Official Tours and Visits

Images showcasing formal visits and tours by officials in various settings, including industrial, environmental, and conservation sites.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Department of Energy Deputy Secretary David Turk visit the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tenn., Aug. 17, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson touring the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., for touring, press conference launch of the Tiger Conservation Initiative. The Secretary joined numerous dignitaries, among them National Zoo Director John Berry, actor and Conservation International board member Harrison Ford, actor Robert Duvall, World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick, National Zoo Ecology Center Head Conservator John Seidensticker, and International Tiger Coalition spokesperson Grace Ge Gabriel, at the event.

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 at the Monaco Coach Corporation recreational vehicle plant in Coburg

Secretary Gale Norton, center, receiving briefing during tour of the Phelps Dodge Corporation's Process Technology Center near Safford, Arizona. Research facility is devoted to development, adaptation, implementation of low-cost, and environmentally sound, extraction technologies for copper

Secretary Gale Norton, center, on tour of the Phelps Dodge Corporation's Process Technology Center near Safford, Arizona. Research facility is devoted to development, adaptation, implementation of low-cost, and environmentally sound, extraction technologies for copper

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Department of Energy Deputy Secretary David Turk visit the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tenn., Aug. 17, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

FEMA's Paulison at state Logistic Response Center.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA officials detail progress toward a September 2014 flight test called Exploration Flight Test-1 or EFT-1 as part of the agency's goal of launching astronauts into deep space. Speaking inside the Young-Crippen Firing Room at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the officials discussed the goals and expectations for EFT-1 with news media. Seated, facing the camera from left to right are Pepper Phillips, Ground Systems Development and Operations program manager, Todd May, Space Launch System program manager, Mark Geyer, Orion program manager and Dan Dumbacher, deputy associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Division. Standing is Rachel Kraft, a public affairs officer from NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL.) and wife, Louise, tour Marshall Space Flight facilities. Steve Doering, manager, Stages Element, Space Launch System (SLS) program at MSFC, also tour the Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC) where Marshall controllers oversee stowage requirements aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as well as scientific experiments. Different positions in the room are explained to Senator Jones by MSFC controller Beau Simpson.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (Fusal, Amnet, Interiors, Ford Interview, Amcham Lunch, Bilat with Economy)

Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations - Jane Beshear , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - NIST Site Visit

Office of the Secretary - NIST Site Visit

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 toured the Center with Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, and Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga, among others, and conversed with National Park Service staff and visitors.

DeKalb County Training on How to Inspect Disaster affected Homes. Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - NIST Site Visit

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Bureau of Reclamation-supported Long Beach Seawater Desalination Research and Development Facility, Long Beach, California

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Trinity, Fla. , June 29, 2012 FEMA Individual Assistance Inspector Frank Vittetow works closely with State and Local officials as well as Federal partner SBA to visit areas of Pasco County damaged by flooding from Tropical Storm Debby. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Governor Purdue Arrives in Aurora. North Carolina Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez in Louisville, KY

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.

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 toured the Center with Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, and Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga, among others, and conversed with National Park Service staff and visitors.

New York, N.Y., Dec. 14, 2012 FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, center, speaks about mitigation steps to Coney Island Hospital Director of Facilities, Daniel Collins, right, along with FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Michael Byrne, left. Collins gave a tour of areas that were flooded due to Hurricane Sandy. New York, NY, Dec. 14, 2012--FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, center, speaks about mitigation steps to Coney Island Hospital Director of Facilities, Daniel Collins, right, along with FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Michael Byrne, left. Collins gave a tour of areas that were flooded due to Hurricane Sandy.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH CHAIRMAN RICH CROTTY

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Afghanistan's Minister of Communications

As part of her visit to the United States, President Park Geun-hye of South Korea visited NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. On Oct. 14, 2015. The visit offered an opportunity to celebrate past collaborative efforts between the American and South Korean space programs along with presentations on current projects and programs underway at Goddard.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

International Trade Administration - GRAND OPENING CEREMONY OF THE INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE EXPO

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.

New York, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2012 Department of Homeland Security, Deputy Secretary Lute, left, meets with the Surge Capacity members aboard the U.S. Training Ship Kennedy. The ship has served as lodging quarters for the teams that were deployed from a variety of federal agencies to help in the response to Hurricane Sandy. New York, NY, Dec. 13, 2012--Department of Homeland Security, Deputy Secretary Lute, left, meets with the Surge Capacity members aboard the US Training Ship Kennedy. The ship has served as lodging quarters for the teams that were deployed from a variety of federal agencies to help in the response to Hurricane Sandy.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Department of Interior senior officials meeting in Herndon, Virginia, for briefing by Chief Information Officer W. Hord Tipton, discussions with Secretary Gale Norton, and awards

Office of the Administrator - New Orleans , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with staff of the Bureau of International Informational Programs at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new office at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 30, 2016.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Asheville, North Carolina, for event at Blue Ridge Parkway Destination Center construction site with North Carolina Congressman Charles Taylor and Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Phil Francis

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the RLV Hangar, Adm. Harold Gehman, chairman of the Columbia Investigation Accident Board, talks to the media. Gehman and the board are visiting KSC as part of the ongoing investigation. Behind Gehman is U.S. Representative Tom Feeney, who, along with U.S. Representative Dave Weldon, accompanied the board. Recovery efforts as of May 5 included 82,500 pieces of debris weighing 84,800 pounds, almost 40 percent of the total dry weight of the shuttle. About 25,000 personnel took part, utilizing almost 1.5 million total man-hours in the recovery effort and involving more than 130 federal, state and local agencies. The operation was also supported by more than 270 organizations that included businesses and volunteer groups.

