Official Gatherings

Candid moments from various official events, featuring groups of professionals engaged in discussions, showcasing formal attire and settings.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - International Development Bank , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TESTIFY JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Commodity Groups , 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

National Institute of Standards and Technology - DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY PRESENTATION TO BODMAN

International Conference and Handshakes of during Christine Todd Whitman's last day (starts DSC_414) , 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 - Learnship Training Conference with Secretary Elaine Chao

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - International Development Bank , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Industry and Security - Swearing -In David McCormick

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao's Reception with Sarah Gardiner

Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Assistant Administrator Kim Nelson at ITS/EPA Contract Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton, far right, conversing at events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall and the late Congressman Morris Udall

Department of the Interior officials, staff meeting newly-arriving Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

Secretary Gale Norton, right, greeting Office of Policy, Management, and Budget auditors, on occasion of official receipt of Department of Interior Annual Report on Performance and Accountability

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

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Coucil Swearing-In Ceremony

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

Secretary Gale Norton meeting with law students pursuing honors program work at Department of Interior Solicitor's Office

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

Swearing-in ceremony for Ross Owen Swimmer, right, as the Special Trustee for American Indians. Swimmer, former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is the first American Indian to hold the Trustee position since the post was created in the Department of Interior in 1994

Office of Environmental Information - Molly O'Neil Swearing in , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Secretary Gale Norton, far left, with Office of Policy, Management, and Budget auditors, marking official receipt of Department of Interior Annual Report on Performance and Accountability

Christine Todd Whitman Meeting with Mexico's Ambassador , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Science Advisory Board meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

National Press Club Performance Track , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's First Day , Environmental Protection Agency

Christine Todd Whitman Breakfast , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Marjorie Buckholtz Retirement , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - San Francisco , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Secretary Gale Norton, second from right, greeting Office of Policy, Management, and Budget auditors, on occasion of official receipt of Department of Interior Annual Report on Performance and Accountability

International Trade Administration - President Export Council with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Office of the Administrator - Coal Ash Rule Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Administrator - Western Governors Association , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Susan Bodine Oath Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Mike Porter Harvard University

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

Christine Todd Whitman Meeting with Mexico's Ambassador , Environmental Protection Agency

Reception at Harry S. Truman Building for actress Angelina Jolie, greeted by Department officials and staff including Secretary Colin Powell, Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, and Secretary's Open Forum Chairman William Keppler. Jolie participated in Open Forum panel discussion of the documentary film that she narrated, "Trading Women," an investigation of Southeast Asian sex trafficking.

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

Office of the Secretary - Hispanic Alliance for Free Trade

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Appointee Reception

Meeting of the National Park Service's National Leadership Council, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar among the officials on hand

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

Judy Davis Contract signing with Christine Todd Whitman , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Adminstrator Mike Leavitt participates in Emergency Operations Center Ribbon Cutting ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at ORD's AA Paul Gilman swearing-in , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton, right, meeting at Department of Interior headquarters with delegation from the Unilever Corporation, concerning Unilever support for the National Parks Tour in conjunction with the Take Pride in America program. Unilever has contributed more than $20 million over the past decade forimprovement projects in 124 National Park units

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Phoenix, Arizona, for speech on energy issues before the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, and discussions with civic leaders

Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Minerals Management Service, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Minerals Management Service Director Johnny Burton, and Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management C. Stephen Allred among the officials on hand

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

Secretary Gale Norton with visiting group, including Iraqi guests, at Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Assistant Administrator Kim Nelson at ITS/EPA Contract Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

Swearing in of George Staples as Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources, with Under Secretary for Management Henrietta Fore presiding

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

Christine Todd Whitman Meets Canadian Ambassador , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Senior Aging Council meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with Small Business Administrator Karen Mills in the Red Room of the White House prior to taking the official Cabinet group photo, July 26, 2012. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis talk in the foreground.

Judy Davis Contract signing with Christine Todd Whitman , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton swearing in Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, R. Thomas Weimer, at Department of Interior headquarters ceremony

Office of the Secretary - Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS Numbers Day Press Events at Department of Labor (DOL) with Secretary Elaine Chao

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Senior Aging Council meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Employment and Training Administration / Office of Public Affairs - Swearing-In Emily De Rocce, John Henshaw

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

Minority Business Development Agency - WASHINGTON MINORITY BUSINESS

Bureau of Industry and Security - Senate Banking Committee Hearing for Chris Padilla Conference Hearing

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

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

Master - Mike Leavitt with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) and the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) , Environmental Protection Agency

National Business Center's Interior employee identification badge technologies, operations, and procedures, sampled by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett on tour

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - U.S. President Barack Obama in New Orleans, Louisiana , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - BULGARIAN EMBASSY

First official day at the Department of the Interior: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring Main Interior and National Mall, meeting officials, staff, visitors

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Israel Hernandez Swearing-In

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's First Day , Environmental Protection Agency

Administrator Mike Leavitt addresses American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials , Environmental Protection Agency

Technology Administration - Commerce Science and Technology (ComSci) Graduation

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman in Seattle, Washington

Secretary Gale Norton greeting Mayor Edward Sagaan Itta of North Slope Borough, Alaska, left, during his visit to Department of Interior headquarters for discussions concerning the environmental impact of Teshekpuk Lake and Chukchi Sea oil and gas resource development plans

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - "Radio Day" Commerce Official At Treasury

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.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

International Trade Administration - PEC MEETING

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

Employment and Training Administration / Office of Public Affairs - Swearing-In Emily De Rocce, John Henshaw

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