Official Speeches and Announcements

Images of individuals delivering speeches at formal events, highlighting moments of discussion related to policies and awards.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

Office of Disability Employment Policy - 11th Anniversary of American Disabilities Act (ADA) with Teddy Pendegrass

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Speaks at the Retirement Celebration for Joe N. Kennedy

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Investigator's Graduation

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Ergonomics Public Forum

Office of the Secretary - Swearing-In Ceremony for The Honorable Samuel T. Mok (CFO)

Employment and Training Administration / Office of Public Affairs - Swearing-In Emily De Rocce, John Henshaw

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK 2003

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Blue Green Alliance, Good Jobs Green Jobs National Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton delivering address at the Reservation Economic Summit and Business Trade Fair, Res 2006, at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Event, organized by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, featured appearances by federal officials and tribal representatives

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Accomplishment Speech

Secretary Gale Norton delivering address at the Reservation Economic Summit and Business Trade Fair, Res 2006, at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Event, organized by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, featured appearances by federal officials and tribal representatives

Appearance by Secretary Gale Norton at the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, Phoenix, Arizona, for discussions with local officials and speech on energy initiatives

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Office of the Secretary - 1st Press Conference with Secretary Elaine Chao

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - 2010 National Executive Leadership Development Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett speaking at Department of Interior headquarters awards event honoring Interior staff contributions to response and recovery operations after Gulf Coast Hurricanes

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS, SECRETARY JOHN SNOW AND SECRETARY ELAINE CHAO AT WEST COAST JOBS GROWTH TOUR

Office of Disability Employment Policy - 11th Anniversary of American Disabilities Act (ADA) with Teddy Pendegrass

Employment and Training Administration - 21st Century Workforce Summit at MCI Center Washington, DC

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Office of the Secretary - Workforce Recovery Conference - Jobs and Skills Fair

Joint appearance by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, right, and Labor Secretary Elaine Chao at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C., to tout energy production, energy security, job creation benefits of proposal before Congress to open area of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Republican National Convention 2008

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

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Ergonomics Public Forum

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

Office of the Secretary - Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS Numbers Day Press Events at Department of Labor (DOL) with Secretary Elaine Chao

Office of the Secretary - Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Numbers Day Press Events at Department of Labor (DOL) with Secretary Elaine Chao

Secretary Gale Norton delivering speech at Capitol Hill ceremony, Washington, D.C., marking announcement of first round of Preserve America grants and designation of first five Preserve America Community Neighborhoods

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Energy Efficiency Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

BO THAO-URABE, A MEMBER OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMAS COMMISSION ON ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS, SPOKE TO TEAM MEMBERS OF NASAS MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER DURING AN ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS MONTH CELEBRATION EVENT MAY 31.

Office of the Secretary - 1st Press Conference with Secretary Elaine Chao

Office of the Secretary - Seafarer's Union and U.S.S. Bellatrix in Harvey, Louisiana New Orleans

All-employees meeting at Main Interior, featuring remarks by new Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, introduced by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and Chief of Stafff Brian Waidmann

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - 2002 Support Staff Day Program and Awards Ceremony

Office of Environmental Information - eRulemaking. Regulations.Gov 5th Anniversary Celebration and Partner Agency Recognition , Environmental Protection Agency

Press conference on the federal response to the threat of the avian influenza pandemic, with remarks by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - 40th Anniverary Speaker Series. Thomas Friedman - Hot, Flat, and Crowded , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Numbers Day Press Events at Department of Labor (DOL) with Secretary Elaine Chao

Department of the Interior senior officials, among them Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, and Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget R. Thomas Weimer, at briefing on release of Interior's Performance and Accountability Annual Report for 2005

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao's USS Steel West Coast Trip Weekend of 8/20/2001

Office of the Secretary - Worker Displacement Grant Annoucement Press Conference at Reason National Airport

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao visits the Southeast Tabernacle Baptist Church in Southeat Washington, DC for Public / Private Ventures Mentoring Event

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at the Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C. signing ceremony for the 30-year renewal of the Federal Grant and Agreement of Right-of-Way for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System

Office of the Secretary - Workforce Recovery Conference - Jobs and Skills Fair (Continued)

Office of the Secretary - Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS Numbers Day Press Events at Department of Labor (DOL) with Secretary Elaine Chao

Marion C. Blakey, President and CEO, Aerospace Industries Association, addresses guests at the NASA Education Stakeholders Summit One Stop Shopping Initiative (OSSI), Monday, Sep. 13, 2010, at the Westfields Marriott Conference Center in Chantilly, VA. (

