Networking Events and Business Meetings

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Capitol Hill Banquet for the Federal City Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, with Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior representatives on hand

Capitol Hill Banquet for the Federal City Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, with Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior representatives on hand

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Boy Scouts of America (BSA) officials: Robert Mazzuca, BSA's Chief Scout Executive, and Al Lambert, Scout Executive for BSA's National Capital Area Council

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)

National Parks Centennial Challenge Dinner, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior, promoting the public-private matching fund element of the Interior initiative designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Walter B. Jones Awards

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Pete Wilson, former California Governor and Senator, Counsel with the Bingham McCutchen law firm

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) Law Enforcement and Security Office Director William Woody meeting at Main Interior with BLM state law enforcement officials

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 - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS' FORUM-SERGEI KHRUSHCEV, DAVID EISENHOWER, JULIE NIXON EISENHOWER

Signing event, at the National Geographic Society (NGS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Memorandum of Understanding promoting geotourism--tourism that helps sustain or enchance the environmental, cultural, aesthetic, historical character and well-being of a place and its residents--as a collaborative approach among government agencies and private partners. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined NGS President and Chief Executive Officer John Fahey, Jr., NGS Executive Vice President Terry Garcia, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment Mark Rey, Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Jerold Gidner, Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director Henri Bisson, Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Kenneth Stansell, and Forest Service Associate Chief Sally Collins, among other dignitaries, at the gathering.

Administrator Mike Leavitt and staff member meet Wyoming Governor , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs sponsored Chiefs of Mission Conference, with appearances by Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr., U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Randall Tobias, Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte, Presidential Assistant for National Security Affairs Stephen Hadley, and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS ADDRESS NTIA FCC WIRELESS TECH EXPO

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - American Chemistry Council Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

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

December holiday gathering for Department of Interior staff at Department headquarters, Washington, D.C.

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

National Press Club Performance Track , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Mike Leavitt) - Mike Leavitt's Farewell , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - Learnship Training Conference with Secretary Elaine Chao

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 toured the Center with Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, and Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga, among others, and conversed with National Park Service staff and visitors.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from the Jaeger family

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

Reception at Main Interior for participants in the 100 Years of Conservation meeting, with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., Alaska Congressman Don Young, Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James Connaughton, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Chairman Bob Model, and Simon Roosevelt--great, great grandson of former President Theodore Roosevelt--among the speakers

Office of the Secretary - UNVEILING OF THE OFFICIAL PORTRAIT OF THE HONORABLE WILLIAM M. DALEY

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) signing ceremony with the American Chemistry Council (ACC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with B.J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven and associates

Capitol Hill Banquet for the Federal City Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, with Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior representatives on hand

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Department's Presidential Management Fellows

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson in St. Louis , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Smart Growth , Environmental Protection Agency

National Parks Centennial Challenge Dinner, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior, promoting the public-private matching fund element of the Interior initiative designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016

Office of the Secretary - PHOTOS WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS FROM JAPAN

Office of the Administrator (Mike Leavitt) - Mike Leavitt's Farewell , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Leavitt swearing-in ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from White House Office of Presidential Personnel (PPO) liaison staffers

Office of the Secretary - MEETING WITH MINISTER PRDIGRU

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Pete Wilson, former California Governor and Senator, Counsel with the Bingham McCutchen law firm

Swearing-in Ben Grumbles , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Mike Leavitt) - Mike Leavitt's Farewell , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - PTO Office Site Visit with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

International Trade Administration - President Export Council with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez at Latin AM and Caribbean Conference (Hurricane Katrina)

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Environmental Council of States (ECOS) Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) Assistant Administrator J. Suarez Confirmation Hearing , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Technology Administration - SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY COUNSELORS ROUNDTABLE

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Continuity of Business Summit

Office of the Secretary - BOEING SIGNING WITH CHINA

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hosting National Park Service (NPS)-Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) luncheon at Main Interior, promoting the Centennial Challenge, part of Interior's initiative designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the NPS 100th anniversary in 2016

Mike Leavitt - Office of the Administrator (OA) meeting and Senior Staff meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - BULGARIAN EMBASSY

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining other senior officials for ribbon-cutting ceremony, briefing, tours at the new Interior Operations Center (IOC)

Office of the Secretary - Learnship Training Conference with Secretary Elaine Chao

Dinner for World Presidents' Organization business leaders, hosted by Under Secretary for Management Henrietta Fore, in Benjamin Franklin Room

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation including American Recreation Coalition President, Derrick Crandall; Tom Cove, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association; and Brendan Ross, President, Reserve America

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS IN ROMANIA

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation led by California Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon, discussing issues related to plans for sand and gravel mine in Soledad Canyon, Los Angeles County

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (USTDA Ceremony, Reception, FCS Photos, Delegation Debrief, Young Enterp.)

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao VIP Receptions Meet and Greet

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. and associates

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Karl Kurtz, Idaho State Health and Welfare Director

Captiol Hill Confirmation Hearings for Judith Ayres, Tracy Mehan, and Robert Fabricant , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - NIST Site Visit

International Trade Administration - Commercial Service 25th Anniversary Reception

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with David Lehman, Senior Advisor to the Secretary

Bureau of Industry and Security - Swearing -In David McCormick

Mike Leavitt, Chinese Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Dr. Morgan with Administrator Stephen L. Johnson , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFYING BEFORE THE HOUSE

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Final Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Coucil Meeting

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 - Secretary Alexis Herman's Appointee Reception

Office of the Secretary - Digital Files of Secretary Donald Evans Tenure 01-04

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans with Members of Congress

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 Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Larry Naake, Executive Director of the National Association of Counties (NACO), and associate

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Hurricane Contracting Information Center Departures Photo

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Industry Outreach , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Senior Executive Service (SES) training at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with the members of Idaho's Congressional delegation: Senators Mike Crapo and Larry Craig, Representatives Mike Simpson and Bill Sali

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from Ben Jenkins, Communications Director for the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., and former Republican Governors Association Press Secretary

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in New Orleans, Louisiana to open the Minerals Management Service's (MMS) Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 205, whose background and implications he discussed with members of the media and with aides

Office of the Secretary - BULGARIAN EMBASSY

ServiceNation Summit at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, New York, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined First Lady Laura Bush, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian among many participating dignitaries. Secretary Kempthorne delivered opening remarks for the panel, "Stewards of the Planet: The Role of Service in Protecting Our Natural Resources," also featuring an introduction by Take Pride in America Executive Director Katie Loovis and presentations by panelists: Robert Kennedy, Jr., President of Waterkeeper Alliance; Richard Cizik, Vice President of the National Association of Evangelicals; Jonathan Reckford, Chief Executive Officer of Habitat for Humanity; Van Jones, Founder and President of Green for All; and Alex Lopez of the LA Conservation Corps. Among entertainers appearing at the Summit was Melinda Doolittle, of "American Idol" fame, who sang the National Anthem.

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