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Images capturing formal events and ceremonies with government officials, highlighting themes of leadership and environmental stewardship.

Announcement, at the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of the proposal to remove the brown pelican from the Endangered Species List, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, and other officials at the signing and press conference marking the recovery of the species in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Import Safety, Health and Human Services , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Mike Leavitt's second and third day: Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), Office of Research and Develoment (ORD), Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations (OCIR), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPTS), Office of Water (OW) meet and greets , Environmental Protection Agency

Department of Interior Director of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, Kit Kimball, speaking at Department of Interior headquarters signing ceremony for Memorandum of Understanding establishing the Southeast Tourism Policy Council, a private-public partnership promoting tourism and the enhancement of the visitor experience on public lands

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremony, at the Ted Weiss Federal Office Building in New York City, New York, marking the announcement of the designation of the 17th-18th Century African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan as a National Monument

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 was joined at the event by dignitaries including: Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks; National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Jonathan Jarvis; Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga; Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Kameran Onley; Nisqually tribal elder Zelma McCloud; and Peter Jackson of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

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

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.

Meeting and press conference in Atlanta, Georgia concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, Georgia Senators Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, 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

Press briefing, concerning the President's International Initiative to Combat Kleptocracy, featuring remarks by Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Josette Shiner, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich, and Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Pat O'Brien, among other officials.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - New York Life Chairman and CIO Sy Sternberg

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE SENATE ENERGY BILL

Meeting and press conference, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior, on inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with the Secretary joined by Alabama Governor Bob Riley, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, 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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking, and Tennessee Senator Bill Frist, Sun Studio manager John Schorr, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander behind, left to right, at Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. event designating Sun Records, Memphis Recording Service as National Historic Landmark

Press conference, led by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Interior Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Matt Hogan, and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, concerning Fish and Wildlife Service report showing net gain of 191,800 acres of American wetlands between 1998 and 2004, the first net gain in wetlands since 1954

Hurricane Dolly Press Briefing at FEMA headquarters.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH SECRETARY JOHN SNOW AT PRESS CONFERENCE

Participating in Energy Awareness Month Activities , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at the Climate Leaders Award Program , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH SENATE LEADERSHIP PRESS CONFERENCE

Deputy Secretary John Sullivan answers questions from Embassy staff during a meet and greet in Mexico City, Mexico on October 24, 2017.

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH SENATE LEADERSHIP PRESS CONFERENCE

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESS CONFERENCE

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and and ESPN President John Skipper make an announcement regarding international efforts to empower women and girls through sports at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 21, 2012.

Meeting and press conference, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior, on inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with the Secretary joined by Alabama Governor Bob Riley, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, 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

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE SENATE ENERGY BILL

Bureau of Industry and Security - Indian Hi Tech Forum

Press conference on the federal response to the threat of the avian influenza pandemic, with remarks by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns

Washington, DC, January 22, 2008 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff (l) and FEMA Administrator R. David Paulision (at podium) roll out the National Response Framework (NRF) at the National Press Club. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Announcement, at the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of the proposal to remove the brown pelican from the Endangered Species List, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, and other officials at the signing and press conference marking the recovery of the species in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE SENATE ENERGY BILL

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

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

Announcement, at the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of the proposal to remove the brown pelican from the Endangered Species List, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, and other officials at the signing and press conference marking the recovery of the species in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Resources for the Future (RFF) Policy Leadership Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

Announcement, at the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of the proposal to remove the brown pelican from the Endangered Species List, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, and other officials at the signing and press conference marking the recovery of the species in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states

Secretary Gale Norton meeting with Wyoming operations staff of the Bureau of Land Management during the Secretary's visit to the Powder River Basin area of Wyoming

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - Larry Third, NASA small business specialist at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spoke during opening ceremonies at the Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or HUBZone, Industry Day and Expo 2012.The event was hosted for business leaders who are interested in learning about government contracting opportunities and what local and national vendors have to offer. The expo was held in Cruise Terminal 4 at Port Canaveral, Fla. The annual trade show is sponsored by Kennedy's Prime Contractor Board, the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing and the Canaveral Port Authority. It featured about 175 large and small businesses and government exhibitors from Brevard County and across the nation.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken recognizes Dulles Operation Allies Welcome staff, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 13, 2021.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven, for discussion of elk management plan at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, funding for the water treatment option selected by the Bureau of Reclamation for the Bureau's Northwest Area Water Supply Project, and other matters

2006 Take Pride in America National Awards event at Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the senior officials on hand

Signing ceremony, at National Geographic Society (NGS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Memorandum of Understanding promoting environment-sustaining and enhancing "geotourism" through an NGS partnership with the Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, and constituent agencies including Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, NGS President and Chief Executive Officer John Fahey, and senior Interior and Agriculture officials at the ceremony and reception.

