Official Speeches and Meetings

Photos of officials speaking at podiums during press events and meetings. The setting conveys a formal and professional atmosphere of governance and policy.

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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C., on newly-released report, Banking on Nature, spelling out national, state, local economic benefits provided by the national wildlife refuge system, in terms of tourist dollars, tax revenues, job creation

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

National Press Club session in Washington, D.C., with Secretary Gale Norton, focusing on damage to oil and gas facilities from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the efforts of energy corporations, the Minerals Management Service, and other federal agencies to restore Gulf of Mexico area resources

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at awards event, at Department of Interior headquarters, honoring Interior staff contributions to response and recovery efforts after 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes

Take Pride in America (TPIA) National Awards ceremony at Main Interior, with presentations by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, TPIA Executive Director Heather Roebke, USA Freedom Corps Acting Director Kathny Wills Wright, and other 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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Energy Leadership Forum in Robinsonville, Mississippi, addressing hurricane response and the strengthening of America's energy infrastructure

JSC2006-E-28436 (18 July 2006) --- Flight director Annette Hasbrook speaks from a lectern in Ellington Field's Hangar 276 near Johnson Space Center during the STS-121 crew return ceremonies.

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Budget Press Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Press conference on the Interior budget, with remarks by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and other senior officials

Take Pride in America (TPIA) National Awards ceremony at Main Interior, with presentations by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, TPIA Executive Director Heather Roebke, USA Freedom Corps Acting Director Kathny Wills Wright, and other 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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Budget Press Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton at press briefing during events marking the dedication of the world's largest offshore oil platform, near Ingleside, Texas, used to tap Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas reserves

Secretary Gale Norton speaking on national energy issues at the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce's annual Mackinac Policy Conference in the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan

Mary Lynne Miller.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Budget Press Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Portraits of members of Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program Committee at Interior, coordinating agency purchasing of products and services from non-profit organizations employing blind and disabled workers

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

Washington, D. C. , September 22, 2010 Patty Kalla, FEMA's Director, Office of Regional Operations in the FEMA Studio. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Tribal Nations Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Official portrait of Annette Cocchiaro, Acting Director, Office of Commissary and Recreation Staff, Bureau of Administration

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

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Transformational Leadership Conference (TLC) Lisa Haneberg, author of High Impact Middle Management , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking on national energy issues at the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce's annual Mackinac Policy Conference in the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) EXCELLENCE AWARDS CEREMONY

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Williamsburg, Virginia, for Colonial National Historical Park touring, discussions with National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Colonial National Historical Park staff, and keynote address at the 2007 National Association of State Park Directors and National Park Service Leadership Council Conference

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

Office of the Secretary - President of the United States (POTUS) George W Bush Visits Department of Labor (DOL)

Press conference on the Interior budget, with remarks by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and other senior officials

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

Office of the Administrator - Women and the Environment Summit , Environmental Protection Agency

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.

Secretary Gale Norton with the President of the Quinault Indian Nation, Pearl Capoeman-Baller, left to right, at Department of Interior headquarters signing event for agreement protecting forest habitat of marbled murrelet and other species on Quinault Reservation land in Washington state

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking on national energy issues at the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce's annual Mackinac Policy Conference in the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan

230106-A-SX613-461ORLANDO, Fla. - Karen D. H. Saunders, SES, the program executive officer for the Armys Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), provides an update on PEO STRI during the Combined Professional Associations Group (CPAG) breakfast, Jan. 6. Saunders joined other Team Orlando service leaders to talk about 2022 accomplishments, 2023 focus, collaboration, interoperability, innovation, modernization, and the need for faster acquisition. CPAG helps various defense organizations and agencies located in the Orlando area coordinate their activities and facilitates synergy between organizations.

