Government Meetings and Press Events

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Meeting and press conference in Atlanta, Georgia concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, Georgia Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, 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, among other officials

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS MEETS WITH TOURISM INDUSTRY OFFICIALS

Meeting and press conference in Atlanta, Georgia concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, Georgia Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, 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, among other officials

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

Meeting and press conference in Montgomery, Alabama concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Alanama Governor Bob Riley, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, 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, among other officials

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

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

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

Event honoring National Park Service (NPS) Randy Jones Leadership Fellows, with NPS Director Fran Mainella, Secretary's Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, other senior Interior officials on hand at Main Interior

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE TPA PRESS EVENT

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

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 (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (USTDA Ceremony, Reception, FCS Photos, Delegation Debrief, Young Enterp.)

Interior employee meeting, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason among the senior officials speaking and fielding questions

Press conference, led by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Interior Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Matt Hogan, and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, concerning Fish and Wildlife Service report showing net gain of 191,800 acres of American wetlands between 1998 and 2004, the first net gain in wetlands since 1954

President George Bush at podium, with Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman and Interior Secretary Gale Norton to his right, giving press conference, at Department of Energy, concerning the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on oil, natural gas production, refining, distribution in Gulf of Mexico region

Announcement, at the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of the proposal to remove the brown pelican from the Endangered Species List, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, and other officials at the signing and press conference marking the recovery of the species in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states

Office of the Secretary - TPA PRESS EVENT

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

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.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Redfield Award Ceremony

Farewell gathering at Main Interior for Secretary Gale Norton, with presentations by Interior senior officials and unveiling of official painted portrait of Norton

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

International Trade Administration - Commercial Service 25th Anniversary Reception

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Year End Economic Briefing Gutierrez, Snow and Chao

National Council for International Visitors reception in Benjamin Franklin Room

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Redfield Award Ceremony

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

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

Press conference, led by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Interior Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Matt Hogan, and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, concerning Fish and Wildlife Service report showing net gain of 191,800 acres of American wetlands between 1998 and 2004, the first net gain in wetlands since 1954

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

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

Signing event proceedings, in Boise, Idaho, for the Department of 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. Secretary Gale Norton, far left, and Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne, far right, look on

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Resources for the Future (RFF) Policy Leadership Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - MEXICAN MINISTER BERBEZ

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

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE TPA PRESS EVENT

Swearing in ceremony, in Treaty Room, for Peter Chaveas, U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, with Deputy Secretary Richard Armitage presiding

Farewell gathering at Main Interior for outgoing Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AND TREASURY SECRETARY PAUL O'NEIL DISCUSS THE ECONOMY

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Israel Hernandez Swearing-In

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 was joined at the event by dignitaries including: Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks; National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Jonathan Jarvis; Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga; Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Kameran Onley; Nisqually tribal elder Zelma McCloud; and Peter Jackson of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

Meeting and press conference in Montgomery, Alabama concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Alanama Governor Bob Riley, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, 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, among other officials

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman swears-in Office of Water (OW) Assistant Administrator G. Tracy Mehan , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at podium, with Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne to her left and Idaho Senator Larry Craig to her 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 - Swearing-In for Gene Scalia, Solicitor of Labor Continued

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

Announcement, at the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of the proposal to remove the brown pelican from the Endangered Species List, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, and other officials at the signing and press conference marking the recovery of the species in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.

Secretary Gale Norton swearing in the members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, at ceremony held near the site of the Flight 93 crash, in vicinity of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Memorial will replace temporary memorial honoring passengers and crew of the plane hijacked on September 11, 2001

Press conference, led by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Interior Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Matt Hogan, and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, concerning Fish and Wildlife Service report showing net gain of 191,800 acres of American wetlands between 1998 and 2004, the first net gain in wetlands since 1954

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Native American , Environmental Protection Agency

National Institute of Standards and Technology - DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY PRESENTATION TO BODMAN

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

Edited master - Mike Leavitt with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) and the Office of Administration and Resource Management (OARM) , Environmental Protection Agency

