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Official Government Meetings

Group meetings featuring officials and leaders discussing policies and programs, indicating formal and strategic engagement.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Mark Saferstein, Publisher and Editor in Chief of the American Park Network, and Tod Hull of the National Park Hospitality Association

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

Confirmation Hearings: Office of Adminisration and Resource Management (OARM) Morris Winn, Office of Research and Development (ORD) J. Paul Gillman, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) Linda Combs, and Hearing Chair Senator Jeffords Chairman) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Group portrait of Under Secretary for Management's Office Management Specialist personnel

Group photo: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Land and Minerals Management staff, Main Interior

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 (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)

Signing event proceedings, in Boise, Idaho, for the 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. Secretary Gale Norton, far left, and Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne, far right, look on

From left to right, Christyl Johnson, deputy director for technology and research investments, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine; Gary Knell, CEO, National Geographic Partners; Ellen Stofan, director, Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum; Eric Fanning, AIA President and CEO; and Jeff DeWitt, NASA Chief Financial Officer, pose for a photo before a showing of the Project Mars Competition's short films winners and the Mars series, Monday, November 5, 2018 at National Geographic Society Headquarters in Washington.

International Trade Administration - Swearing In Dina McDougal

Participants in the Pathways to Leadership management training program, for Bureau of indian Affairs (BIA) and Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians personnel, at session with Interior officials including Special Trustee Ross Owen Swimmer and BIA Director W. Patrick Ragsdale

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Trust for the National Mall Chairman John "Chip" Akridge

Group photo: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Office of the Secretary staffers, Main Interior

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 Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Agriculture Dialogue , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Office of the Chief Financial Office Honor Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Idaho delegation including Idaho National Laboratory Government Affairs Representative--and Kempthorne's former Chief of Staff as Governor of Idaho-- Brian Whitlock, as well as eastern Idaho community and business leaders

Office of the Secretary - PRESS CONFERENCE TPA PRESS EVENT

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

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Hispanic Contractors of America Alliance Signing Ceremony

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with McConnell Scholars from Kentucky

Group photo: National Business Center and General Services Administration staff

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Contract 2 , Environmental Protection Agency

Participants in the Pathways to Leadership management training program, for Bureau of indian Affairs (BIA) and Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians personnel, at session with Interior officials including Special Trustee Ross Owen Swimmer and BIA Director W. Patrick Ragsdale

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from White House Office of Presidential Personnel (PPO) liaison staffers

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Knauss 101

Group photo: External and Intergovernmental Affairs Director Gary Smith and staff

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Department's Strategic Planning Workgroup Awards Ceremony

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

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Disabilities Mentoring Activities

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the Sporting Conservation Council (SCC), led by SCC Chairman, and Boone and Crockett Club of America head, Bob Model

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher meet with the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Hoover Dam area, Boulder City, Nevada for activities marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Robert Johnson at Main Interior

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary Sampson's Visit to Morocco

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Week of 5/14/2001

Office of the Administrator - Cabinet Reception , Environmental Protection Agency

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Baldridge Award Ceremony

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics Honor Awards

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

Office of Advance - Canadian Minister , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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 Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Bill Farland , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Water - Water Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Bureau of Industry and Security - Indian Hi Tech Forum

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation of Idaho police officers

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

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 - Secretary Elaine Chao with Clayton Fong of American Pipeline Contractors Association (APCA)

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Nat Weinecke Confirmation

Economic Development Administration - SACI Committee Meeting

Group photo: National Business Center and General Services Administration staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining other senior officials for ribbon-cutting ceremony, briefing, tours at the new Interior Operations Center (IOC)

International Trade Administration - Swearing-In Heather Burns

Secretary Gale Norton with California Governor Gray Davis and Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Bennett Raley, left to right, at Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada signing event for Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne in his office with Ben Franklin impersonator, among the many National Park supporters set to participate in the U.S. Capitol press conference announcement of the final list of National Park Centennial Challenge projects to be funded in 2008. The Challenge is the public-private fund matching element of the President's National Park Centennial Initiative, designed to prepare the National Park system for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016.

Office of the Administrator - Deputies , Environmental Protection Agency

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.

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff at Department headquarters during the final days of the Norton tenure

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Department of Labor Maintenance Staff

Office of the Deputy Secretary - David Sampson with EDA Employees

Office of the General Council - Roger Martella Swearing in , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation of Idaho police officers

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

Bureau of Industry and Security - CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR COMMERCE NOMINEES JULIE MEYERS AND PETER LICHTENBAUM

Office of the Administrator - Deputies , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo delivers remarks and participated in the annual Veterans Roll Call at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on November 9, 2018.

Office of Water - Water Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Stennis Space Center leaders and guests visit with Mississippi Senate members in chambers during NASA Day at the Capitol events in Jackson on Feb. 19. Standing at the Senate podium (rear) is Mississippi Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant. Standing at the lectern below are (l to r) Sen. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis; Partners for Stennis Chair Clay Wagner; NASA Shared Services Center Director Rick Arbuthnot; astronaut Rex Walheim; Stennis Space Center Director Gene Goldman; President Pro Tempore Billy Hewes, R-Gulfport; Sen. Ezell Lee, D-Picayune; and Sen. Tommy Gollott, R-Biloxi.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH DEAN KAMEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with group including Cory Smith--son of External and Intergovernmental Affairs Director Gary Smith--along with Zack Dawson, Louis Marcheck, and Kevin Bradfield

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from members of the Smith family

Department's 2006 Awards Program in Benjamin Franklin Room, with Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and Director General of the Foreign Service George Staples among the officials on hand

Department's 2006 Awards Program in Benjamin Franklin Room, with Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and Director General of the Foreign Service George Staples among the officials on hand

Edited Sectors Launch , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Hispanic Federal Executives Summit

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining other senior officials for ribbon-cutting ceremony, briefing, tours at the new Interior Operations Center (IOC)

2016 Vietnam Education Foundation Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.. Records of Scholarship and Fellowship Granting Foundations, Agency Officials and Events.

Office of the Deputy Secretary - David Sampson with EDA Employees

Photographic collages on "Bureau of Administration Making Diplomacy Work" theme: Bureau staff in assorted office settings

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana joins representatives of the Space Coast Energy Consortium after signing a Space Act Agreement between the two organizations. From the left are, Cabana, Scott Lewit, chairman of the SCECs board of directors, Bennett Boucher, SCEC board member, Mike Aller, SCEC executive director, and Rodger Rees, SCEC chief financial officer. The Cape Canaveral-based energy consortium is an industry-led nonprofit association created to identify and create innovative energy opportunities for the Space Coast and Florida. The organization was formed by community and industry leaders to assist with the post-space shuttle transition by building networks among local businesses with resources across the country.

Office of the Administrator - Regional Administrators , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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.

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