Office of the Secretary - President of the United States (POTUS) George W Bush Visits Department of Labor (DOL)

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

Robin Finegan, Region 8 Administrator in the FEMA Studio.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Maryruth Coleman, Economic Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy Director for the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business, speaks with high school students interested in what Economic Officers do in the Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., on June 30, 2011.

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

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Press Club , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - TECH TEAM ROUNDTABLE (NTIA, PTO, NOAA, TA, NIST)

Activities at Interior Senior Executive Service (SES) Conference

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

FEMA's Carole Cameron, Director of International Affairs and Act.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

National Press Club session in Washington, D.C., with Minerals Management Service Director Johnnie Burton, focusing on damage to oil and gas facilities from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the efforts of energy corporations, the Minerals Management Service, and other federal agencies to restore Gulf of Mexico area resources

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

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

Portraits of members of Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program Committee at Interior, coordinating agency purchasing of products and services from non-profit organizations employing blind and disabled workers

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

Farewell gathering at Main Interior for outgoing Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

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

Bureau of Industry and Security - BIS Update 2004 Conference

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

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 Internal Affairs - Judith Ayres Official , 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

Berkley, Calif. , February 2, 2009 Karen E. Armes serves as Acting Regional Administrator of the U. S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Region IX.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Gulf Coast Business Group

France, Brittany, Saint-Brieuc, 12/02/2022. As part of Eric Zemmour's presidential campaign, support meeting for the Reconquete ! party in the presence of Jean Messiha and Jacline Mouraud. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Saint-Brieuc, le 12/02/2022. Dans le cadre de la campagne presidentielle de Eric Zemmour, meeting de soutien du parti Reconquete ! en presence de Jean Messiha et de Jacline Mouraud. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Office of the Secretary - JCCT BILATERAL

Press briefing, concerning the President's International Initiative to Combat Kleptocracy, featuring remarks by Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Josette Shiner, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich, and Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Pat O'Brien, among other officials.

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

Official FEMA portrait for Dr. Ahsha Tribble, Deputy Regional Administrator for FEMA Region IX.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Secretary of the Interior Historic Preservation Awards ceremony at Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar leading the proceedings

Office of the Secretary - WHITE HOUSE DIGITAL FREEDOM

Regional Administrators, LPJ Admin - Portrait of Judith A. Enck, R2 , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Enforcement of Compliance Assurance - Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training Portraits , Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Trade Commission - Onguard Online Kick-off

Press briefing, concerning the President's International Initiative to Combat Kleptocracy, featuring remarks by Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Josette Shiner, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich, and Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Pat O'Brien, among other officials.

Secretary of State's 2006 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) ceremony and reception, Benjamin Franklin Room, with Secretary Condoleezza Rice hosting and Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Josette Shiner, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan, and Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Jr. among the other Department speakers. Corporations honored included Sambazon for its operations in Brazil, General Motors for its operations in Colombia, and Goldman Sachs for its operations in Chile.

Office of the Administrator - Atlanta , 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

Secretary Gale Norton speaking on national energy issues at the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce's annual Mackinac Policy Conference in the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Oregon, part of the 2004 Take Pride in America Western Tour highlighting volunteer efforts on public lands, including a stop in Redmond for exhibit viewing, discussions, and a speech at the International Convention of the Family Motor Coach Association

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

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen delivers remarks at the Second U.S.-Mexico Strategic Dialogue on Disrupting Transnational Criminal Organizations at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 14, 2017.

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 and President George W Bush at the Women's Conference on Small Business

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Washington, D.C. event featuring announcement of the designation of 24 localities as Preserve America communities

With Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Uzra Zeya looking on, Avon Global Ambassador Fergie delivers remarks at the launch of the Gender-Based Violence Emergency Response and Protection Initiative at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 2014.

Federal Trade Commission - Onguard Online Kick-off

Events at the National Summit on Emerging Tribal Economies in Phoenix, Arizona, including address by Secretary Gale Norton, and also featuring displays showcasing successful tribal businesses

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Numbers Day Interviews and Reception

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