Official Events and Announcements

Images of various formal speeches and announcements at government events, featuring individuals addressing audiences with patriotic themes and historical significance.

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

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

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

Preserve America Presidential Awards event at the White House, with Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III providing the introduction and First Lady Laura Bush announcing awards to the African Burial Ground project (resulting in the African Burial Ground National Monument) in New York City, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York City, the Corinth and Alcorn County, Mississippi Heritage Tourism Initiative, and the Historic Courthouse Preservation Program in Texas

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

Opening reception for the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, Texas Governor Rick Perry, and National Park Foundation Board of Directors member and International Paper Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Faraci among the dignitaries on hand

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - 14th National Marine Sanctuary President George W. Bush and Secretary Gutierrez

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

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

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

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

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at Washington, D.C. announcement of the launch of a new historic preservation initiative, Preserve America, emphasizing, through grants and awards, the development of federal, state, local partnerships to promote preservation of, and greater public use of, historic sites

The White House Project hosts Chilean President Michelle Bachelet

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

First Lady Laura Bush at Capitol Hill ceremony, Washington, D.C., marking announcement of first round of Preserve America grants and designation of first five Preserve America Community Neighborhoods

Office of the Secretary - President of the United States (POTUS) George W Bush Visit to Department of Labor (DOL) with Secretary Elaine Chao

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at Washington, D.C. announcement of the launch of a new historic preservation initiative, Preserve America, emphasizing, through grants and awards, the development of federal, state, local partnerships to promote preservation of, and greater public use of, historic sites

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Welcome Ceremony

Preserve America Presidential Awards event at the White House, with Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III providing the introduction and First Lady Laura Bush announcing awards to the African Burial Ground project (resulting in the African Burial Ground National Monument) in New York City, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York City, the Corinth and Alcorn County, Mississippi Heritage Tourism Initiative, and the Historic Courthouse Preservation Program in Texas

Washington, DC 10/23/02 Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor, speaking at The AEI Department of Labor Conference on Productivitity in the 21st Century.

Official portrait of Patricia Butenis, U.S. Ambassador designate to Bangladesh

Official portrait of Patricia Butenis, U.S. Ambassador designate to Bangladesh

Office of the Secretary - President of the United States (POTUS) George W Bush Visit to Department of Labor (DOL) with Secretary Elaine Chao

Secretary Elaine L. Chao, of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), visits NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 24, 2019. She spoke to Kennedys leadership in the Operations and Support Building II and discussed the DOTs role in enabling commercial space.

Official portrait of Linda Jewell, U.S. Ambassador designate to Ecuador

Press conference after dinner meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva, Switzerland March 6, 2009.

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman's Confirmation Hearings , Environmental Protection Agency

Official portrait of Patricia Butenis, U.S. Ambassador designate to Bangladesh

Official portrait of Anne Derse, U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan

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

Office of the Secretary - President of the United States (POTUS) George W Bush Visit to Department of Labor (DOL) with Secretary Elaine Chao

Portrait of Delia Ramirez Trimble, Interior's Office of Civil Rights

First Lady Laura Bush smiles at the Republican Governors Association in Washington, DC. on February 25, 2008.

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

First Lady Laura Bush at Capitol Hill ceremony, Washington, D.C., marking announcement of first round of Preserve America grants and designation of first five Preserve America Community Neighborhoods

Official portrait of Patricia Butenis, U.S. Ambassador designate to Bangladesh

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

First Lady Laura Bush at Capitol Hill ceremony, Washington, D.C., marking announcement of first round of Preserve America grants and designation of first five Preserve America Community Neighborhoods

Official portrait of Kristie Kenney, U.S. Ambassador designate to the Philippines

Official portrait of Mary Bomar, Director, National Park Service

Official portrait of Kristie Kenney, U.S. Ambassador designate to the Philippines

Foreign Affairs Day 2006 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations in the Dean Acheson Auditorium, including award acceptance by William Stedman, Jr., the former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, and remarks by officials including: Acting Director General of the Foreign Service, John O'Keefe; Under Secretary for Management, Henrietta Fore; former U.S. Ambassador to Thailand and Burma, Daniel O'Donohue; and former Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Chester Crocker

Official portrait of Carol van Voorst, U.S. Ambassador designate to Iceland

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Welcome Ceremony

Deborah A. Castleman, Deputy Assistant Secretary For Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Portrait of Delia Ramirez Trimble, Interior's Office of Civil Rights

National Park Foundation annual gala and fundraiser at the Chelsea Piers, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, National Park Foundation Board member Roland Betts, National Park Foundation Vice Chair Regan Gammon, and Discovery Communications President and Chief Executive Officer David Zazlav among the dignitaries delivering remarks

First Lady Laura Bush waves to press after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House on March 25, 2007.