Secretary Gale Norton with Shell Oil officials at energy resource site in western Colorado, home of the Piceance Basin natural gas reserves

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) Environmental Division Director Andrew Krelie, left, discusses the environmental impacts of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul operations with FRCE Compliance and Quality Department Head Amy Morgan, middle, and Secretary Elizabeth Biser of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, second from left, during Bisers recent visit to FRCE.

Secretary Gale Norton, third from left, on tour of the Phelps Dodge Corporation's Process Technology Center near Safford, Arizona. Research facility is devoted to development, adaptation, implementation of low-cost, and environmentally sound, extraction technologies for copper

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Arizona-California border area, where he toured the Bureau of Reclamation's Yuma, Arizona Area Office-Yuma Desalting Plant with Bureau Commissioner Robert Johnson, and joined Johnson and officials from the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Central Arizona Project, and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California at groundbreaking ceremonies for the Drop 2 Reservoir Project--part of the Lower Colorado River Water Storage Program--in Imperial County, California

Members of the Indiana General Assembly stopped by Crane Army Ammunition Activity during a tour of Naval Support Activity, Crane to learn about the ways the activity is modernizing to meet the needs of the U.S. military. During a tour of Crane Army's machine shop with Austin Harris, supervisory manufacturing engineer, elected officials had the opportunity to see machinists in-action while producing components for munitions that will be used across the Joint Force. October 5, 2022. | Photo by Lindsay Grant, Crane Army Ammunition Activity Public Affairs Office.

Office of the Secretary - TOWN HALL MEETING WITH SENATOR WARNER AND SECRETARY DONALD EVANS

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Ann Arbor , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS GUADALAJARA MEXICO

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Guatemala

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's First Day , Environmental Protection Agency

Saucier, Miss. , July 28, 2011 The ribbon was officially cut signaling the opening of the Harrison County Evacuation Shelter. Stephen Juszczyk (FEMA) dons a hardhat at the grand opening of the shelter. FEMA and MEMA worked together to build three hurricane facilities to serve the Harrison County communities. Photo: Chris Ragazzo/FEMA. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

. President Park Geun-hye of South Korea Visits NASA Goddard

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.

Department of Interior senior officials meeting in Herndon, Virginia, for briefing by Chief Information Officer W. Hord Tipton, discussions with Secretary Gale Norton, and awards

Tornado - Garner, N. C. , May 9, 2011 North Carolina Emergency Management Director Doug Hoell and FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Mike Bolch brief US Senator Kay Hagan during her visit to the North Carolina Joint Field Office. FEMA is responding to severe storms and deadly tornadoes that damaged or destroyed homes and businesses across North Carolina on April 16, 2011. David Fine/FEMA. North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Colin Powell, Deputy Secretary Richard Armitage, and other Department officials attending ribbon cutting ceremony in cafeteria

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the RLV Hangar, Adm. Harold Gehman, chairman of the Columbia Investigation Accident Board, talks to the media. Gehman and the board are visiting KSC as part of the ongoing investigation. Behind Gehman, at left, is U.S. Representative Tom Feeney, who, along with U.S. Representative Dave Weldon, accompanied the board. Recovery efforts as of May 5 included 82,500 pieces of debris weighing 84,800 pounds, almost 40 percent of the total dry weight of the shuttle. About 25,000 personnel took part, utilizing almost 1.5 million total man-hours in the recovery effort and involving more than 130 federal, state and local agencies. The operation was also supported by more than 270 organizations that included businesses and volunteer groups.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - BP Solar , Environmental Protection Agency

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the RLV Hangar, Adm. Harold Gehman (center), chairman of the Columbia Investigation Accident Board, talks to U.S. Representatives Dave Weldon (left) and Tom Feeney (right), who are accompanying Gehman and the board on their visit as part of the ongoing investigation. Recovery efforts as of May 5 included 82,500 pieces of debris weighing 84,800 pounds, almost 40 percent of the total dry weight of the shuttle. About 25,000 personnel took part, utilizing almost 1.5 million total man-hours in the recovery effort and involving more than 130 federal, state and local agencies. The operation was also supported by more than 270 organizations that included businesses and volunteer groups.

