Governmental Speeches and Ceremonies

Images of formal speeches and ceremonies involving government officials addressing audiences, featuring flags and podiums, capturing a serious and professional atmosphere.

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

Foreign Affairs Day 2005 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations in the Dean Acheson Auditorium. The Director General of the Foreign Service, W. Robert Pearson, and the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, were among the speakers and award presenters. Among award recipients were Thomas Pickering, former Under Secretary for Political Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to Russia, India, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria, Jordan, and the United Nations; William Calderhead, former Executive Director of the Bureau of Inter American Affairs; and Patricia Carter of the .

Director Paulison speaks to FEMA staff.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS DELIVERS KEYNOTE AT NFIB

Office of the Secretary - BUSINESS STRENGTHENING CORPORATE STEWARDSHIP WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AND PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with National Auto Dealers (Hurricane Katrina)

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

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

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception

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

Office of the Secretary - President of the United States (POTUS) George W Bush Visit to Department of Labor (DOL) with Secretary Elaine Chao

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception

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 DELIVERS KEYNOTE AT NFIB

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS' REMARKS TO COUNCIL OF AMERICAS

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary at Cultural Heritage Tourism Program

Employment and Training Administration - 21st Century Workforce Summit at MCI Center Washington, DC

Activities at the Ducks Unlimited (DU) National Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivered speech, joining DU Chairman James Hulbert and DU President Bruce Lewis among the dignitaries on hand

Preserve America ceremony at the Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined First Lady Laura Bush, Congressmen Michael Turner of Ohio and Brad Miller of North Carolina, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and other dignitaries for announcement of the first 43 Preserve America grants for 2007 and acknowledgement of 20 new Preserve America communities

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan co-hosts an event on �The Human Rights Crisis in Xinjiang� in New York City, New York on September 24, 2019.

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

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

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses employees at the U.S. Embassy in London, United Kingdom, on August 2, 2013, to announce that the U.S. Department of State would immediately start granting visas to same-sex couples just as it does for opposite-sex couples, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act.

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS KEYNOTE ADDRESS

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

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

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

Office of the Secretary - HOMELAND SECURITY EXPO

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, D.C., on November 1, 2013.

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 Secretary - EXPORT IMPORT BANK ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Employment and Training Administration - 21st Century Workforce Summit at MCI Center Washington, DC

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, Virginia, on March 15, 2013.

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Office of the Secretary - USEA ENERGY EFFICIENCY FORUM

Preserve America ceremony at the Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined First Lady Laura Bush, Congressmen Michael Turner of Ohio and Brad Miller of North Carolina, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and other dignitaries for announcement of the first 43 Preserve America grants for 2007 and acknowledgement of 20 new Preserve America communities

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

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The Century Foundation Peter A. A. Berle Environmental Integrity Award , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Boise, Idaho for address to the City Club, at the Grove Hotel, "Reflections on a Career in Public Service"

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary at Cultural Heritage Tourism Program

Office of the Administrator - Center For American Progress , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Press Conference International Property Rights

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.

Preserve America ceremony at the Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined First Lady Laura Bush, Congressmen Michael Turner of Ohio and Brad Miller of North Carolina, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and other dignitaries for announcement of the first 43 Preserve America grants for 2007 and acknowledgement of 20 new Preserve America communities

Presidential hopefuls speak at a bipartisan forum hosted by the International Association of Fire Fighters

Election, politicians and men on podium for speech with mic for democratic selection at debate. Campaign, discussion and male candidates with press conference for votes on stage for public relations.

Office of the Secretary - Class Action Reform Event with PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

Preserve America ceremony at the Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined First Lady Laura Bush, Congressmen Michael Turner of Ohio and Brad Miller of North Carolina, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and other dignitaries for announcement of the first 43 Preserve America grants for 2007 and acknowledgement of 20 new Preserve America communities

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by Alaska Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, speaks about the importance of Arctic climate change at the welcome reception for the Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement, and Resilience (GLACIER) Conference, at the Anchorage Museum in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 30, 2015.

BILL HILL ADDRESSES AUDIENCE AT SLS ALL HANDS

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

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Office of the Deputy Administrator - President's Quality Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRADE MISSION TO CHINA

Office of the Administrator - Agency Headquarters Renaming Ceremony - ceremony to mark the renaming of the Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters in honor of President Bill Clinton , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Preserve America ceremony at the Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined First Lady Laura Bush, Congressmen Michael Turner of Ohio and Brad Miller of North Carolina, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and other dignitaries for announcement of the first 43 Preserve America grants for 2007 and acknowledgement of 20 new Preserve America communities

Preserve America ceremony at the Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined First Lady Laura Bush, Congressmen Michael Turner of Ohio and Brad Miller of North Carolina, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and other dignitaries for announcement of the first 43 Preserve America grants for 2007 and acknowledgement of 20 new Preserve America communities

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

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

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) NATIONAL CONFERENCE

ROBER SOLSONA.................20080506..........VALENCIA......The president of Banco Santander, Emilio Botín, at the meeting of shareholders of Universia, a network that brings together a thousand educational institutions from Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela, and that seeks new opportunities in employment and continuous training for university students, which was held today in Valencia.ARCHDC.

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - Bruce Deardoff, Canaveral Port Authority Commission chairman, spoke during opening ceremonies at the Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or HUBZone, Industry Day and Expo 2012.The event was hosted for business leaders who are interested in learning about government contracting opportunities and what local and national vendors have to offer. The expo was held in Cruise Terminal 4 at Port Canaveral, Fla. The annual trade show is sponsored by Kennedy's Prime Contractor Board, the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing and the Canaveral Port Authority. It featured about 175 large and small businesses and government exhibitors from Brevard County and across the nation.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH SENATE LEADERSHIP 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 the Secretary - ECONOMIC EVENT WITH PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Washington D.C., June 8, 2006 David Paulison is sworn in as the new Director of FEMA as his wife, Kathy, holds the bible. Mr. Paulison is being sworn in by the Secretary of U. S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff. Bill Koplitz/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Employment and Training Administration - 21st Century Workforce Summit at MCI Center Washington, DC

National Institute of Standards and Technology - BALDRIGE AWARD CEREMONY

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

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 Institute of Standards and Technology - QUEST EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE BALDRIGE AWARDS

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - 2009 LULAC National Convention & Exposition, Puerto Rican Convention Center , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Class Action Reform Event with PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

Office of the Secretary - ECONOMIC EVENT WITH PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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 Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - 2009 LULAC National Convention & Exposition, Puerto Rican Convention Center , Environmental Protection Agency

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)

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

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Employment Standards Administration / Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the New York City (NYC) Department of Labor (DOL) Office

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Office of the Secretary - USEA ENERGY EFFICIENCY FORUM

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