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Official Government Meetings

Formal gatherings featuring officials, often in government settings. Highlights include dignitaries shaking hands and discussing important matters.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with the members of Idaho's Congressional delegation: Senators Mike Crapo and Larry Craig, Representatives Mike Simpson and Bill Sali

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with the members of Idaho's Congressional delegation: Senators Mike Crapo and Larry Craig, Representatives Mike Simpson and Bill Sali

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Timothy White, President of the University of Idaho

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary John Griffin and associate

Technology Administration - NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE

Office of the Secretary - EXPORT IMPORT BANK ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with delegation including Tom Kiernan, President of the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA); Gene Sykes of NPCA's Board of Trustees; John Bridgeland, Director of USA Freedom Corps; and Randal Teague, Washington, D.C. attorney, partner in Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary with George David, CEO United Technologies

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.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with delegation including Tom Kiernan, President of the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA); Gene Sykes of NPCA's Board of Trustees; John Bridgeland, Director of USA Freedom Corps; and Randal Teague, Washington, D.C. attorney, partner in Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Shell Oil Company delegation led by Marvin Odum, Executive Vice President for the Americas for Shell Exploration and Production

Secretaary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Todd Dixon, Deputy Manager of the Bureau of Reclamation's Nebraska-Kansas Area Office

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski and associates

Office of the Secretary - Amcham Russia

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from retired Naval Admiral Frank "Skip" Bowman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute, and former Director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program and Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors in the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary with Walmart CEO of the Americas Craig Herkert

Meeting of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Shell Oil Company delegation led by Marvin Odum, Executive Vice President for the Americas for Shell Exploration and Production

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management C. Stephen Allred meeting at Main Interior with group led by Spencer Abraham, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Abraham Group international strategic consulting firm, and former Secretary of Energy; and Nemesio Fernandez-Cuesta, Executive Director of Upstream for the Spain-based global energy company, Repsol

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Idaho State Representative Douglas Jones

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Secretary Dirk Kemmpthorne meeting at Main Interior with Mark Racicot, President of the American Insurance Association, former Governor of Montana

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Mexico's Ambassador to the U.S., Arturo Sarukhan, and staff

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRADE MISSION TO CHINA

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS GUADALAJARA MEXICO

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior with Mitchell Lowe, Interior's White House Liaison

Swearing-in ceremony for R. Lyle Laverty, Jr. as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Gary Fahey

Office of the Secretary - Canadian Minister with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

International Trade Administration - PEC MEETING

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with the members of Idaho's Congressional delegation: Senators Mike Crapo and Larry Craig, Representatives Mike Simpson and Bill Sali

Office of the Secretary - Reception in Honor of Secretary Donald Evans at the Mayflower

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with aides and Klamath working group representatives at event marking the release of 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

Officials gathering in preparation for group portrait at Boise, Idaho signing event for Department of Interior-Idaho memorandum of agreement transferring bulk of responsibility for managing gray wolves in central Idaho from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to state wildlife officials

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

Meeting and press conference in Montgomery, Alabama concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Alanama Governor Bob Riley, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, 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

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In Bill Jeffrey

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior with Con Paulos, of Con Paulos, Inc. auto dealerships in Twin Falls and Jerome, Idaho

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Colorado Senator, and nominee as next Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with members of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, including Council Chairman Ryck Lydecker

Economic Development Administration - SACI Committee Meeting

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - General Motors CEO Metting

Office of the Deputy Secretary - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN WITH PHIL GOFF, MINISTER OF NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

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

Swearing-in ceremony for R. Lyle Laverty, Jr. as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans with Members of Congress

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with group led by James Caswell, head of Idaho's Office of Species Conservation, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) veteran to be nominated for next BLM Director

Fish and Wildlife Service officials meeting at Main Interior with visiting Indonesian delegation, led by the Governor of the Aceh region, Irwandi Yusuf

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior with members of delegation led by Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington, D.C. Wizards, Mystics, and Capitals professional sports franchises

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Office of the Secretary - Press Conference- Decatur House Secretary Carlos Gutierrez & EU Consr.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRADE MISSION TO CHINA

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

Visit of John Nau III, Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, to Main Interior for meeting with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Governors Luncheon attendees at Main Interior

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Larry Naake, Executive Director of the National Association of Counties (NACO), and associate

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 (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)

Bureau of Industry and Security - ANNUAL REPORT 2002

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary with Austrian Minister Bartenstein

Preserve America ceremony at the Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined First Lady Laura Bush, Congressmen Michael Turner of Ohio and Brad Miller of North Carolina, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and other dignitaries for announcement of the first 43 Preserve America grants for 2007 and acknowledgement of 20 new Preserve America communities

Office of the Secretary - Lunch with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Office of the Secretary - Reception in Honor of Secretary Donald Evans at the Mayflower

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Visit of Florida Governor Jeb Bush to Main Interior for luncheon, meeting with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Timothy White, President of the University of Idaho

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior with delegation including Franklin, Peterson, and Vickery

International Trade Administration - Confirmation Hearing Ambassador Lavin Senate Finance Committee

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Jim Schmit, Idaho President, Qwest Communications International

Office of the Secretary - NMT Laureates Reception

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from Pete Wilson, former California Governor and Senator, Counsel with the Bingham McCutchen law firm

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS IN ROMANIA

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Solicitor David Bernhardt meeting at Main Interior with visitors including Canada's Surveyor General, Peter Sullivan

Economic Development Administration - DR. DAVID SAMPSON TESTIFYING

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH ASSOCIATION ROUNDTABLE

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

Secretary Dirk Kampthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with delegation led by Mexico's Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Jose Luis Luege. Among Interior officials joining the Secretary were Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Mark Limbaugh, Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Matt Hogan, along with Chris Kearney, Kathryn Washburn, and Karen Senhadji.

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

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM PROMOTION AND ADVISORY BOARD

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with three of the federal agency officials who helped lead September's Insular Areas Health Summit: Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Peake; Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary of Health, Joxel Garcia; and Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, David S.C. Chu

Office of the Secretary - TPA PRESS EVENT

Meeting and press conference in Montgomery, Alabama concerning inter-state water issues arising from the drought affecting the southeastern U.S., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Alanama Governor Bob Riley, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, 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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESS CONFERENCE

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - William Ruckelshaus with Administrator Stephen L. Johnson , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH CHAIRMAN RICH CROTTY

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Timothy White, President of the University of Idaho

Office of Administration - Iraqi Gold Medal Award Ceremony

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