TOUR

2007 Heroes of Conservation Awards Gala at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York, with MSNBC commentator Tucker Carlson serving as host and Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the guest speakers. Awards were sponsored by Field and Stream Magazine and Toyota Motor Sales, USA.

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with Spain Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade Jose Montilla

Office of the Secretary - PHOTOS WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS FROM JAPAN

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.

Bureau of Industry and Security - Bureau of Industry Speaker Series Dr. William Jeffrey, Director, National Institute and Standards and Technology (NIST)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Los Angeles, California to deliver address at the International Earthquake Conference

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.)

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials meeting at Main Interior with delegation from Mexico--led by Mexico's Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources, Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada; and Mexico's Ambassador to the U.S., Arturo Sarukhan--for discussion of continued U.S.-Mexican cooperation on conservation efforts, including support of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, the management and conservation of migratory birds and wetlands, and Colorado River water management

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 Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - 1310-L St , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with Spain Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade Jose Montilla

Office of the Secretary - SIGNING E. COMMERCE AGREEMENT SINGAPORE PM

Press conference, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, announcing the impending reintroduction of 11 aplomado falcons to New Mexico--a step toward the full restoration of this bird population (the only domestic falcons still listed as endangered) to the southwestern U.S.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Awards

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior with members of the Stellmon family from Idaho, including Boise attorney Tanner Stellmon

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Los Angeles, California to deliver address at the International Earthquake Conference

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

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

Office of the Secretary - PTO Office Site Visit with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Proceedings of the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference in Hollywood, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Governors from the four U.S. states bordering Mexico--California Governor, and Border Governors Association Chairman, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson; and Texas Governor Rick Perry--along with the respective Governors of the Mexican states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas, as well as other U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and their Mexican counterparts for discussion of bi-national economic, resource, and security issues

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Trip to Moscow, Russia

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne attending National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-hosted luncheon and forum, Washington, D.C.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Visit of Boy Scouts of America delegation to Main Interior for meeting with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, and receipt from the Secretary of National Resource Conservation Awards

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - USBC Sustainable Development , Environmental Protection Agency

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

National Parks Centennial Challenge Dinner, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior, promoting the public-private matching fund element of the Interior initiative designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with energy delegation led by William Whitsitt of the American Exploration and Production Council, and Barry Russell of the Independent Petroleum Association of America

Technology Administration - ADA EVEN (AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT)

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

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

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

Office of the Secretary - Learnship Training Conference with Secretary Elaine Chao

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH MINISTER FROM SAUDI ARABIA

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he opened, and announced high bid totals for, the Minerals Management Service-sponsored federal sales of offshore oil and natural gas leases in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 224) and the Central Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 206). The sales, attracting a record-setting $3.7 billion in high bids, inaugurated a program of enhanced revenue sharing with oil and gas producing Gulf states, along with higher royalty rates.

Press conference at Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials on hand, announcing the launch of the bison conservation initiative designed to coordinate federal, state, tribal, agricultural interests in strengthening efforts to help the species recover and thrive. Initiative will operate through an interagency working group, involving representatives of the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey, and a tribal liaison from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as well as representatives of states with bison populations; additionally, the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and U.S. Forest Service, along with the Department of Defense, have been invited to participate.

Senior staff gathering at Department of Interior headquarters honoring outgoing Office of Surface Mining Director Jeffrey Jarrett, leaving to become Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the Department of Energy

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

Office of the Secretary - Council of Americas 35th Annual Conference

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARIES SNOW, EVANS AND CHAO FOR THE JOBS AND GROWTH TOUR

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans with Members of Congress

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH TURKISH PRIME MINISTER BULENT ECEVIT

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation led by Paul Cicio, President of the Industrial Energy Consumers of America, and member of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Advisory Committee for Interior

Office of the Secretary - Learnship Training Conference with Secretary Elaine Chao

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he opened, and announced high bid totals for, the Minerals Management Service-sponsored federal sales of offshore oil and natural gas leases in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 224) and the Central Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 206). The sales, attracting a record-setting $3.7 billion in high bids, inaugurated a program of enhanced revenue sharing with oil and gas producing Gulf states, along with higher royalty rates.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Three businessmen talking in an office

Office of the Secretary - Asian Pacific American (APA) Federal Career Advancement Summit

First official day at the Department of the Interior: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring Main Interior and National Mall, meeting officials, staff, visitors

Activities at the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush among the participating dignitaries

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne attending National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-hosted luncheon and forum, Washington, D.C.

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

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne attending National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-hosted luncheon and forum, Washington, D.C.

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

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

Cooperative Conservation public "listening session" at Jeff's Catering Banquet and Convention Center in Brewer, Maine, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Regional Director Marvin Moriarty and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration General Counsel James Walpole among the federal officials on hand

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

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES / KAZAKHASTAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Interior Office of Ethics staff

Administrator Mike Leavitt meets Ambassador Cliff Sobel , Environmental Protection Agency

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS ADDRESS NTIA FCC WIRELESS TECH EXPO

National Parks Centennial Challenge Dinner, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior, promoting the public-private matching fund element of the Interior initiative designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM PROMOTION AND ADVISORY BOARD

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Colorado Senator, and Secretary of the Interior nominee, Ken Salazar joining current Secretary Dirk Kempthorne for tour of the newly opened Interior Operations Center (IOC)

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO ARGENTINA

Visit of Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr.. President John F. Kennedy receives a gift of an American flag from astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right); Lt. Col. Glenn carried the flag in his space suit during his orbital flight aboard Mercury-Atlas 6, also known as Friendship 7. Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O Donnell, stands partially out of frame in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

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

Swearing-in ceremony for R. Lyle Laverty, Jr. as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides on visit to Maine, meeting with Governor John Baldacci

International Trade Administration - President Export Council with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne leading press conference, at Main Interior, on release of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessment estimating the existence of 85.4 trilion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable gas from natural gas hydrates on the Alaska North Slope. Secretary Kempthorne, joined by USGS Director Mark Myers, indicated that the USGS assessment was the first-ever resource estimate of technically recoverable natural gas hydrates, which are naturally occurring, ice-like solids in which water molecules trap natural gas molecules in a cage-like structure known as a clathrate.

California Governor Gray Davis, right, at Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada events marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of water shares for six other Colorado River Basin states

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to South Dakota for meeting with the state's tribal leaders in Rapid City, and for activities related to the 66th Annual Motorcycle Rally at Sturgis

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from White House Office of Presidential Personnel (PPO) liaison staffers

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM PROMOTION AND ADVISORY BOARD

Two businessmen standing and shaking hands.

EOC shoot , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - International Trade Administration Outreach

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