Political and Economic Summits

Photos of speakers at formal summits and conferences discussing global and economic issues, featuring podiums and official settings.

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

Summit on Global Aging, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, where participants from government, universities, and the private sector discussed the effects of population aging on economic growth, labor force, trade, migration, international relations, and national security.

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

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

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

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

Activities at Interior Senior Executive Service (SES) Conference

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

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Veterans Day Salute Awards

Secretary's Open Forum session in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring discussion of the new book from the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, "Women in an Insecure World." Panelists included Under Secretary for Global Affairs, Paula Dobriansky; the Geneva Center Director, Theodor Winkler; and Harriet Babbitt, former Deputy Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development, former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States, current official of the organization, Women Waging Peace.

Speakers at contracting officers workshop sponsored by Bureau of Administration's Office of Logistics Management

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

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

Farewell gathering at Main Interior for Secretary Gale Norton, with presentations by Interior senior officials and unveiling of official painted portrait of Norton

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

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

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

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Collective Bargaining Agreement Union

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

Activities at Interior Senior Executive Service (SES) Conference

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

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) Symposium

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

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

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response - Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2) Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, P. Lynn Scarlett, at events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall and the late Congressman Morris Udall

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Birmingham, Ala. , July 14, 2011 Federal Coordinating Officer Gracia Scczech speaks at a Gulf Coast Hurricane Preparedness Meeting in Birmingham. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. 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

Victoria Nuland, Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, answers a question selected from the Departments official Spanish Twitter feed, @USAenEspanol, on January 13, 2012.

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 - 1st Press Conference with Secretary Elaine Chao

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - 2009 LULAC National Convention & Exposition, Puerto Rican Convention Center , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Oath of Office for Chief Financial Officer taken by Barbara Bennett , Environmental Protection Agency

Maryland's Sen. Barbara Mikulski greeted employees at NASA's Goddard SpaceFlight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, during a packed town hall meetingJan. 6. She discussed her history with Goddard and appropriations for NASAin 2016.Read more: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/maryland-sen-barbara-mikulski-visits-nasa-goddard

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

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Kim Nelson, Assistant Administrator, Office of Environmental Information and the new EPA Docket Center ribbon cutting ceremony , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

Office of the Secretary - WHITE HOUSE DIGITAL FREEDOM

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

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

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

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

Portrait of National Business Center's Sandy Wiseman

Economics and Statistics Administration - CANDIDS OF KATHLEEN COOPER

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) Symposium

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

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

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 (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson in St. Louis , 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

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

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.

2006 Take Pride in America National Awards event at Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the senior officials on hand

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Guest Lecturer Jan Goodwin

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK (EBLS)

Economics and Statistics Administration - CANDIDS OF KATHLEEN COOPER

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 - Women and the Environment Summit , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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 - VOICE OVER INTERNET CONFERENCE

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

U.S. Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer delivers remarks on "Sustaining America's Global Leadership: U.S. Priorities at the United Nations," at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., on September 7, 2011.

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

Patricia G. Arcuri.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Susan B. Neuman, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver makes a point as she speaks during a NASA Update with Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr.,Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Bolden, NASA's 12th Administrator and Garver took the time to introduce themselves and outline their vision for the agency going forward. No questions were taken during the session.

Ambassador Nancy Powell, Ebola Coordinator for the Department of State, delivers remarks at a briefing on the U.S. response to Ebola for members of the Diplomatic Corps, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 17, 2014.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao in San Francisco, California

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

Professional entertainer singing and playing the piano.

Employment Standards Administration - Exemplary Voluntary Efforts (EVE) and Exemplary Public Interest Contribution (EPIC) Equal Pay Matters Awards

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

Appearance by Secretary Gale Norton at the Great Lakes Lighthouse Conference, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, to announce transfer of four Michigan lighthouses, one Washington lighthouse from Coast Guard to state, county, non-profit control; and to bestow lighthouse 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

Economics and Statistics Administration - UNDER SECRETARY KATHLEEN COOPER PARTICIPATES IN NAT'L PRESS CLUB PANEL

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

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

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

Janet Napolitano, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, tells the 131st National Guard Association National Conference meeting in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 13, 2009, that the National Guard is essential to homeland security.

Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2013 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano visits the National Response Coordination Center in FEMA Headquarters.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

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

Employment Standards Administration - Exemplary Voluntary Efforts (EVE) and Exemplary Public Interest Contribution (EPIC) Equal Pay Matters Awards

Office of the Secretary - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH BALTIMORE AQUARIUM

Government ethics presentation at Main Interior, with introductions by officials including Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

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

Washington, DC, July 30, 2007 Cindy Lou Daniel, FEMA's Disability Coordinator, in the FEMA studio. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Minority Business Development Agency - MBDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE SAN DIEGO, CA

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

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

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

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

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

2006 Take Pride in America National Awards event at Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the senior officials on hand

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

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

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