Official Handshakes

Formal encounters between individuals in suits, capturing moments of greeting and negotiation in official environments.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Association of Towns and Townships (NATAT) 2007 Legislative Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH PRES OF PERU ALEJANDRO TOLEDO

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Association of Towns and Townships (NATAT) 2007 Legislative Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - President Export Council with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

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)

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Swearing-In Robert Cresanti

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the Federated States of Micronesia, led by Micronesia President Emanuel Mori

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven and associates

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven and associates

Western Governors' Association meeting and reception at Main Interior, hosted by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

International Trade Administration - Commercial Service 25th Anniversary Reception

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Mike Leavitt's first day: various meetings , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne attending National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-hosted luncheon and forum, Washington, D.C.

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with delegation from Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA), including IECA President Paul Cicio

Office of the Secretary - PHOTOS WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS FROM JAPAN

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with delegation from Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA), including IECA President Paul Cicio

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Hall of Flags, Washington, D.C., to deliver address as part of the Chamber-sponsored national energy summit, "An Open National Discussion of U.S. Energy Policy"

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne attending National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-hosted luncheon and forum, Washington, D.C.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Hall of Flags, Washington, D.C., to deliver address as part of the Chamber-sponsored national energy summit, "An Open National Discussion of U.S. Energy Policy"

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Air Quality Task Force , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with Irish Minister for Enterprise Michael Martin

Office of the Secretary - MEETING WITH MINISTER PRDIGRU

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials meeting at Main Interior with delegation from Mexico--led by Mexico's Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources, Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada; and Mexico's Ambassador to the U.S., Arturo Sarukhan--for discussion of continued U.S.-Mexican cooperation on conservation efforts, including support of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, the management and conservation of migratory birds and wetlands, and Colorado River water management

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - North American Competitiveness Council - US, Canada and Mexico

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the Riverside, California Planning Commission, led by Commissioner John Petty

Mike Leavitt addresses National Association of Manufacturers , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Department's Presidential Management Fellows

Office of the Secretary - CAFTA Ambassador's Meeting

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

Natiional Association of Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) National Issues Conference in Washington, D.C., with awards given to Secretary Dirk Kempthorne (ARVC Federal RV'er of the Year) and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr. (ARVC National Public Service Award)

International Trade Administration - President Export Council with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (USTDA Ceremony, Reception, FCS Photos, Delegation Debrief, Young Enterp.)

Signing ceremony for Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement (OSM) and the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, and restoration organization, Trout Unlimited, with OSM Director Jeffrey Jarrett among officials participating

Office of the Secretary - PTO Office Site Visit with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

American Recreation Coalition (ARC) awards event at the Decatur House, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne received the 2008 Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award. Joining the Secretary and his wife, Patricia, at the event were ARC President Derrick Crandall, ARC Chairman Thom Dammrich, and Coleman Company President Sam Solomon, among other dignitaries.

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 toured the Center with Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, and Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga, among others, and conversed with National Park Service staff and visitors.

U. S. and Japan Space Agreement Signing. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, center, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, right, greet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken before the signing of an agreement that builds on a long history of collaboration in space exploration between the U.S. and Japan, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Framework Agreement Between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation in Space Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, For Peaceful Purposes covers joint activities including space science, Earth science, space operations and exploration, aeronautical science and technology, space technology, space transportation, and safety and mission assurance, among others.

Office of the Secretary - United States / Vietnam Signing Ceremony

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WHITE HOUSE PHOTOS

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials meeting at Main Interior with delegation from Mexico--led by Mexico's Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources, Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada; and Mexico's Ambassador to the U.S., Arturo Sarukhan--for discussion of continued U.S.-Mexican cooperation on conservation efforts, including support of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, the management and conservation of migratory birds and wetlands, and Colorado River water management

French Space Agency President Yannick dEscatha, left, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden shake hands after having signed four agreements in support of U.S. and French space cooperation during a ceremony at NASA headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.

Capitol Hill Banquet for the Federal City Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, with Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior representatives on hand

International Trade Administration - Commercial Service 25th Anniversary Reception

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans on Capitol Hill (2/02/05 and 2/03/05)

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS MEETING WITH AMB. OF ALGERIA

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director James Caswell and BLM Office of Law Enforcement and Security Director William Woody

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with Klaus Schwab World Economic Forum Chairman

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, aides, and Michigan Congressman John Dingell to the Monroe County Historical Museum and the River Raisin Battlefield Visitor Center in Monroe, Michigan, following participation in the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge-related signing ceremony at Monroe County Community College

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides, including Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., to Ottawa, Canada for bilateral talks with Canada's Minister of the Environment, John Baird, concerning the status of the polar bear and other cross-border issues

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.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides, including Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., to Ottawa, Canada for bilateral talks with Canada's Minister of the Environment, John Baird, concerning the status of the polar bear and other cross-border issues

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AT KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES

Captiol Hill Confirmation Hearings for Judith Ayres, Tracy Mehan, and Robert Fabricant , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - PHOTOS WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS FROM JAPAN

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides, including Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., to Ottawa, Canada for bilateral talks with Canada's Minister of the Environment, John Baird, concerning the status of the polar bear and other cross-border issues

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS KEYNOTE ADDRESS

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary's Gutierrez's Trip from Brussels, Chongging China, Cairo and Beijing

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

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Senior Executive Service (SES) training at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary's Gutierrez's Trip from Brussels, Chongging China, Cairo and Beijing

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS KEYNOTE ADDRESS

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

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - American Chemistry Council Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (USTDA Ceremony, Reception, FCS Photos, Delegation Debrief, Young Enterp.)

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Ambassador Sobel Meeting

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS ADDRESS NTIA FCC WIRELESS TECH EXPO

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

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

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

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary Sampson with Arlington Chamber of Commerce

International Trade Administration - President Export Council with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Office of the Deputy Secretary (David Sampson) - Deputy Secretary with Vice President of Guatemala

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins and associates during the Secretary's visit to Ottawa for bilateral talks with Canada's Minister of the Environment

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the University of Idaho, led by University President Timothy White, and also including Vice President for Research John McIver, Government Relations head Marty Peterson, and Fuller

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL OF THE AMERICA'S

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE POLICY INSIDERS

International Trade Administration - Commercial Service 25th Anniversary Reception

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from Philip Lader, head of the global media and comunications firm, WPP Group, and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, as well as former Administrator of the Small Business Administration

Economic Development Administration - SACI Committee Meeting

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