Governmental Press Conferences

Official meetings focused on environmental and governmental discussions, featuring multiple officials in formal attire and pressing issues.

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

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

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Chairman, Max Chapman, Jr., speaking at Department of Interior headquarters announcement of MBNA Financial Services donation to the Foundation for support of the National Wildlife Refuge System's Centennial Commission and Refuge System projects

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

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

From left, Heather Higginbottom, Deputy Secretary of Management and Resources at the State Department, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Bureau of African Affairs and former U.S. ambassador to Liberia, Dana J. Hyde, CEO of Millennium Challenge Corporation, Amara M. Konneh, the Liberian Minister of Finance and Development, and Jeremiah C. Sulunteh, the Liberian ambassador to the U.S., attend a compact development signing Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 in Washington.

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

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

Healthy Forests Restoration Act signing event, with President George Bush, and, behind him, left to right, Montana Senator Max Baucus, Colorado Congressman Scott McInnis, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, California Congressman Richard Pombo, Virginia Congressman Bob Goodlatte, Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran, Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Mexican Cement Signing

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at podium, with Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne 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

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

Office of the Secretary - Worker Displacement Grant Annoucement Press Conference at Reason National Airport

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE SENATE ENERGY BILL

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

Office of the Secretary - Workforce Recovery Conference - Jobs and Skills Fair (Continued)

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

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.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH SECRETARY JOHN SNOW AT PRESS CONFERENCE

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.

International Trade Administration - Swearing-In Laura Jimenex, Hanna Kamenetzky and Jane Kitson

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Announces Program to Assist Small and Minority Business Bid Contract

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AFGHANISTAN TRIP

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

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Congressional Delegation Visit to Lewis Field and Plum Brook Station

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Signing Ceremony

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

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

Signing event for Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Memorandum of Understanding, with FWS Director H. Dale Hall among the participants

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Announces Program to Assist Small and Minority Business Bid Contract

Adminstrator Fugate Answers Questions. Connecticut Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - Worker Displacement Grant Annoucement Press Conference at Reason National Airport

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

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - PINNING CEREMONY ADMINISTATOR SAM DEBOW AND ADMINISTRATOR RICH BEHN

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

Reception in honor of the Committee of Nine of the Alliance for Progress, 5:30PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks at a reception in honor of the Committee of Nine of the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) and diplomatic corps of the Latin American Republics, on the first anniversary of the Alliance for Progress. Left to right: Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, Edwin M. Martin; member of the Committee of Nine, Harvey S. Perloff (United States); unidentified; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (hidden); member of the Committee of Nine, Paul N. Rosenstein-Rodan (United Kingdom); member of the Committee of Nine, Dr. Manuel Noriega Morales (Guatemala); others unidentified. Other members of the Committee of Nine include Hernando Agudelo Villa (Colombia), Ernesto Malaccorto (Argentina), Dr. Felipe Pazos (Cuba), Raúl Sáez (Chile), Ary Frederico Torres (Brazil), Gonzalo Robles (Mexico). State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Economic Development Administration - WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS

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

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo officiates the swearing-in ceremony for David Satterfield as U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on August 14, 2019.

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and other senior officials meeting at Main Interior with Guatemala delegation, led by Carlos Fion, Chief of Staff to the President of Guatemala, and Salvador Lopez, Director of the Ministry of Culture and Sports. The Secretary joined the Guatemala leaders in signing a Memorandum of Understanding providing for a ten-year U.S.-Guatemala partnership in support of the conservation of significant natural and cultural resources in Guatemala.

Secretary Gale Norton, seated, with California Governor Gray Davis to her left, at Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada signing of Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of water shares for six other River Basin states

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

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

Event marking Department of the Interior's 159th anniversary, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding

Secretary Gale Norton with the President of the Quinault Indian Nation, Pearl Capoeman-Baller, left to right, at Department of Interior headquarters signing event for agreement protecting forest habitat of marbled murrelet and other species on Quinault Reservation land in Washington state

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

Secretary Gale Norton, far left, and Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, center, at press conference during visit to Horseshoe Curve, Altoona, Pennsylvania, to mark efforts led by Santorum to reclaim abandoned mine lands and remove health, safety dangers for nearby residents. Photograph was used in Interior video on the Norton tenure

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang at signing ceremony for four U.S.-China agreements, The Great Hall of The People, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, April 30, 1984

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

Sea Bright, N.J., Feb. 7, 2013 U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan discusses grants and buyouts for hurricane-prone neighborhoods. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AT KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES

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)

