Government Press Conferences

Press conferences featuring government officials discussing significant issues, with a focus on environmental and disaster management challenges.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Renewal Fuel Standards , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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 - INTERNET CAUCUS "A NATION ONLINE"

Assistant Attorney General for Environmental and Natural Resources, Thomas Sansonetti, Secretary Gale Norton, and President of the Quinault Indians, Pearl Capoeman-Baller, left to right, at signing event for agreement protecting forest habitat of marbled murrelet and other species in Washington state

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

Foreign Affairs Day 2006 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations in the Dean Acheson Auditorium, including award acceptance by William Stedman, Jr., the former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, and remarks by officials including: Acting Director General of the Foreign Service, John O'Keefe; Under Secretary for Management, Henrietta Fore; former U.S. Ambassador to Thailand and Burma, Daniel O'Donohue; and former Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Chester Crocker

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

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

Event marking the success of the Green Roof installation atop the Main Interior Building ("Green Roof in Action"), with Secretary Dirk Kampthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and other senior officials on hand

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Lyons Gray Oath Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS ADDRESS ON BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY

Office of the Secretary - TPA PRESS EVENT

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 PARTICIPATES IN EMERGING SECURITIES TECHNOLOGY FAIR

International Trade Administration - International Trade Administration Outreach

U.S. Ambassador to Israel James Cunningham, U.S. Consul General to Israel Daniel Rubinstein, and Cisco Senior Manager Zika Abzuk, linked via digital video conference with the Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellent (ACE) event in Washington, D.C., celebrate the Award at a Jerusalem event in Israel, December 17, 2010.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESS CONFERENCE

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 SENATE ENERGY BILL

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - NARTE AWARD

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

International Trade Administration - International Trade Administration Outreach

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

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

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) Symposium

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESS CONFERENCE

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESS CONFERENCE

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

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

Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski speaking at the Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C. signing ceremony for the 30-year renewal of the Federal Grant and Agreement of Right-of-Way for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

Press conference on the Interior budget, with remarks by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and other senior 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

NASA and USDA Sign Memorandum of Understanding. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack, left, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, pose for a photograph after having signed a memorandum of understanding, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at the USDAs Jamie L. Whitten Building in Washington. The agreement strengthens the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts to improve agricultural and Earth science research, technology, and agricultural management, as well as the application of science data and models to agricultural decision making.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Walter B. Jones Awards

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

Washington, DC, January 22, 2007 R. David Paulison outlines the reorganization of FEMA at the podium during an all hands meeting at FEMA headquarters. Mr. Paulison takes the new title of Administrator of FEMA. FEMA will consist (on March 31, 2007) of The United States Fire Administration (USFA), The Office of Grants and Training (G&T), The Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Division (CSEP), The Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REPP) and the Office of National Capital Region Coordination (NCRC) as mandated by the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Act. On the stage to the right is Under Secretary George Foresman. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Renewal Fuel Standards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

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

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS FORUM WITH DR. COHEN

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

EXPLORATION PARK GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Governor Gilmore (R-VA) Press Conference National Airport

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Press Conference: United States Patent to Electronic Patent Filing

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

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sam Scimemi, director of International Space Station at NASA Headquarters, participates in a prelaunch news conference in Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida. Also pictured are, from left, Michael Curie, NASA Public Affairs, Bob Cabana, director of NASA Kennedy Space Center, and to Scimemi's right, Mike Suffredini, program manager of International Space Station at NASA Johnson Space Center.The news conference provided the media with a status on the readiness to launch NASA's first Commercial Resupply Services, or CRS-1, mission to the International Space Station. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, built both the mission's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. Launch is scheduled for 8:35 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7 from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SpaceX CRS-1 is an important step toward making Americas microgravity research program self-sufficient by providing a way to deliver and return significant am

Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) 2006 Achievement Awards ceremony and reception, with presentations by CRT leaders, including Marianne Fowler, Senior Vice President of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, and Derrick Crandall, President of the American Recreation Coalition

With U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Tom Kelly looking on, Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken addresses the staff and family members of the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti City, Djibouti, during a meet-and-greet on February 8, 2016.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESENTATION TO IRAQ BUSINESS CONFERENCE

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to members of the press on the sidelines of the ASEAN ministerial meetings in Manila, Philippines, August 7, 2017.