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Monroe, Michigan, where he joined Michigan Congressman John Dingell, Michigan Lieutenant Governor John Cherry, Jr., Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, and other officials for press conference and signing ceremony at Monroe County Community College marking the inclusion of the Plum Creek Bay into the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at New York City Central Labor Council

Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, right center, addresses the media during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on June 30, 2011. Assistant Secretary Campbell is leading a U.S. delegation visiting nations throughout the South Pacific that includes Adm. Patrick Walsh, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, left center, Office of the Secretary of Defense South/Southeast Asia Principal Director, Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Richard Simcock, left, and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator Nisha Biswal, right. The delegation is engaging in discussions to enhance bilateral political, economic, and security relations in the region.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

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 was joined at the event by dignitaries including: Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks; National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Jonathan Jarvis; Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga; Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Kameran Onley; Nisqually tribal elder Zelma McCloud; and Peter Jackson of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - 35th Anniversary Panel , Environmental Protection Agency

Clear Cards; Tom Gibson; Chief of Staff; Christine Todd Whitman , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Governor Gilmore (R-VA) Press Conference National Airport

Technology Administration - 2002 NATIONAL MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY LAUREATES RECEPTION

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Information Management Center , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Swearing-In Darryl Jackson

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Resources for the Future (RFF) Policy Leadership Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and other senior officials meeting at Main Interior with Guatemala delegation, led by Carlos Fion, Chief of Staff to the President of Guatemala, and Salvador Lopez, Director of the Ministry of Culture and Sports. The Secretary joined the Guatemala leaders in signing a Memorandum of Understanding providing for a ten-year U.S.-Guatemala partnership in support of the conservation of significant natural and cultural resources in Guatemala.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Governor Gilmore (R-VA) Press Conference National Airport

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.

Mass Care MOA signing at FEMA Headquarters.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Sea Girt, N.J., Feb. 6, 2013 Governor Christie, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin(L) and Mayor Ken Farrell (R) hold a press conference at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt to discuss reconstruction of the Sea Girt Boardwalk. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE: HOUSE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Libby Press Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of the Interior Historic Preservation Awards ceremony at Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar leading the proceedings

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 was joined at the event by dignitaries including: Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks; National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Jonathan Jarvis; Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga; Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Kameran Onley; Nisqually tribal elder Zelma McCloud; and Peter Jackson of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

Hurricane Ike, Galveston, TX, September 23, 2008 Marty Bahamonde, FEMA National Spokesperson, speaks at a press conference with local, state and federal partners about the reentry of citizens into the area after Hurricane Ike. Galveston, TX, September 23, 2008-- Marty Bahamonde, FEMA National Spokesperson, speaks at a press conference with local. state and federal partners about the reentry of citizens into the area after Hurricane Ike.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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 was joined at the event by dignitaries including: Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks; National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Jonathan Jarvis; Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga; Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Kameran Onley; Nisqually tribal elder Zelma McCloud; and Peter Jackson of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - MIKE GALLAGHER FORUM ON CHILD FRIENDLY WEBSITE

2003 Chesapeake Bay shoot - Executive Council meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - TPA PRESS EVENT

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 was joined at the event by dignitaries including: Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks; National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Jonathan Jarvis; Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga; Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Kameran Onley; Nisqually tribal elder Zelma McCloud; and Peter Jackson of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - National Fish Habitat Roll Out Signing

Secretary Gale Norton at the podium during award ceremonies, on the rooftop of the Department of Interior headquarters building, honoring individuals,youth groups, schools, organizations, partnerships, businesses involved in volunteer conservation efforts under the Take Pride in America program

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

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

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm Severe Storm - Windsor, Conn. , September 15, 2011 Stephen DeBlasio (left), federal coordinating officer for FEMA's contributions to recovery from effects of Tropical Storm Irene by the people of Connecticut, led the tour of the JFO in Windsor by Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (right) and Peter Boynton, deputy commissioner. Connecticut Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE: HOUSE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE

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

Office of the Secretary - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH BALTIMORE AQUARIUM

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at swearing-in ceremony for the members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, held near the site of the Flight 93 crash, in vicinity of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Memorial will replace temporary memorial honoring passengers and crew of the plane hijacked on September 11, 2001

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Governor Gilmore (R-VA) Press Conference National Airport

Jimmy Carter presents his State of the Union Speech to Congress. circa 01/23/1979.

U.S. Geological Survey volcanologist Dan Miller at the podium during press conference, concerning an aerial survey of Mount St. Helens and the status of the rumbling volcano that is the subject of an official volcano advisory, at the U.S. Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington

Press Conference on President Bush's Economic Growth Plan

Announcement, at the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of the proposal to remove the brown pelican from the Endangered Species List, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, and other officials at the signing and press conference marking the recovery of the species in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS SPEAKS TO UNITED STEEL WORKERS RALLY

Press conference, led by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Interior Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Matt Hogan, and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, concerning Fish and Wildlife Service report showing net gain of 191,800 acres of American wetlands between 1998 and 2004, the first net gain in wetlands since 1954

Office of the Secretary - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH BALTIMORE AQUARIUM

President George Bush at signing ceremony for the Healthy Forests Restoration Act at Department of Agriculture headquarters

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - 2009 LULAC National Convention & Exposition, Puerto Rican Convention Center , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Press Conference International Property Rights

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Jackson, TN, February 7, 2008 FEMA Administrator David Paulison and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, along with state and local officials, address the media after touring tornado damage on the campus of Union University. Paul Luke/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

American Recreation Coalition President Derrick Crandall speaking during event, at Rosemont Pavilion, Pasadena, California, highlighting the Take Pride in America-promoted volunteer commitment to cleanup of California lands devastated by 2003 forest fires. Secretary Gale Norton and Take Pride in America Director Martha Allbright rode horseback in New Year's Day Tournament of Roses Parade

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

Signing event marking official designation of Bureau of Land Management Public Lands as the National System of Public Lands, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Bureau of Land Management Director James Caswell leading the proceedings at Main Interior

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 at the Monaco Coach Corporation recreational vehicle plant in Coburg

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