Official Meetings and Events

Images of formal meetings involving officials, discussing agreements and collaborations in office settings, showcasing professionalism and diplomacy.

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

Office of the Secretary - Meeting with President Of Peru Alejandro Toledo

Signing 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.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides, including Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, meeting at Main Interior with National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) President Jefferson Keel and NCAI Executive Director Jacqueline Pata

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS REMARKS TO METRO MISS. COC

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. and associates

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the American Council on Renewable Energy

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS' REMARKS TO COUNCIL OF AMERICAS

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

International Trade Administration - President Export Council with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to New Orleans, Louisiana to open and close the Minerals Management Service's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas Lease Sale 207 for the Western Gulf of Mexico. Secretary Kempthorne hosted a press conference at the conclusion of the sale to announce the final bid total as well as the significance of the sale for the nation's energy discussion.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides meeting at Main Interior with Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. and associates

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from Joe Edwards

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH HEINZ MOELLER MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN ECUADOR

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

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS REMARKS TO 25 TOP RETAIL CEO'S

Office of the Secretary - MUTUAL RECOGNITION SIGNING CEREMONY WITH MEXICO AND CANADA

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation led by Paul Cicio, President of the Industrial Energy Consumers of America, and member of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Advisory Committee for Interior

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with Owen Simcoe, Special Assistant to the Director of the National Park Service

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Governors Association , Environmental Protection Agency

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

International Trade Administration - President Export Council with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

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

Office of the Deputy Secretary - Confirmation Hearing Dr. David Sampson

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Baldridge Award Ceremony

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

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne leading Interior press conference on National Park management policies

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Estuary Program , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Meeting with United States Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins

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) - Great Lakes Mayors , Environmental Protection Agency

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

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESS CONFERENCE

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS IN ROMANIA

International Trade Administration - President's Export Council Breakfast and Meeting

Christine Todd Whitman dinner , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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 - Reception in Honor of Secretary Donald Evans at the Mayflower

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

Office of the Secretary - BULGARIAN EMBASSY

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 North Dakota Governor John Hoeven and associates

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

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

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS IN ROMANIA

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

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

Cooperative Conservation public "listening session" at Jeff's Catering Banquet and Convention Center in Brewer, Maine, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Regional Director Marvin Moriarty and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration General Counsel James Walpole among the federal officials on hand

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

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

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

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

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

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AT DINNER AND HIS ADDRESS AT USPTO BICENTENNIAL

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

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

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"

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Boise, Idaho for address to the City Club, at the Grove Hotel, "Reflections on a Career in Public Service"

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARIES SNOW, EVANS AND CHAO FOR THE JOBS AND GROWTH TOUR

Mike Leavitt addresses National Association of Manufacturers , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez with Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from Ray Flachbart, President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross of Idaho

International Trade Administration - President's Export Council Breakfast and Meeting

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Testifying Before House Government Reform Committee

Office of the Secretary - BILATERAL WITH POLISH PM LISZAK MILLER

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 - Swearing-In Bill Jeffrey

Swearing-in ceremony for Robert Faber as Interior Assistant Solicitor, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding at Main Interior

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Meeting with Corning Chairman, James R. Houghton

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Energy and Commerce Committee with Secretary Gutierrez

Office of the Secretary - House Appropriations Committee Hearing with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Office of the Deputy Secretary - Acting Deputy Secretary David Sampson with Romanian State Secretary of Economy and Commerce

Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Kim Nelson - master , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from Pete Tenorio, Resident Representative to Congresss from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Administrator Mike Leavitt addresses the Climate Leaders Partners Luncheon , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRIP TO RUSSIA

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Mexican Cement Signing

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Association of Manufacturers , 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 Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans on Capitol Hill (2/02/05 and 2/03/05)

Office of the Secretary - WORLD FUEL CONFERENCE

International Trade Administration - President's Export Council Breakfast and Meeting

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - KSC Deputy Director James W. Kennedy (left) and NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe shake hands before a group of KSC employees assembled in the KSC Training Auditorium. NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight William F. Readdy applauds, at right. The occasion is the announcement of Kennedy as the next director of the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Kennedy has served as KSC's deputy director since November 2002. He will succeed KSC Director Roy D. Bridges, who was appointed on June 13 to lead NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.

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.

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