Rosenberg, TX, USA-June 15, 2015 Fort Bend County Judge Bob Hebert (at odium) announces the opening of a Mobile Registration Intake Center at the Rosenberg Annex. Hebert was joined by local, country, state and federal officials. Residents impacted by the recent flooding are encouraged to register for disaster assistance lease call 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA) or TTY: 1-800-462-7585 or online at www.disastperassistance.gov or m.fema.gov with a smart hone. Jocelyn. <p>Rosenberg, TX, USA-June 15, 2015--Fort Bend County Judge Bob Hebert (at podium) announces the opening of a Mobile Registration Intake Center at the Rosenberg Annex.  Hebert was joined by local, country, state and federal officials.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - FOREIGN PRESS BRIEFING

Announcement, at the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of the proposal to remove the brown pelican from the Endangered Species List, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, and other officials at the signing and press conference marking the recovery of the species in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE TPA PRESS EVENT

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Monroe, Michigan, where he joined Michigan Congressman John Dingell, Michigan Lieutenant Governor John Cherry, Jr., Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, and other officials for press conference and signing ceremony at Monroe County Community College marking the inclusion of the Plum Creek Bay into the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA FISHERIES CONSTITUENT MEETING WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AND UNDER SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE LAUTENBACHER

Mike Leavitt swearing-in ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Mark Limbaugh, speaking at swearing-in ceremony at Department of Interior headquarters

Office of the Secretary - BOEING SIGNING CEREMONY

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

Bureau of Economic Analysis - MENTORING PROGRAM

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 the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - 35th Anniversary Panel , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - United States / Vietnam Signing Ceremony

Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter speaking at Independence National Historical Park Visitor Center, Philadelphia, during visit by Secretary Gale Norton for tour of Chestnut Street area and discussions on issue of reopening Chestnut block closed to traffic since September, 2001 terrorist attacks on U.S

Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri speaking at event, at Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, marking the announcement of a Save America's Treasures program grant for the Synagogue, the nation's oldest

Ceremony at the Ted Weiss Federal Office Building in New York City, New York, marking the announcement of the designation of the African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan, considered the largest Colonial-era cemetery for enslaved and free Africans in America, as a National Monument

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 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin , Environmental Protection Agency

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 Gale Norton speaking at ceremony, at the Ted Weiss Federal Office Building in New York City, New York, marking the announcement of the designation of the 17th-18th Century African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan as a National Monument

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to New Orleans, Louisiana to open and close the Minerals Management Service's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas Lease Sale 207 for the Western Gulf of Mexico. Secretary Kempthorne hosted a press conference at the conclusion of the sale to announce the final bid total as well as the significance of the sale for the nation's energy discussion.

Announcement, at the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of the proposal to remove the brown pelican from the Endangered Species List, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, and other officials at the signing and press conference marking the recovery of the species in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states

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 in Montgomery, Alabama concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Alanama Governor Bob Riley, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, 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, among other officials

Office of the Secretary - MUTUAL RECOGNITION SIGNING CEREMONY WITH MEXICO AND CANADA

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE

Press conference on the federal response to the threat of the avian influenza pandemic, with remarks by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns

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

Swearing in ceremony, in Treaty Room, for William Eaton, Assistant Secretary for Administration, with Secretary Colin Powell presiding

Secretary Gale Norton, center, joined by Director of National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Bob Hollingsworth, far right, at Interior signing of 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 Water - Clean Water Septic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) One Year Celebration , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton seated, with Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, Sun Studio manager John Schorr, Memphis city administrator Dottie Jones, Tennessee Senator Bill Frist, left to right, at Capitol Hill event designating Sun Records, Memphis Recording Service as National Historic Landmark

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Import Safety, Health and Human Services , Environmental Protection Agency

(CHINA LAKE) - Reyes Construction, President Ricardo Jimenez delivered remarks on June 14 during the ribbon cutting ceremony that delivered the first facilities aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, as part of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program following the July 2019 earthquakes.

Denton, Texas, February 24, 2010 Richard Serino, FEMA Deputy Administrator, recognizes Kathy Lowe of the Denton National Processing Service Center, for her lengthy service. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Bureau of Economic Analysis - UNVEILING BENCHMARK IO TABLE

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Libby Press Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton seated, with Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, Sun Studio manager John Schorr, Memphis city administrator Dottie Jones, Tennessee Senator Bill Frist, left to right, at Capitol Hill event designating Sun Records, Memphis Recording Service as National Historic Landmark

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Swearing-In Darryl Jackson

All-employees meeting at Main Interior, featuring remarks by new Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, introduced by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and Chief of Stafff Brian Waidmann

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