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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 Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Association of Towns and Townships (NATAT) 2007 Legislative Conference , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA TOH MOO HYUNTechnology Administration - NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCEFlorida Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin Thibault shakes hands with an attendee during a ceremony on Jan. 10, 2020, to recognize the Vehicle Assembly Building with the National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark award. The Florida Section American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) nominated the historic building and bestowed the award. Standing next to Thibault is Glenn Bell, ASCE Society of Structural Engineering Institute president. The VAB is the first building at Kennedy Space Center to earn this distinction. At the time of its completion, the 129-million-cubic-foot structure was the largest building in the world. Originally designed and built to accommodate the Saturn V/Apollo used in Project Apollo, the VAB was later modified for its role in the Space Shuttle Program.Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior with Andrew Skurka, professional backpacker, tour guide, and writerOffice of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIAOffice of the Deputy Administrator - Pakistan Minister , Environmental Protection AgencyOffice of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Ron Smith , Environmental Protection AgencyPresidential hopefuls speak at a bipartisan forum hosted by the International Association of Fire FightersVisit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he opened, and announced high bid totals for, the Minerals Management Service-sponsored federal sales of offshore oil and natural gas leases in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 224) and the Central Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 206). The sales, attracting a record-setting $3.7 billion in high bids, inaugurated a program of enhanced revenue sharing with oil and gas producing Gulf states, along with higher royalty rates.Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIAOffice of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA (9-21-05 TO 9-23-05)Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS IN ROMANIAOffice of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to GuatemalaBureau of Industry and Security - Swearing -In David McCormickSigning event, at the National Geographic Society (NGS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Memorandum of Understanding promoting geotourism--tourism that helps sustain or enchance the environmental, cultural, aesthetic, historical character and well-being of a place and its residents--as a collaborative approach among government agencies and private partners. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined NGS President and Chief Executive Officer John Fahey, Jr., NGS Executive Vice President Terry Garcia, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment Mark Rey, Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Jerold Gidner, Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director Henri Bisson, Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Kenneth Stansell, and Forest Service Associate Chief Sally Collins, among other dignitaries, at the gathering.Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Trip to Moscow, RussiaOffice of the Secretary - Digital Files of Secretary Donald Evans Tenure 01-04Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS IN ROMANIAOffice of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIAU.S. and Canada Sign Space AgreementOffice of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary's Gutierrez's Trip from Brussels, Chongging China, Cairo and BeijingSwearing-in ceremony for Michael Bogert, Counselor to the Secretary, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding at Main InteriorOffice of the Secretary - Secretary Gutierrez Trip to St. Petersburg, RussiaSecretary Dirk Kempthorne joining other senior officials for ribbon-cutting ceremony, briefing, tours at the new Interior Operations Center (IOC)International Trade Administration - Swearing-In Jonathan Holland and Heidi PichlerRepublican National Convention 2008Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans China Trip June 2004Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Saipan Island, of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsOffice of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to GuatemalaOffice of the Secretary - Hispanic Federal Executives Summit