Political Events and Gatherings

Images from various political events featuring groups of people in formal settings, discussing and networking within governmental contexts.

(L-R) Steffi Lemke (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Bundesministerin fuer Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz, Lisa Paus (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Bundesministerin fuer Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, Annalena Baerbock Buendn

FRA - POLITICS - MOVING FRANCOISE NYSSEN IN RENNES. FRA - POLITIQUE - DEPLACEMENT DE FRANCOISE NYSSEN A RENNES. Ce vendredi 8 septembre, Françoise Nyssen, ministre de la Culture, se rend à Rennes. Françoise Nyssen conclu son déplacement à lécole Volga, pour promouvoir, en cette semaine de rentrée des classes, léducation artistique et culturelle.

Secretary Gale Norton greeting members of visiting political delegation from American Samoa, at Department of Interior headquarters

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

Foreign Affairs Day 2006 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations. Events included ceremony at the American Foreign Service Association's (AFSA) Memorial Plaque, in the Harry S. Truman Building's C Street Lobby, honoring foreign service officers who died in the line of duty.

Activities at the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, Cliff Lodge, Snowbird, Utah, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and National Park Service Deputy Director for Support Services Lindi Harvey among the officials on hand

Captiol Hill Confirmation Hearings for Judith Ayres, Tracy Mehan, and Robert Fabricant , Environmental Protection Agency

Amy Lamb photography exhibit opening at Main Interior, with Secretary Gale Norton, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Finance Robert Lamb (husband of Amy Lamb) among the Interior officials on hand

Secretary Gale Norton extending greetings before taking tour of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, near Coolidge, Arizona. Norton's visit to Casa Grande was part of her Earth Day-related Western trip

Mike Leavitt's 1st All Hands Meeting in Mellon auditorium , Environmental Protection Agency

(L-R) Steffi Lemke (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Bundesministerin fuer Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz, Lisa Paus (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Bundesministerin fuer Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, Annalena Baerbock Buendn

Event honoring National Park Service (NPS) Randy Jones Leadership Fellows, with NPS Director Fran Mainella, Secretary's Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, other senior Interior officials on hand at Main Interior

General Services Administration Regional Administrator Eileen Long-Chelales, second from left, greeting National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, third from left, at event marking the announcement of the designation of the African Burial Ground in New York City, New York as a National Monument

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

Madrid, 09/08/2015. A coffee with. Interview with Rosa Díez. Photo: Ignacio Gil Archdc.

A Day of Remembrance 2021

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a meet and greet with U.S. Mission Australia employees and family members in Melbourne, Australia, on February 9, 2022.

FRA - POLITICS - MOVING FRANCOISE NYSSEN IN RENNES. FRA - POLITIQUE - DEPLACEMENT DE FRANCOISE NYSSEN A RENNES. Ce vendredi 8 septembre, Françoise Nyssen, ministre de la Culture, se rend à Rennes. Françoise Nyssen conclu son déplacement à lécole Volga, pour promouvoir, en cette semaine de rentrée des classes, léducation artistique et culturelle.

Mrs. Gloria Leonarduzzi (right), 31st Supply Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, distributes money to Bosnian Refugees at Camp Kozina, Slovenia. Mrs. Leonarduzzi is a members of H.E.A.R.T., Humanitarian Essential Aid Relief Team. H.E.A.R.T. aids Eastern European refugees and other displaced persons, through assessment of needs and collection and distribution of resources. Base: Camp Kozina Country: Slovenia (SVN)

Raquel Pena, Poesia i vi, Fundació Mallorca Literària, Binisalem, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

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

woman in a row of seats applauding, concert verse and music, "Nuredduna" by Miquel Costa i Llobera, "La deixa del geni grec", Coves d'Artà, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with family members of ethnic Kazakh-Chinese who are detained in Xinjiang, China, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on February 2, 2020.

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

Anefo photo collection. 1.5 millionth visitor at Schiphol, Ms. T. Maalderink with children behind her gifts. December 23, 1960

German SPD politician Hannelore Kraft and Katrin Budde at the SPD event on 22 February, 2016 in Magdeburg, German SPD politician Hannelore Kraft and Katrin Budde at the SPD event on February 22nd, 2016 in Magdeburg

240217-N-PN185-1019 - Kingsport, Tennessee (Feb. 17, 2024) - Captain Kenneth Collins, commanding officer / leader of the United States Navy Band, poses with local high school band students following the conclusion of the United States Navy Band 2024 national tour concert at the Toy F. Reid Eastman Employee Center. The Navy Band will travel 2500 ground miles over 18 days to 7 states, giving 12 public concerts as well as 5 concerts for students in schools. Navy

Report from the Hôpiclowns association, which works in an EHPAD in Geneva. The intervention of clowns in retirement homes promotes social ties, relaxation and helps to fight against the isolation of the elderly.

