Official Speeches and Events

Images of formal events featuring speakers addressing audiences at government or organizational meetings, showcasing various dignitaries.

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Granta Nakayma Farewell , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Agri Business in the 21st Century

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

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

Detroit, Michigan USA, 14 March 2019, Steve Bannon (second from right) and other immigration hard liners held a public meeting to promote construction of a wall along the Mexican border. The ""We Build the Wall"" event promoted an organization of the same name that is trying to raise individual contributions to fund wall construction. With Bannon were former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (right), Brian Kolfage (second from left) who started a Go-FundMe page to raise funds to build the wall, and Neal McCabe of One America News Network.

International Trade Administration - Group Photo and Manufacturing and Services Meeting

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

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

Office of the Deputy Secretary - Service Industry Presentation with Deputy Secretary Samuel Bodman

Emergency essential employee meeting in Dean Acheson Auditorium, with Under Secretary for Management Grant S. Green, Jr.

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK (EBLS)

National Business Center customer service meeting, led by Center Director Douglas Bourgeois

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

Breakout session at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom held at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 16-18, 2019.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Notable Achievement Awards Ceremony , 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

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 was joined at the event by dignitaries including: Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks; National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Jonathan Jarvis; Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga; Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Kameran Onley; Nisqually tribal elder Zelma McCloud; and Peter Jackson of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

Office of the Deputy Secretary - BOEING-PAKISTAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT - SIGNING

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS FORUM WITH DR. COHEN

Emergency essential employee meeting in Dean Acheson Auditorium, with Under Secretary for Management Grant S. Green, Jr.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Mark Trail Reception

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

Office of the Secretary - BROADBAND EVENT WITH PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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 - Senate Hispanic Leadership Summit

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - El Paso , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Year End Economic Briefing Gutierrez, Snow and Chao

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

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

Office of Air and Radiation - Methane Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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) - The Century Foundation Peter A. A. Berle Environmental Integrity Award , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Gale Norton swearing in the members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, at ceremony held near the site of the Flight 93 crash, in vicinity of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Memorial will replace temporary memorial honoring passengers and crew of the plane hijacked on September 11, 2001

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

International Trade Administration - Group Photo with Mr. Lash and Certificate

Interior employee meeting, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason among the senior officials speaking and fielding questions

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

Activities at the Ducks Unlimited (DU) National Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivered speech, joining DU Chairman James Hulbert and DU President Bruce Lewis among the dignitaries on hand

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

Minority Business Development Agency - COLIN POWELL AT MEDWEEK 2002

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a town hall for public diplomacy and public affairs professionals at the Department of State, March 18, 2022.

Office of the Secretary - SUMMIT ON TRAVEL AND TOURISM

Derek Tournear, Space Development Agency director, speaks during a SDA ribbon-cutting ceremony June 28, 2022, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Space Development Agencys ground operations and integration centers are government-owned, contractor-operated facilities designed to perform multi-user, multi-mission satellite, networking, and mission and payload operations across the National Defense Space Architecture starting with Tranche 1 Transport Layer. Space Development Agency is recognized as the Department of Defenses constructive disruptor for space acquisition and will accelerate delivery of needed space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter to support terrestrial missions through development, fielding and operation of the National Defense Space Architecture.

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

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Office of the Secretary - Hispanic Federal Executives Summit

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

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - 40th Anniversary Speakers Series, William Ruckelshaus , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Todd Harrison, director of defense budget analysis and the aerospace security project, and senior fellow in the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, left, leads a discussion with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, second from left, and former NASA Administrators Sean O'Keefe, second from right, and Charles Bolden, right, during an event celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Washington. Bridenstine, O'Keefe, and Bolden answered questions about the past and future of the agency. (

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

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

FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino at the podium in Las Ve.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - Class Action Reform Event with PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Agri Business in the 21st Century

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - E-Government's E-Benefits Website Rollout

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Small Business Administration National Small Business Week Luncheon

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

Severe Storm Tornado - Birmingham, Ala. , June 27, 2011 FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate addresses employees at the Joint Field Office in Birmingham. Alabama was struck by a series of devastating tornadoes in April. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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 DONALD EVANS, SECRETARY JOHN SNOW AND SECRETARY ELAINE CHAO AT WEST COAST JOBS GROWTH TOUR

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a print interview with Indianapolis Star in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 27, 2019.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Speaks to Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Summit

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH TRADE COMMITTEE OF NAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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.