Orion leadership visited Airborne Systems in Santa Ana, California on March 5, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (Fusal, Amnet, Interiors, Ford Interview, Amcham Lunch, Bilat with Economy)

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH CHAIRMAN RICH CROTTY

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Guatemala

Office of the Administrator - Philadelphia - Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting the Food Lab at Drexel University , Environmental Protection Agency

FONTAGRO promotes competitiveness in agriculture Group toured Bldg 7, 28 and 32 at Goddard on June 7, 2018

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Guatemala

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with group including Cory Smith--son of External and Intergovernmental Affairs Director Gary Smith--along with Zack Dawson, Louis Marcheck, and Kevin Bradfield

Jersey City, N.J., Dec. 5, 2012 The Liberty State Park managers and the FEMA Mitigation Specialists tour the park facilities to assess the damages. Through the Public Assistance (PA) Program, FEMA provides supplemental Federal disaster grant assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly owned facilities and the facilities of certain Private Non-Profit (PNP) organizations. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.

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

Cutting the ribbon at a ceremony for the opening of the Consolidated Support Operations Center at ROCC, Cape Canaveral Air Station, are (left to right) William P. Hickman, program manager, Space Gateway Support; Ed Gormel, executive director, JPMO; Barbara White, supervisor, Mission Support; KSC Center Director Roy Bridges, and Lt Col Steve Vuresky, USAF

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne viewing displays, talking with attendees at the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) annual convention at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky

NASA Chief Technologist Bobby Braun, left, and Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), center, listen to Azeem Hill, a member of the West Philly Hybrid X Team at West Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia, Monday, June 7, 2010. The prize-winning West Philly Hybrid X Team has drawn international recognition as the only high school among 22 finalists in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize (PIAXP) competition to develop cars that achieve over 100 MPG.

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Estate Grange Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home, the Juan F. Luis Hospital, and other natural and developed sites, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials. Secretary Kempthorne joined Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh, Jr., Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christian Christiansen, and other leaders at a press conference and agreement signing event concerning grant awards for the benefit of the people and natural resources of the Virgin Islands.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Tour of Gigabeam Corporation by Michael Gallagern, Herndon, VA

Hurricane/Tropical Storm Severe Storm - Westfield, Mass. , October 27, 2011 As part of a Tour of the affected New England States, Bill Carwile, Associate Administrator for Response and Recover visits the JFO in Westfield MA and meets with the SCO and FCO. From L to R Kurt Schwartz-State Coordinating Officer for MEMA, Bill Carwile-Associate Administrator for Response and Recovery, Mark Landry-Federal Coordinating Officer FEMA. Massachusetts Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Tour, given by BP corporate officials to Secretary Gale Norton and Minerals Management Service Director Johnnie Burton, of the world's largest offshore oil platform, near Ingleside, Texas, used to tap Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas reserves

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, to view the renovation project for the historic Cliff House, set to open in August, 2004

Hurricane Katrina, Biloxi, Miss., March 2, 2006 -- Mississippi State Auditor Phil Bryant (left) speaks with FEMA representatives Joyce Barry and Glenn Woodard about the number of local residents working in the Joint Field Office (JFO). Currently about one third of the workforce in the JFO is local hires. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

Office of the Secretary - HOMELAND SECURITY EXPO

MSG TEAM MEMBERS AT WORK: (L TO R): PHILLIP BRYANT, CHRIS BUTLER, GINGER FLORES, REGGIE SPIVEY, NEAL SCOTT, ANDREW TYGIELSKI, JOHN WILSON, TIM BROACH

TARA MARSHALL, LEFT, A MARSHALL ENGINEER, TALKS ABOUT THE INSTALLATION OF A PRESSURIZATION CONTROL PANEL AT TEST STAND 4693 WITH MIKE NICHOLS, LEAD TEST ENGINEER FOR THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM LIQUID HYDROGEN TANK STRUCTURAL TEST ARTICLE.

Secretary Gale Norton, center, with Minerals Management Service's Thomas Readinger, far right, receiving briefing during visit to New Orleans, Louisiana to mark the 50th anniversary of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for energy development. Norton opened the reading of bids at Western Gulf of MexicoLease Sale 187, involving 21.7 million acres off the shores of Texas and Louisiana

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Nikki Haley hold a joint press availability in New York, New York on July 20, 2018.

On August 15, 2018 NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visited Marshall Space Flight Center. Upon his arrival he was greeted by MSFC Acting Director Jody Singer along with the senior management team

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with members of the State Department's Miami Passport Agency and Media Hub after addressing them at the Omni Tower in Miami, Florida, on April 14, 2016, during a day trip to the city in which he was also to meet with Cuban-American leaders, and address Honors graduates and recruit potential State Department employees at Miami Dade College.

Signing ceremony for the Truckee River Operating Agreement in Reno, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senator Harry Reid, Chairman Mervin Wright, Jr. of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, and other federal, state, and local dignitaries including Assistant Attorney General Ronald Tenpas of the Justice Department, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director Allen Biaggi, Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board of Directors Chairman Mike Carrigan, and Reno Mayor Bob Cashell. The agreement fulfilled the requirements of the 1990 Settlement Act for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, which directed the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate an operating agreement for the major federal and private reservoirs on the Truckee River upstream of Reno.

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hold a Meet and Greet with U.S. Military and Interagency Team, in Doha, Qatar, on September 7, 2021.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Guatemala

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