Government Oath Ceremonies

Images of official oath ceremonies and meetings with government officials. The mood is formal, showcasing the significance of governmental roles.

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

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

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

Mike Leavitt's first day: various meetings , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt swearing-in ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - Commercial Service 25th Anniversary Reception

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Swedish Minister of the Environment Lena Sommestad , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Mike Leavitt swearing-in ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Kim Nelson - master , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt swearing-in ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Assistant Administrator Kim Nelson at ITS/EPA Contract Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

Idaho Governor, and Secretary of the Interior nominee, Dirk Kempthorne visiting Main Interior, touring National Park Service (NPS) offices with NPS Director Fran Mainella

Office of Environmental Information - Molly O'Neil Swearing in , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton, second from right, conversing during event at National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., celebrating partnership between the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Wal-Mart under which Wal-Mart will fund $35 million "Acres for America" habitat protection

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides, including Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, meeting at Main Interior with National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) President Jefferson Keel and NCAI Executive Director Jacqueline Pata

Mike Leavitt's first day: various meetings , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Environmental Information - Molly O'Neil Swearing in , Environmental Protection Agency

Department of the Interior officials, staff meeting newly-arriving Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

Christine Todd Whitman Breakfast , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson for discussion of Everglades restoration issues

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

Attendees at swearing-in ceremony for Deputy Secretary of the Interior, P. Lynn Scarlett, at Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

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

Awards event at Department of Interior headquarters honoring Interior staff contributions to response and recovery operations after Gulf Coast Hurricanes

Interior Secretary Gale Norton, second from left, talks to reporter in exhibit area at Energy Leadership Forum, Robinsonville, Mississippi. Environmental Protection Agency head Stephen Johnson, to Norton's right, also keyed the forum on hurricane response and strengthening of America's energy infrastructure

Mike Leavitt swearing-in ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In of John Sullivan

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

Secretary Gale Norton, right, greeting Office of Policy, Management, and Budget auditors, on occasion of official receipt of Department of Interior Annual Report on Performance and Accountability

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - MIKE GALLAGHER HEARING

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Italian Signing Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Master - Mike Leavitt with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) and the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Governors Association , Environmental Protection Agency

Department of the Interior senior officials, among them Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, and Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget R. Thomas Weimer, at briefing on release of Interior's Performance and Accountability Annual Report for 2005

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

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at ORD's AA Paul Gilman swearing-in , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton, right, greeting delegation from the Unilever Corporation, visiting Department of Interior headquarters for meeting concerning Unilever support for the National Parks Tour in conjunction with the Take Pride in America program. Unilever has contributed more than $20 million over the past decade for improvement projects in 124 National Park units

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

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

AA OEI Kim Nelson at EPA HQ New Library Opening, Ribbon cutting , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Secretary Gale Norton, far right, greeting Office of Policy, Management, and Budget auditors, on occasion of official receipt of Department of Interior Annual Report on Performance and Accountability

Master - Mike Leavitt with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) and the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - Meeting with Interior Secretary

Mike Leavitt swearing-in ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt's first day: various meetings , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Commissioner Abraham of Bureau of Labor Statistics Farewall Luncheon at the Postal Square Building

Appearance by Secretary Gale Norton at the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, Phoenix, Arizona, for discussions with local officials and speech on energy initiatives

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's First Day , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - "Radio Day" Commerce Official At Treasury

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with Finnish Minister Paula Lehtomaki

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

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the National Park Service's National Mall and Memorial Parks staff

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Environmental Information - Molly O'Neil Swearing in , Environmental Protection Agency

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Aurene Martin, left, among officials on hand for the Bismarck, North Dakota meeting of the Tribal Leaders-Department of Interior Task Force on Trust Reform, concerning plans for improving Department management of American Indian trust assets

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

Office of the Administrator - Meet and Greet , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Ed Moy

Reception at Harry S. Truman Building for actress Angelina Jolie, greeted by Department officials and staff including Secretary Colin Powell, Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, and Secretary's Open Forum Chairman William Keppler. Jolie participated in Open Forum panel discussion of the documentary film that she narrated, "Trading Women," an investigation of Southeast Asian sex trafficking.

Christine Todd Whitman Breakfast , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Christine Todd Whitman Breakfast , 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

Master - Mike Leavitt with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) and the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Washington International Club , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton greeting visiting group, including Iraqi guests, at Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Secretary Gale Norton swearing in Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, R. Thomas Weimer, at Department of Interior headquarters ceremony

Federal Trade Commission - EXIT PHOTO BUREAU DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN

Office of the Secretary - Reception in Honor of Secretary Donald Evans at the Mayflower

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

Mike Leavitt's second and third day: Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), Office of Research and Develoment (ORD), Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations (OCIR), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPTS), Office of Water (OW) meet and greets , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Reception for Friends of Department of Labor

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

Meeting with Representatives of the International Latino Woman's Congress , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Global E-Waste Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Colorado River Water Users Association meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Robert Johnson and other federal, state, local, and tribal officials in discussing developments related to the multi-state agreement on water use

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The United States Conference of Mayors , Environmental Protection Agency

Interior Deputy Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Secretary, Sue Ellen Wooldridge, front, and Interior Secretary Gale Norton, rear center, among officials at Washington, D.C. inter-agency meeting on Klamath River Basin, Oregon water management issues

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

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

Secretary Gale Norton greeting visitor at Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Secretary Gale Norton, far right, swearing in the new Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Dave Anderson, far left, a member of Lac Courte Oreilles Lake Superior Band of Ojibwa in Wisconsin, and founder and chairman of Famous Dave's of America, Inc. family restaurant chain

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

Mike Leavitt swearing-in ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Stan Meiburg Takes Oath of Office , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Appointee Reception

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