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Year End Economic Briefing Gutierrez, Snow and Chao

Office of the Administrator - National League of Cities , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Washington, D.C., Sep. 5, 2013 FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate addresses individual and community preparedness during America's PrepareAthon. America's PrepareAthon is designed to prepare everyone before a disaster (e.g., tornadoes, extreme heat, earthquakes, or wildfires) strikes through year-round drills, discussions and exercises at the community level.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at the Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona to address the 65th Annual Convention of the National Congress of American Indians

Secretary Gale Norton at podium during event, at Sheraton Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, marking the 50th anniversary of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for energy resources development. Norton opened the reading of bids at Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 187, involving 21.7 million acres holding oil and natural gas resources off the shores of Texas and Louisiana

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at EPA Homeland Security meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo answers questions at the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference, at the Department of State, on January 16, 2019.

Employment Standards Administration - Employment Standards Administration (ESA) 2001 Eve Awards Opening Ceremony

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm presents the funding award to agencies in response to the Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Advancing Net-Zero Federal Facilities Federal Agency Call at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 2024.

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

Event marking Department of the Interior's 159th anniversary, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding

Secretary Gale Norton at the podium during award ceremonies, on the rooftop of the Department of Interior headquarters building, honoring individuals,youth groups, schools, organizations, partnerships, businesses involved in volunteer conservation efforts under the Take Pride in America program

Bassmasters Classic professional fishing tournament dinner, sponsored by the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, in Greenville, South Carolina, with speakers including Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who announced the distribution of more than $700 million to 56 state and territorial wildlife agencies to fund fish and wildlife conservation efforts, boat access, shooting ranges, and hunter education

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

U. S. and Japan Space Agreement Signing. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, The Honorable Hayashi Yoshimasa delivers remarks after he and U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken signed 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 (Carlos Gutierrez) - Small Business Administration National Small Business Week Luncheon

Activities at the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush among the participating dignitaries

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

Office of the Secretary - US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Former astronaut Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks at the start of the announcement ceremony to name the providers of the next generation of crewed American spacecraft. Speaking from Kennedys Press Site, Cabana detailed the importance of the development effort by the agency's Commercial Crew Program for United States space exploration ambitions and the economic potential of creating new markets in human space transportation. Boeing and SpaceX were awarded contracts to complete the design of the CST-100 and Crew Dragon spacecraft, respectively, and begin manufacturing for flight tests with a goal of achieving certification to take astronauts to the International Space Station by 2017. The Commercial Crew Transportation Capability CCtCap contract also covers the beginning of operational missions for these new spacecraft and their systems.

Bureau of Industry and Security - Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Update 2005 Conference

National Institute of Standards and Technology - MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD CEREMONY

National Institute of Standards and Technology - BALDRIGE AWARD CEREMONY

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES AND BRAZIL SUMMIT UNITED STATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks at the 2022 Air and Space Forces Associations Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 19, 2022. The ASC Conference is a professional development seminar that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches and workshops.

Office of the Secretary - ECONOMIC EVENT WITH PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

National Institute of Standards and Technology - BALDRIGE AWARD CEREMONY

CHARLES BOLDEN NASA ADMINISTRATOR SPEAKING AT THE MEDIA EVENT FOLLOWING THE MARSHALL SMALL BUSINESS ALLIANCE HELD AT THE DAVIDSON CENTER, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

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