Networking Events and Receptions

Captures of social gatherings and receptions featuring discussions among attendees, emphasizing casual networking in formal settings.

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

2007 Heroes of Conservation Awards Gala at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York, with MSNBC commentator Tucker Carlson serving as host and Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the guest speakers. Awards were sponsored by Field and Stream Magazine and Toyota Motor Sales, USA.

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

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

International Trade Administration - International Trade Administration Outreach

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

Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), 2004 Legislative and Regulatory Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Congress meeting, Delayney House , Environmental Protection Agency

National Park System Advisory Board Scholars Forum on the role of the National Park Service as civic educator, at Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, with American historians and social scientists, Secretary Gale Norton and Department of Interior staff, political dignitaries in attendance

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

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

Western Governors' Association meeting and reception at Main Interior, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

American Recreation Coalition (ARC) 2006 Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award ceremony and reception, with presentations by ARC President Derrick Crandall and other ARC officials, and award acceptance by Congressman Thomas Petri of Wisconsin

Administrator Mike Leavitt addresses NAM Winter Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

International Conference and Handshakes of during Christine Todd Whitman's last day (starts DSC_414) , Environmental Protection Agency

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) Symposium

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Address United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to New Orleans, Louisiana to open and close the Minerals Management Service's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas Lease Sale 207 for the Western Gulf of Mexico. Secretary Kempthorne hosted a press conference at the conclusion of the sale to announce the final bid total as well as the significance of the sale for the nation's energy discussion.

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In of John Sullivan

Western Governors' Association meeting and reception at Main Interior, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Agribusiness Lunch , Environmental Protection Agency

Reception event held at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park, California, honoring visit by Secretary Gale Norton to Yosemite to promote infrastructure improvement project plans and to highlight Earth Day themes

Colorado Senator, and Secretary of the Interior nominee, Ken Salazar on tour of Main Interior with current Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

2007 Heroes of Conservation Awards Gala at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York, with MSNBC commentator Tucker Carlson serving as host and Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the guest speakers. Awards were sponsored by Field and Stream Magazine and Toyota Motor Sales, USA.

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

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

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

Bassmasters Classic professional fishing tournament dinner, sponsored by the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, in Greenville, South Carolina, with speakers including Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who announced the distribution of more than $700 million to 56 state and territorial wildlife agencies to fund fish and wildlife conservation efforts, boat access, shooting ranges, and hunter education

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.)

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

Minerals Management Service-hosted 2007 International Regulators' Offshore Safety Conference in Miami, Florida, with forum participation by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Association of Towns and Townships (NATAT) 2007 Legislative Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with fellow participants at the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Ministerial Summit ("Earth Observation for Sustainable Growth and Development") in Cape Town, South Africa, where the Secretary headed the U.S. delegation

Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) 21st Annual Conference, with activities in the Dean Acheson Auditorium and the Benjamin Franklin Room. Among officials participating were: Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte; Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, Richard Griffin; Deputy Assistant Secretary and head of the Diplomatic Security Service, OSAC Co Chair Joe Morton; .

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to New Orleans, Louisiana to open and close the Minerals Management Service's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas Lease Sale 207 for the Western Gulf of Mexico. Secretary Kempthorne hosted a press conference at the conclusion of the sale to announce the final bid total as well as the significance of the sale for the nation's energy discussion.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Swearing-In Robert Cresanti

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

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

International Trade Administration - President's Export Council Breakfast and Meeting

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

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 - PEC RECEPTION

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

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

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.

U.S..-Mexico Binational Commission (BNC) agreement signing event at Main Interior for the Joint Declaration of Sister Park Partnerships, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and Mexican counterpart, Undersecretary Felipe Adrian Vasquez of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, officially designating seven parks for cooperative efforts on natural resource management

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Remarks Hispanic Scholarship Fund

American Recreation Coalition (ARC) awards event at the Decatur House, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne received the 2008 Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award. Joining the Secretary and his wife, Patricia, at the event were ARC President Derrick Crandall, ARC Chairman Thom Dammrich, and Coleman Company President Sam Solomon, among other dignitaries.

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (Arrival Airport, Bilat with C. A. Presidents, Working Lunch, Press Conference, One on One)

Reception and awards event on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) and the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, FWS Director H. Dale Hall, and FWS Assistant Director for the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) Geoffrey Haskett among the Interior officials on hand. Honored for their work in support of the NWRS were Congressmen Mike Thompson of California, Michael Castle of Delaware, Norman Dicks of Washington, Ron Kind of Wisconsin, Jim Saxton of New Jersey, and Todd Tiahrt of Kansas. Event highlighted National Wildlife Refuge Week, and marked the 10th anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997.

Office of the Deputy Secretary - BOEING-PAKISTAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT - SIGNING

Office of Administration and Resource Management - SES National Training Meeting Day 1 , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AT DINNER AND HIS ADDRESS AT USPTO BICENTENNIAL

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

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.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

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

Linda Combs Swearing-in ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

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

2007 Heroes of Conservation Awards Gala at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York, with MSNBC commentator Tucker Carlson serving as host and Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the guest speakers. Awards were sponsored by Field and Stream Magazine and Toyota Motor Sales, USA.

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

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

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

2007 Heroes of Conservation Awards Gala at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York, with MSNBC commentator Tucker Carlson serving as host and Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the guest speakers. Awards were sponsored by Field and Stream Magazine and Toyota Motor Sales, USA.

Senior staff gathering at Department of Interior headquarters honoring outgoing Office of Surface Mining Director Jeffrey Jarrett, leaving to become Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the Department of Energy

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS ADDRESS ON BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL PRESENTATION

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne viewing displays, talking with attendees at the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) annual convention at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Merchandise Rollout Event

Minerals Management Service Offshore Minerals official Thomas Readinger, center, making point during briefing for Secretary Gale Norton at New Orleans, Louisiana event marking the 50th anniversary of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for oil and gas development. Norton opened the reading of bids at Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 187, involving 21.7 million acres offshore

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, New York City, New York, to participate in a ceremony unveiling plans for a major Museum expansion--known as The Peopling of America Center, funded by the National Park Service along with the Bank of America Charitable Foundation and the Annenberg Foundation--and to observe a naturalization ceremony, for 12 new Americans, under the direction of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. Among dignitaries joining Secretary Kempthorne at the event for The Peopling of America Center were Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island National Monument Superintendent Cynthia Garrett, Annenberg Foundation Senior Program Officer Gillian Norris-Szanto, Bank of America Charitable Foundation President Andrew Plepler, and Ellis Island Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen Briganti.

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

Federal Trade Commission - Swearing-In Rosch Kovacik

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.)

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Welcome Ceremony

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

Local land management officials gathering at Bureau of Land Management headquarters for meeting on enforcement issues with national staff

Technology Administration - DIGITAL CONTENT RIGHTS MANAGEMENT ROUNDTABLE

Office of the Secretary - Senior Executive Service (SES) Awards Coffee

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESENTATION TO TEXTILES MANUFACTURER

Washington, D. C. , January 21, 2009 FEMA departing Administrator R. David Paulison (center) and Deputy Administrator, Harvey E. Johnson (yellow tie) bid farewell for the final time to agency employees. FEMA employees lined the headquarter's hallways to to say good bye today.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Administrator Mike Leavitt meets Ted Stewart , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN TECHNOLOGY EXPO

International Conference and Handshakes of during Christine Todd Whitman's last day (starts DSC_414) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

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

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