Office of the Secretary - MEXICAN MINISTER BERBEZ

Office of the Secretary - AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE

Montgomery, AL, May 21, 2014 Governor Robert Bentley addresses a gathering of disaster officials in Houston. Disaster workers come from all over the country to help their fellow citizens recover from storms, tornadoes and hurricanes. Ed Edahl/FEMA. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Event marking the success of the Green Roof installation atop the Main Interior Building ("Green Roof in Action"), with Secretary Dirk Kampthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and other senior officials on hand

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

National Park Service Director Fran Mainella 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 Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE

Office of the Secretary - FOREIGN PRESS BRIEFING

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Change a Light, Change the World with Energy Star , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton with President George Bush and Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, left to right, at Department of Energy Emergency Operations Center briefing session, concerning the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on oil, natural gas production, refining, distribution in Gulf of Mexico region

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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force in Washington, D.C. Norton was among officials from 12 federal agencies, 7states and territories, as well as the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau, discussing projects to improve conservation and management of coral reefs, the impact of climate change, international trade issues, and other matters

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

Secretary Gale Norton at podium, with Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne to her left and Idaho Senator Larry Craig to her right, during Boise, Idaho signing event for 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

Gerald Danforth, Ron Kazmierczak, Darrell Bazzell, Bill Hartwig, Fort James Operating Company, PCBs, Settlement, Georgia-Pacific. Subjects: Natural Resource; Damage Assessment; Fox River; Recreational Project; Green Bay FO.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at awards event, at Department of Interior headquarters, honoring Interior staff contributions to response and recovery efforts after 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes

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 Administration and Resource Management - Transformational Leadership Conference (TLC) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Announcement, at the Sewall-Belmont House on Capitol Hill, of the introduction of bipartisan Congressional legislation for permanent authorization of the Preserve America and Save America's Treasures programs, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, New York Senator Hillary Clinton, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, North Carolina Congressman Brad Miller, Ohio Congressman Miichael Turner, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and National Trust for Historic Preservation President Richard Moe among the featured speakers

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

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 of the Interior Historic Preservation Awards ceremony at Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar leading the proceedings

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - MIKE GALLAGHER FORUM ON CHILD FRIENDLY WEBSITE

Secretary Gale Norton speaking, and Sun Studio manager John Schorr, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander behind, left to right, at Capitol Hill event designating Sun Records, Memphis Recording Service, the pioneering rock music studio, as National Historic Landmark

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Old State House in Boston, Massachusetts, where he joined National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Boston National Historical Park Superintendent Terry Savage, Bostonian Society Executive Director Brian LeMay, Boston Environmental and Energy Services Chief James Hunt III, and other officials at event marking the completion of the initial phase of the Old State House restoration, including restoration of the building's famous tower. The preservation work represents the first completed construction project of the National Park Service's Centennial Initiative.

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

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - D. C. , August 26, 2011 DHS Sec, Janet Napolitano (pictured) along with Red Cross President and CEO Gail McGoven, W. Craig Fugate, FEMA Administrator(r)and via video, NOAA National Hurricane Center Director, Bill Read discussed the need for all citizens to be prepared at a press conference in the FEMA HQ.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE

Press conference on the Interior budget, with remarks by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and other senior officials

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - U.S. - China Strategic Economic Dialogue Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Oath of Office for Chief Financial Officer taken by Barbara Bennett , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Economics and Statistics Administration - UNDER SECRETARY KATHLEEN COOPER PARTICIPATES IN NAT'L PRESS CLUB PANEL

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

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