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at Washington, D.C. announcement of the launch of a new historic preservation initiative, Preserve America, emphasizing, through grants and awards, the development of federal, state, local partnerships to promote preservation of, and greater public use of, historic sites

Official portrait of Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Welcome Ceremony

Official portrait of Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs

First Lady Laura Bush at Capitol Hill ceremony, Washington, D.C., marking announcement of first round of Preserve America grants and designation of first five Preserve America Community Neighborhoods

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at Washington, D.C. announcement of the launch of a new historic preservation initiative, Preserve America, emphasizing, through grants and awards, the development of federal, state, local partnerships to promote preservation of, and greater public use of, historic sites

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville, Kentucky, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, Historic Site Superintendent Keith Pruitt, and Libby O'Connell, Chief Historian of A and E Television's History Channel, for tours, remarks, interactions with National Park Service staff and visitors

Official portrait of Mary Bomar, Director, National Park Service

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

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at Washington, D.C. announcement of the launch of a new historic preservation initiative, Preserve America, emphasizing, through grants and awards, the development of federal, state, local partnerships to promote preservation of, and greater public use of, historic sites

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, portraits , Environmental Protection Agency

Madrid, 04/03/2013. Ana Santos, Director of the National Library. Photo: Ernesto Agudo. Archdc.

U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md. delivers her remarks during a press conference where NASA unveiled new images from the Hubble Space Telescope Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The unveiled images were from four of the telescopes' six operating science instruments.

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

Barbara Boxer, Senator California

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at National Park Foundation event at the Phipps Mansion in Denver, Colorado, honoring Junior Ranger Program providing hands-on exploration and discovery opportunities for youth in National Parks across the country

First Lady Laura Bush at Capitol Hill ceremony, Washington, D.C., marking announcement of first round of Preserve America grants and designation of first five Preserve America Community Neighborhoods

Official portrait of Pamela Bridgewater, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana

Queen Silvia of Sweden (Silvia Sommerlath) on a visit to a Maltese Day Care Centre and Hospice for people in the early stages of dementia, in Munich, Germany. 13 November 2015

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

Madrid, 12/20/2000. Interview with Celia Villalobos, Minister of Health. Photo: Jaime García ARCHDC.

DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano in the studio.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at National Park Foundation event at the Phipps Mansion in Denver, Colorado, honoring Junior Ranger Program providing hands-on exploration and discovery opportunities for youth in National Parks across the country

Events marking designation of Graceland Mansion, home of Elvis Presley, Memphis, Tennessee, as National Historic Landmark, with appearance by Secretary Gale Norton

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

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at Washington, D.C. announcement of the launch of a new historic preservation initiative, Preserve America, emphasizing, through grants and awards, the development of federal, state, local partnerships to promote preservation of, and greater public use of, historic sites

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

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

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at National Park Foundation event at the Phipps Mansion in Denver, Colorado, honoring Junior Ranger Program providing hands-on exploration and discovery opportunities for youth in National Parks across the country

First Lady Laura Bush at Capitol Hill ceremony, Washington, D.C., marking announcement of first round of Preserve America grants and designation of first five Preserve America Community Neighborhoods

Official portrait of Gayleatha Brown, U.S. Ambassador designate to Benin

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

Elizabeth Dole answers a question in the White House Press Briefing Room on March 27, 1987

Photographic portrait of Nancy Pelosi. Nancy Patricia Pelosi (1940-) Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and politician.

Official portrait of Leslie Rowe, U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at Washington, D.C. announcement of the launch of a new historic preservation initiative, Preserve America, emphasizing, through grants and awards, the development of federal, state, local partnerships to promote preservation of, and greater public use of, historic sites

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

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at Washington, D.C. announcement of the launch of a new historic preservation initiative, Preserve America, emphasizing, through grants and awards, the development of federal, state, local partnerships to promote preservation of, and greater public use of, historic sites

Margaret Spelling, Secretary of Education

Official portrait of Karen Stewart, U.S. Ambassador designate to Belarus

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at National Park Foundation event at the Phipps Mansion in Denver, Colorado, honoring Junior Ranger Program providing hands-on exploration and discovery opportunities for youth in National Parks across the country

Official portrait of Henrietta Fore, Under Secretary for Management

National Park Foundation annual gala and fundraiser at the Chelsea Piers, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, National Park Foundation Board member Roland Betts, National Park Foundation Vice Chair Regan Gammon, and Discovery Communications President and Chief Executive Officer David Zazlav among the dignitaries delivering remarks

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at Capitol Hill ceremony, Washington, D.C., marking announcement of first round of Preserve America grants and designation of first five Preserve America Community Neighborhoods

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at Washington, D.C. announcement of the launch of a new historic preservation initiative, Preserve America, emphasizing, through grants and awards, the development of federal, state, local partnerships to promote preservation of, and greater public use of, historic sites

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

Official portrait of Gayleatha Brown, U.S. Ambassador designate to Benin

Official portrait of Karen Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, questions NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine during a US Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies budget review hearing, Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington.

Madrid, 01/21/2014. Interview with the writer Isabel Allende. Photo: Ángel de Antonio ARCHDC.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - 14th National Marine Sanctuary President George W. Bush and Secretary Gutierrez

Elisabeth DeVos (born January 8, 1958) American former government official who served as the 11th United States secretary of education from 2017 to 2021.

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