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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with staff at the U.S. Embassy in Riga, Latvia, on November 30, 2021.

President Barack Obama meets with Congressional Leadership in the Cabinet Room of the White House to discuss ongoing efforts to find a balanced approach to the debt limit and deficit reduction, July 13, 2011. Pictured, from left, are: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Oct. 9, 2013 "I often say that sometimes the best pictures are either before or after a meeting, not during the meeting itself. Here, the President talks with members of the House Democratic Caucus in the East Room following their more formal meeting to discuss the government shutdown."

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland participates in a bilateral meeting with Chile Foreign Minister Andres Allamand in New York, on September 20, 2021.

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland participates in a bilateral meeting with Chile Foreign Minister Andres Allamand in New York, on September 20, 2021.

President Joe Biden talks with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg after participating in a bipartisan bicameral meeting with former governors and mayors Monday, April 19, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House.

President Barack Obama studies a document held by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper during the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office, Feb. 3, 2011.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with staff at the U.S. Embassy in Riga, Latvia, on November 30, 2021.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden host a "Roadmap to Recovery" meeting with the Cabinet in the State Dining Room, June 8, 2009.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 7, 2022.

President Barack Obama meets with senior advisors in the Oval Office before a phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, July 18, 2012. Pictured, from left, are: Chris Mizelle, Director for Russia and Central Asia, NSS; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; Chief of Staff Jack Lew; and Denis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor.

Annalena Baerbock (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Bundesaussenministerin, aufgenommen im Rahmen ihrer Reise nach Texas, USA. Hier auf einer Pressekonferenz mit dem Aussenminister der USA, Antony Blinken, im State Department

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau, in Reykjavik, Iceland, on May 19, 2021.

President Barack Obama speaks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) by phone in the Oval Office on July 17, 2009. He is joined by Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Phil Schiliro.

President Barack Obama briefs with speechwriters and advisors in the Oval Office prior to a health care statement on July 17, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Energy Secretary Dr. Ernest Moniz listen to a briefing by State Department Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman on March 20, 2015, in Lausanne, Switzerland, before a U.S. and EU team resumed negotiations with Iranian leaders about their future of their country's nuclear program.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne attending National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-hosted luncheon and forum, Washington, D.C.

President Barack Obama drops by the Rural Council meeting in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, Feb. 3, 2016.

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

President Barack Obama meets with senior advisors in the Oval Office, June 15, 2012. Pictured, from left, are: Chief of Staff Jack Lew; Senior Advisor David Plouffe; Counsel to the President Kathryn Ruemmler; Counselor to the President Pete Rouse; Rob Nabors, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs; Director of Communications Dan Pfeiffer; and Mark Childress, Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning.

Office of the Secretary - Labor Leaders Management with President Bush and Secretary Elaine Chao

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by Embassy Ottawa Deputy Chief of Mission Richard Sanders, Vicki Heyman, and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman, addresses the staff at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada, on October 28, 2014. The Secretary is in Ottawa to emphasize steadfast U.S. support for our Canadian partners, continued close cooperation in our shared approach to countering violent extremism, and our commitment to stand beside our Canadian neighbors and friends.

President Barack Obama meets with members of Congress for a roundtable discussion about immigration reform, June 25, 2009.

President Barack Obama confers with Trip Director Marvin Nicholson, left, and Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications as they stand by the motorcade prior to a Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) town hall in Washington, D.C., July 28, 2014.

First Lady Michelle Obama drops by a meeting with members of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, March 30, 2011.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken virtually meets with staff of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 2022.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a virtual meeting with women entrepreneurs, in Tokyo, Japan on March 16, 2021.

Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2012 President Barack Obama has a phone call with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, regarding Hurricane Sandy, in the Oval Oval Office, Oct. 26, 2012. (Official White House .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 16, 2020.

Office of the Secretary - United States / Vietnam Signing Ceremony

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.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken virtually convenes the annual meeting of the President�s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 2022.

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia during a foreign leader call in the Oval Office, Jan. 5, 2015.

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

April 16, 2013 "FBI Director Robert Mueller leads a briefing for the President on the Boston Marathon bombings."

Dec. 22, 2009 This was a planning meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. The President was leaning back in his chair, taking in the discussion.”

President Barack Obama calls a foreign leader from the Oval Office, June 26, 2009.

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Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Amelie De Montchalin, Secretary of State for European Affairs, inaugurates Brittany Ferries' new training centre in Saint-Malo.Jean-Yves Le Drian, Ministre de l'Europe et des Affaires Etrangeres, et Amelie De Montchalin, Secretaire d'Etat chargee des Affaires Europeennes, inaugure le nouveau centre de formation de Brittany Ferries à Saint-Malo.

Senators work together on immigration reform

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - Studio 1 , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets virtually with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on July 16, 2021.

Meeting of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a virtual discussion with young democratic leaders from around the world as part of the Summit for Democracy, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 8, 2021.

President Barack Obama thanks White House and National Security Staff for their work reviewing U.S. intelligence programs, in the Chief of Staff's office in the West Wing of the White House, Jan. 17, 2014.

President Barack Obama, with Secretary of State John Kerry, participates in a secure video teleconference with Embassy Baghdad and Consulates General Erbil and Basrah, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24, 2014.