Sentator Lautenberg. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

New York City, N. Y. , January 22, 2010 Deputy Administrator swears-in new Region II Regional Administrator, Lynn Gilmore Canton. Elissa Jun/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet. South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - PINNING CEREMONY ADMINISTATOR SAM DEBOW AND ADMINISTRATOR RICH BEHN

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

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

Farewell gathering at Main Interior for outgoing Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing with Vermont Law School , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Washington, DC, June 12, 2006 R. David Paulison, the Director of FEMA, swears in Glenn Cannon as Director of Response for FEMA. Holding the bible is Mrs. Cannon. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS, SECRETARY JOHN SNOW AND SECRETARY ELAINE CHAO AT WEST COAST JOBS GROWTH TOUR

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Urban League , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Secretary Gale Norton with California Governor Gray Davis at Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada signing of 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 Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Clean Diesel, Diesel Technology Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his family looking on, Ambassador Tom Shannon signs his appointment papers to become the new Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs during a ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 19, 2016.

South River, N.J., July 16, 2013 South River resident Bob Smith speaks about how Hurricane Sandy battered his home, the backdrop to this press conference, beyond repair at Gov. Christie's flood buyouts announcement. The state is purchasing Hurricane Sandy damaged properties in Middlesex County, which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to partially fund. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary Sampson's Visit to Morocco

Office of the Secretary - MEXICAN MINISTER BERBEZ

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 - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH SECRETARY JOHN SNOW AT PRESS CONFERENCE

Judy Davis Contract signing with Christine Todd Whitman , Environmental Protection Agency

President George Bush speaking at signing ceremony for the Healthy Forests Restoration Act at Department of Agriculture headquarters

FEMA and Operation Hope MOA Signing.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Economic Development Administration - WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS

U.S.-Mexico Memorandum of Understanding signing event at the Mexican Embassy in Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Mexico's Ambassador to the U.S., Arturo Sarukhan, leading the proceedings

Healthy Forests Restoration Act signing event at Department of Agriculture headquarters, with President George Bush exchanging congratulations with representatives of Departments of Interior and Agriculture

Czech Republic Artemis Accords Signing. Foreign Affairs Minister for the Czech Republic, Jan Lipavský, left, signs the Artemis Accords, as NASA Administrator Bill Nelson looks on, Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at The Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington DC. The Czech Republic is the twenty fourth country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASAs Artemis program.

Honor Awards Ceremony 2011

President Joe Biden, joined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and Rep. Jesus Chuy” Garcia, D-Ill., signs the Methane, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and True Lender CRA Bills, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Occupational Safety and Health Adminstration (OHSA) and Associated General Contractors (AGC) Partnership Signing Ceremony

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As master of ceremonies, Center Director Jim Kennedy opens the event at the KSC Visitor Complex launching the new Florida quarter. Participating were (left to right) Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, U.S. Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Samuel W. Bodman and NASA Administrator Sean OKeefe. The quarter celebrates Florida as a destination for explorers in the past, a launch site for future explorers into space and an inviting place for visitors today.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS, SECRETARY JOHN SNOW AND SECRETARY ELAINE CHAO AT WEST COAST JOBS GROWTH TOUR

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Patricia Espinosa sign the U.S.-Mexico Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Promotion of Gender Equality, the Empowerment of Women and Womens Human Rights at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., September 18, 2012.

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

NEW YORK (March 4, 2016) Medal of Honor recipient Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers, Jr., first from left, prepares to close the market with his family during the closing bell ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange in lower Manhattan. Byers received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a hostage rescue operation in Afghanistan in December 2012.

Tallahassee, FL, September 30, 2022 - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis giving a briefing on Hurricane Ian recovery with FDEM Director Kevin Guthrie and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Secretary Gale Norton speaking during press conference, concerning an aerial survey of Mount St. Helens and the status of the rumbling volcano that is the subject of an official volcano advisory, at the U.S. Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington

At Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Governor Bob Taft signs Senate Bill 164 into law. The bill "approved legislation that ensures state employees who are on active duty suffer no loss of pay or health care benefits.". Base: Rickenbacker Ang Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Gov. Bob Taft

With her family looking on, Catherine Novelli signs her appointment papers 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.

New York, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2014—FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate (center) and from left, FEMA Region II Administrator Jerome Hatfield, NY Office of Emergency Management Commissioner Joseph J. Esposito, American Red Cross Greater NY Region CEO Josh Lockwood and Peggy Conlon, President and CEO of the Ad Council speak at the kickoff of the 11th Annual National Preparedness month in Herald Square. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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