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Urban Fellows' 40th Anniversary Leadership Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Office of the Administrator - Agency Headquarters Renaming Ceremony - ceremony to mark the renaming of the Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters in honor of President Bill Clinton , Environmental Protection Agency

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Employment and Training Administration / Office of Public Affairs - Swearing-In Emily De Rocce, John Henshaw

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Blue Green Alliance, Good Jobs Green Jobs National Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Annalena Baerbock (Alliance 90/The Greens), Federal Foreign Minister, is travelling to Israel, the Palestinian Territories, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Lebanon, the Republic of the Philippines and Malaysia from 7 January to 14 January 2024

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

National Park System Advisory Board meeting ("Charting a Future for National Heritage Areas"), with National Park Service Director Fran Mainella among the Interior officials participating

Office of Internal Affairs - DePass Oath Ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Event marking the release of Interior's Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year 2007, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, and other senior officials delivering remarks

Atlanta, Ga., January 22, 2007 FEMA Region IV Deputy Director Mary Lynne Miller speaks to FEMA employees at an all hands meeting. Ms. Miller was detailing FEMA's reorganization plan. Mark Wolfe/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Office of the Secretary - Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS Numbers Day Press Events at Department of Labor (DOL) with Secretary Elaine Chao

Secretary Gale Norton delivering speech at Capitol Hill ceremony, Washington, D.C., marking announcement of first round of Preserve America grants and designation of first five Preserve America Community Neighborhoods

Press conference on the federal response to the threat of the avian influenza pandemic, with remarks by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao addresses the American Community College Association (ACCA)

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration (ESA) 2001 Eve Award Ceremony Great Hall Francis Perkins Building

Office of the Secretary - Labor Day Speech at Excellence In Government Center

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Addresses the Women in the Economy Conference

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - National Summit on Retirement Savings Delegrate Reception Cont.

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at a forum on natural gas issues and their impact on the economy, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. The forum, A Critical Look at Natural Gas, featured perspectives from the Department of Interior, Congress, the energy corporate sector, and the larger business community

Activities at Interior Senior Executive Service (SES) Conference, led by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, and other top officials

Office of the Administrator - Agency Headquarters Renaming Ceremony - ceremony to mark the renaming of the Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters in honor of President Bill Clinton , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao in Kansas City, Missouri

National Institute of Standards and Technology - BALDRIGE AWARD CEREMONY

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at a forum on natural gas issues and their impact on the economy, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. The forum, A Critical Look at Natural Gas, featured perspectives from the Department of Interior, Congress, the energy corporate sector, and the larger business community

Minority Business Development Agency - WASHINGTON MINORITY BUSINESS

National Council for International Visitors national meeting, sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington, D.C., with guest speakers including Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Patricia de Stacy Harrison; Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana; South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S., Barbara Masekela; the Executive Vice President of the Weizmann Institute of Science European Committee, Dov Keren Ya'ar; and Japanese journalist Michio Hayashi.

National Institute of Standards and Technology - QUEST EXCELLENCE CONFERENCE BALDRIGE AWARDS

Secretary Gale Norton delivering address at the National Association of Counties Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, concerning the respectiveroles of local, state, and federal governments in the management and protection of the nation's public lands, with particular reference to the newly-signed Interior-Association memorandum of understanding on stewardship matters

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The United States Conference of Mayors , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

Secretary Gale Norton delivering address at the Reservation Economic Summit and Business Trade Fair, Res 2006, at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Event, organized by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, featured appearances by federal officials and tribal representatives

Activities at Interior Senior Executive Service (SES) Conference

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - KSC External Relations and Business Development Director JoAnn Morgan speaks to attendees of The Florida Commission on the Status of Women held June 7 at the Debus Conference Facility. Morgan is a member of the groups Hall of Fame. The commission, through coordinating, researching, communicating, and encouraging legislation, is dedicated to empowering women from all walks of life in achieving their fullest potential, to eliminating barriers to that achievement, and to recognizing womens accomplishments.

Taken during Secretary Elaine Chao's visit to the New York City (NYC) Department of Labor (DOL) Office. Photographer: Shawn T. Moore. undefined..

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

President's Quality Awards 2005 ceremony, honoring progress made by federal agencies in improving management systems and work processes, at Washington, D.C.'s Corcoran Museum, with award presentations by Office of Personnel Management Director Linda Springer and Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua Bolten, and award acceptances by Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Social Security Administration Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart, and Department of State Undersecretary for Management Henrietta Fore

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