President Barack Obama participates in a hurricane preparedness briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington, D.C., May 30, 2014. Participants include Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, right.

Nancy Pelosi speaks to the media following the democratic take-over of the House

not yet cleared Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a U.S. Embassy Copenhagen Meet and Greet in Copenhagen, Denmark, on May 17, 2021.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - U.S. President Barack Obama in New Orleans, Louisiana , Environmental Protection Agency

Senators work together on immigration reform

President Barack Obama confers with National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, right, Chief of Staff Bill Daley, left, and Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, following a conference call on Libya with his national security team, in San Salvador, El Salvador, March 23, 2011.

Barack Obama hosts a G8 Summit working session in the dining room of Laurel Cabin at Camp David. Seated facing camera, L-R: Francois Hollande of France; PM David Cameron of Britain; PM Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, (standing) Angela Merkel of Germany. (BSLOC_2015_3_165)

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, in the Oval Office, May 27, 2014. Attending, from left, are: Jeff Eggers, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan; William Burke, Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan; and Phil Gordon, White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with Defense Secretary-Designate Ashton Carter before the two Massachusetts residents hold a one-on-one meeting on January 7, 2015, in the Secretary's Outer Office at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a seminar with U.S. ambassadors at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 8, 2021.

President Barack Obama stops by a meeting in Chief of Staff Bill Daley's office in the West Wing of the White House, April 8, 2011.

Acting Director of the Foreign Service Institute Julieta Valls Noyes introduces Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken to deliver remarks on Modernizing of American Diplomacy at the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, Virginia, on October 27, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Mission France, in Paris, France on June 25, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod, in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 17, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman participate in a virtual meeting with ASEAN Foreign Ministers, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on July 13, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hosts a Town Hall, moderated by BuzzFeed�s Miriam Elder, on �Making Foreign Policy Less Foreign� with university students from around the country attending Washington-area programs, Congressional interns, and U.S. Department of State interns at the Department in Washington, D.C., on March 18, 2014.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS

Office of the Secretary - JCCT BILATERAL

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 16, 2022.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Environmental Initiatives reception recognizing African-American appointees in the Obama Administration , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivers virtual remarks at the UN-hosted High-Level Yemen Pledging Event from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 16, 2022.

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

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates confer in the Cabinet Room before the start of a Homeland Security Council meeting to discuss H1N1 flu on May 1, 2009.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a virtual joint press conference with United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, in London, United Kingdom, on May 3, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosts the second meeting of the International Council on Womens Business Leadership at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., November 27, 2012.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with U.S. University Research Community, in California on January 14, 2020.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken provides an update on the Department�s Health Incidents Response Task Force alongside Health Incident Response Task Force Ambassador Jonathan Moore and Senior Care Coordinator Ambassador Margaret Uyehara, at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 5, 2021.

A glass of water with the presidential seal rests on the table in the Cabinet Room of the White House, prior to President Barack Obama's meeting with the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, Oct. 28, 2009.

Office of Environmental Information - eRulemaking. Regulations.Gov 5th Anniversary Celebration and Partner Agency Recognition , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, right, participate in the annual meeting of the President's Interagency Task Force To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 1, 2011.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III participates in a joint press availability the State Department with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Richard Marles, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong following the 2022 Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations.(DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

U.S. Secretary Michael R. Pompeo hosts a conversation with Department employees, at the U.S. Department of State, in Washington, D.C., on March 29, 2019.

A man takes a cellphone photo, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets U.S. Embassy Riyadh workers and their families at U.S. Embassy Riyadh in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 24, 2016.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Gutierrez Trip to St. Petersburg, Russia

President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, Chief Medical Advisor to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci, Counselor to the President Jeff Zients and virtual guests, signs an executive order on Establishing the COVID-19 Pandemic Testing Board and Ensuring a Sustainable Public Health Workforce for COVID-19 and Other Biological Threats Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in the State Dining Room of the White House.

President Barack Obama meets with Military Senior Leadership at the Pentagon on October 6, 2014 left to right Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel

NASA Leadership Meets with Republic of Koreas Minister of Foreign Affairs. From left to right, Republic of Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jin Park, Republic of Korea Ambassador to the U.S. Taeyong Cho, NASA Associate Administrator for International and Interagency Relations, Karen Feldstein, NASA International Program Specialist, Peyton Blackstock, Republic of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General, Miyon Lee, Republic of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General, Junpyo Kim, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson are seen during a meeting, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington DC.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 21, 2022.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Trip from Japan

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, in Berlin, Germany, on June 23, 2021.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry offers a toast to the U.S.-China partnership at a joint banquet on the occasion of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) / Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE) at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2015.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry welcomes the Inaugural Class of Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellows at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 13, 2015.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers virtual remarks at the U.S.-Bahrain Strategic Dialogue, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 1, 2020.

Secretary Gale Norton hosting luncheon for members of President's Cabinet, at Department of Interior headquarters

President Barack Obama meets with Members of Congress to discuss Syria, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Sept. 3, 2013.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Chinese dissidents and members of the diaspora in Yorba Linda, California, on July 23, 2020.

International Trade Administration - International Trade Administration Outreach

Office of the Administrator - Announcement of Clean Air Act Settlement with Hyundai and Kia , Environmental Protection Agency

President Barack Obama makes a phone call in the Oval Office, Jan. 30, 2009.

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

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