Meetings with Public Figures

Formal gatherings featuring political figures shaking hands, discussing legislation, and attending receptions in various indoor settings.

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from members of Sinise family: film and television editor Bob Sinise, wife Millie Sinise (parents of actor Gary Sinise), and decorated Air Force veteran Jack Sinise

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

Former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall with current Secretary Gale Norton during events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring the former Secretary and the late Congressman Morris Udall

Event honoring the Washington National Opera in the Benjamin Franklin Room, with appearances by Secretary Condoleezza Rice and other Department officials

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

Former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall appearing as guest of honor at Department of Interior headquarters events celebrating the contributions of the former Secretary and the late Congressman Morris Udall

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

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Proceedings of the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference in Hollywood, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Governors from the four U.S. states bordering Mexico--California Governor, and Border Governors Association Chairman, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson; and Texas Governor Rick Perry--along with the respective Governors of the Mexican states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas, as well as other U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and their Mexican counterparts for discussion of bi-national economic, resource, and security issues

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

National Park Foundation (NPF) "Expedition America" gala and fund-raiser at Chelsea Piers, New York City, New York, with First Lady Laura Bush, Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, and NPF President and Chief Executive Officer Vin Cipolla among the speakers

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the Annual Dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Los Angeles, California to deliver address at the International Earthquake Conference

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the Annual Dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from members of Sinise family: film and television editor Bob Sinise, wife Millie Sinise (parents of actor Gary Sinise), and decorated Air Force veteran Jack Sinise

Events at the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference in Hollywood, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Governors from the four U.S. states bordering Mexico--California Governor, and Border Governors Association Chairman, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson; and Texas Governor Rick Perry--along with the respective Governors of the Mexican states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas, as well as other present and former U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and their Mexican counterparts for discussion of bi-national economic, resource, and security issues

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

Event honoring the Washington National Opera in the Benjamin Franklin Room, with appearances by Secretary Condoleezza Rice and other Department officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Events at the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference in Hollywood, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Governors from the four U.S. states bordering Mexico--California Governor, and Border Governors Association Chairman, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson; and Texas Governor Rick Perry--along with the respective Governors of the Mexican states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas, as well as other present and former U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and their Mexican counterparts for discussion of bi-national economic, resource, and security issues

Events at the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference in Hollywood, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Governors from the four U.S. states bordering Mexico--California Governor, and Border Governors Association Chairman, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson; and Texas Governor Rick Perry--along with the respective Governors of the Mexican states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas, as well as other present and former U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and their Mexican counterparts for discussion of bi-national economic, resource, and security issues

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Addresses the Unsung Heroines at Award Luncheon

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at National Summit on Small Business and the Environment, Lowes Hotel, Washington, DC , Environmental Protection Agency

Proceedings of the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference in Hollywood, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Governors from the four U.S. states bordering Mexico--California Governor, and Border Governors Association Chairman, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson; and Texas Governor Rick Perry--along with the respective Governors of the Mexican states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas, as well as other U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and their Mexican counterparts for discussion of bi-national economic, resource, and security issues

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Speaks at the Retirement Celebration for Joe N. Kennedy

Adare Manor Donald Evans

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

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.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at the Annual Dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association

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

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

New Mexico Congressman Tom Udall greeting guest at events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall and the late Congressman Morris Udall

Prince Willem Alexander (Crown Prince of the Netherlands) visits Ames shown here with Jack Boyd

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

US Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger meets with Israel's Minister of Defense Ariel Sharon 1982

Secretary Gale Norton, Arizona Senator John McCain, Oregon Senator Gordon Smith, left to right, at events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall and the late Congressman Morris Udall

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

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

Event honoring the Washington National Opera in the Benjamin Franklin Room, with appearances by Secretary Condoleezza Rice and other Department officials

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Clean Air Excellence Awards, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

Adare Manor Donald Evans

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

Former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall appearing as guest of honor at Department of Interior headquarters events celebrating the contributions of the former Secretary and the late Congressman Morris Udall

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at National Summit on Small Business and the Environment, Lowes Hotel, Washington, DC , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Visit of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and writer-filmmaker Dayton Duncan to Main Interior, where they met with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and spoke in the auditorium about their upcoming release, The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

President George W. Bush answers a question asked by Chris DeMuth, President of the American Enterprise Institute at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC on December 18, 2008.

President Bush participates in swearing-in ceremony of Ben Bernanke as Fed Chairman

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at 2001 Business Leader of the Year at Georgetown University

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao "Welcome" Dinner at Willard Hotel

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

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at 2001 Business Leader of the Year at Georgetown University

President Bush remarks to the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education

New Mexico Congressman Tom Udall with Secretary Gale Norton during events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall and the late Congressman Morris Udall

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at 2001 Business Leader of the Year at Georgetown University

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH ALGERIAN PRESIDENT

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

National Park Foundation event at the Phipps Mansion in Denver, Colorado, honoring Junior Ranger Program, with appearances by, left to right, First Lady Laura Bush, University of Denver Chancellor Emeritus Daniel Ritchie, and Secretary Gale Norton

Visit of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, foreground right, to Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C., where he toured the building and posed with Interior staff following discussions with Secretary Gale Norton

Office of the Secretary - PHOTOS OF SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AND PUTIN FROM MOSCOW, RUSSIA

U.S. President Bill Clinton shaking hands with United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali as U.S. Vice President Al Gore looks on in Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Bob McNeely, White House Photographer, February 23, 1993

NASA Ames Research Center 70 Year Anniversary Gala Dinner held at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California with special guest speaker Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek fame.

11/23/2009. Nuevio Futuro humanitarian rake. Queen Sofia and the Princess of Asturias have visited the stalls. Photo: of Saint Bernard. Archdc Eduardo Dieguez of San Bernardo.

John McCain second Presidential Debate

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at National Summit on Small Business and the Environment, Lowes Hotel, Washington, DC , Environmental Protection Agency

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

Visit of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, foreground right, to Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C., where he toured the building and posed with Interior staff following discussions with Secretary Gale Norton

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

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

U.S. President Ronald Reagan, U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan and American Evangelist Billy Graham at The National Prayer Breakfast, Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, February 5, 1981

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at 2001 Business Leader of the Year at Georgetown University

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Speaks at the Retirement Celebration for Joe N. Kennedy

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr., left, speaks with Giovanni Castellaneta, Ambassador of Italy, during a visit with the crew of STS-125 to the Embassy of Italy in Washington, Thursday, July 23, 2009.

Under Secretary for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, hosting meeting with Bolivia's Vice President, Alvaro Garcia Linera

Scenes from the first day of the 110th Congress, with Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

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

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH PRESIDENT OF URUGUAY

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