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 Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Congress and Exposition in Baltimore, Maryland, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among officials on hand to pledge support for the NRPA's "Get Outdoors, It's Yours" Initiative

Minority Business Development Agency - MBDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE SAN DIEGO, CA

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALDS EVANS, REPUBLICAN MAIN STREET PARTNERSHIP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Florida Sen. Thad Altman participates in the Conference on the American Space Program for the 21st Century. President Barack Obama opened the Conference on the American Space Program for the 21st Century with remarks on the new course his administration is charting for NASA and the future of U.S. leadership in human spaceflight.

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration (ESA) 2001 Eve Award Ceremony Great Hall Francis Perkins Building

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

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Activities at Interior Senior Executive Service (SES) Conference, led by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, and other top officials

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Oregon, part of the 2004 Take Pride in America Western Tour highlighting volunteer efforts on public lands, including a stop in Redmond for exhibit viewing, discussions, and a speech at the International Convention of the Family Motor Coach Association

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"

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 - 1ST FEDERAL ADVISORY MEETING OPENING SESSION

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation led by Paul Cicio, President of the Industrial Energy Consumers of America, and member of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Advisory Committee for Interior

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

Mike Walk-Thru , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

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

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

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins and associates during the Secretary's visit to Ottawa for bilateral talks with Canada's Minister of the Environment

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Secretary Gale Norton, far right, with Minerals Management Service Leasing Program Manager Robert Sebastian, far left, and the Service's Offshore Minerals Management Associate Director Thomas Readinger, center, receiving briefing on Gulf of Mexico bids at New Orleans, Louisiana event marking the 50th anniversary of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for oil, gas development

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Center Director Bill Parsons (left) greets the Lt. Governor of the State of Florida, Jeff Kottkamp, at the FIRST robotics event held at the University of Central Florida Arena March 8-10. The FIRST, or For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, Robotics Competition challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a common problem in a six-week timeframe using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in a series of competitions designed by FIRST founder Dean Kamen and Dr. Woodie Flowers, chairman and vice chairman of the Executive Advisory Board respectively, and a committee of engineers and other professionals. FIRST redefines winning for these students. Teams are rewarded for excellence in design, demonstrated team spirit, gracious professionalism and maturity, and ability to overcome obstacles. Scoring the most points is a secondary goal. Winning means building par

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

Office of Administration and Resource Management - 2010 National Executive Leadership Development Conference: Creating the Future EPA (SES Meeting) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Highlight views from the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference in Hollywood, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Governors of the other three U.S. states bordering Mexico--Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas--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

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

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 - PEC RECEPTION

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

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

Office of the Secretary - HOMELAND SECURITY EXPO

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Presidents Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) Lunch , Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Trade Commission - Swearing-In Rosch Kovacik

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

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

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Transform Leadership , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In of John Sullivan

Meeting of the National Park System Advisory Board, with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella and Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas among the officials on hand to discuss National Heritage Areas planning and other issues

National Park System Advisory Board meeting ("Charting a Future for National Heritage Areas"), with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella among the Interior officials participating

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK (EBLS)

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

Office of the Secretary - HOMELAND SECURITY EXPO

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Afghanistan's Minister of Communications

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Public Affairs - Farewell to Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of Public Affairs Stuart Roy

Christine Todd Whitman Breakfast , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The United States Conference of Mayors , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AT KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CORAL REEF TASK FORCE MEETING (2/24/2004 TO 2/26/26)

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

Office of the Secretary - 17th Annual Congressional Dinner for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington

Reception and awards event at Main Interior honoring the work of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Federal Advisory Committee, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett among the senior officials on hand

International Trade Administration - President Export Council with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Office of the Secretary - 17th Annual Congressional Dinner for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

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

Press conference, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, announcing the impending reintroduction of 11 aplomado falcons to New Mexico--a step toward the full restoration of this bird population (the only domestic falcons still listed as endangered) to the southwestern U.S.

Groundbreaking ceremony for a new visitor center at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, and announcement of new funding for 49 projects under Round 8 of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Nevada Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, Nevada Representatives Shelley Berkley and Jon Porter, and other federal, state, and National Landscape Conservation Foundation officials

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Presidents Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) Lunch , Environmental Protection Agency

Technology Administration - SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY COUNSELORS ROUNDTABLE

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Reno, Nevada for Nevada Resource Advisory Council reception at the Silver Legacy Resort and Casino

Office of the Secretary - National Science and Technology Medals

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 - Learnship Training Conference with Secretary Elaine Chao

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.

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 Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Honduras

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

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)

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman opens new EPA cafeteria , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

Activities at the Western Governors' Association Conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined a host of dignitaries, among them Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, and NBC correspodent and author Tom Brokaw

Activities at the Western Governors' Association Conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined a host of dignitaries, among them Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, and NBC correspodent and author Tom Brokaw

Department of the Secretary - Deputy Secretary Ed Montgomery's Farewell

Final leg of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne's visit to New Orleans and the Louisiana coast

Technology Administration - 2004 National Medal of Technology Laureates

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

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

Luncheon activities, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other federal, state, and private organization officials, held during the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy at the Downtown Reno Ballroom, Reno, Nevada

National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Congress and Exposition in Baltimore, Maryland, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among officials on hand to pledge support for the NRPA's "Get Outdoors, It's Yours" Initiative

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In for Gene Scalia, Solicitor of Labor Continued

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