Karen Durham-Aguilera, executive director, Army National Military Cemeteries greets Gen. Pierre Schill, chief of staff, French Army in the Memorial Amphitheater Display Room at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 23, 2022. Schill had just participated in an Army Full Honors Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with staff and families of U.S. Embassy Riyadh in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 20, 2020.

FRA - POLITIQUE - MEETING DE LAURENT WAUQUIEZ ET FRANCOIS-XAVIER BELLAMYLaurent Wauquiez, président du parti Les Républicains, et François Xavier Bellamy, tête de liste du parti aux élections européennes se sont retrouvé dans la commune de Lecousse en Bretagne pour une réunion publique. FRA - POLITICS - MEETING OF LAURENT WAUQUIEZ AND FRANCOIS-XAVIER BELLAMYLaurent Wauquiez, president of the Republicans party, and François Xavier Bellamy, head of the party's list for the European elections, met in the commune of Lecousse in Brittany for a public meeting.

Members of the audience listen as President Barack Obama addresses a town hall meeting on health care insurance reform at Gallatin Field in Belgrade, Mont., Aug. 14, 2009.

Onlookers seize the opportunity to take photographs of President Barack Obama in Las Vegas during a fundraiser for Sen. Harry Reid at Caesars Palace, May 26, 2009.

Appearance of Secretary Gale Norton and Take Pride in America Director Martha Allbright at Lake Las Vegas Resort, Nevada, for Take Pride in America-related meetings

U.S. Ambassador to Chile Mike Hammer and his wife, Margr�t Bj�rg�lfsd�ttir, listen as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at a Youth Town Hall in the Chile Congress building in Valpara�so, Chile, on October 5, 2015.

The First Family listens to a performance during an event celebrating country music in the East Room of the White House on July 21, 2009.

Undersecretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones speaks with guests after a Department of Defense Pride celebration at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., June 7, 2022. Guests spoke about the importance of diversity, inclusion and the contributions of LGBTQ service members in the military.

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman participates in an International Women's Day event and speaks with women entrepreneurs in Casablanca, Morocco, on March 8, 2022.

Business woman, tablet and convention with group for corporate training, explain or respond at conference. Executive talking, tech and feedback with insight for professional development at seminar

Anefo photo collection. Protest meeting Family caretakers Amsterdam salary default. April 7, 1987. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with staff and families of U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa and US Mission to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 18, 2020.

Lisa Paus, Bundesministerin fuer Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, bei einem Townhall-Gespraech mit Studierenden und Buergerinnen und Buergern zum Thema Einsamkeit in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut fuer Sozialarbeit und Sozialpaedagogik e.V. auf

The audience at the Fraze Pavilion, including Col. Christopher B. Meeker (center), 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base commander, and Mayor Peggy Lehner (right) of Kettering, Ohio, applaud the Air Force Band of Flight during a concert July 27, 2022. The free show was a tribute to the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force.

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

Madrid, 08/13/2024. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, appears before the Foreign Affairs Committee to explain the behavior and decisions adopted by the Government in relation to the retention and subsequent expulsion by the Venezuelan authorities of an official delegation from the Senate, as well as to assess the democratic guarantees and the official results of the electoral process held on July 28, 2024 in Venezuela, at the request of the PP with spokesperson Alicia García and Javier Arenas. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

Adults Socializing Over Drinks Outdoors at Pub & Restaurant

Reportage on Jessica from the Chubri Institute who travels around Brittany to meet Gallo speakers in order to safeguard the linguistic heritage.Reportage sur Jessica de l'Institut Chubri qui parcourt la Bretagne à la rencontre de locuteurs du Gallo pour sauvegarder le patrimoine linguistique.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo holds a Joint Press Availability with Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, in Male, Maldives on October 28, 2020.

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.

Serious theater audience

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at ceremony in Cheyenne, Wyoming, marking the designation of the Union Pacific Railroad Depot, the last of the 19th Century depots remaining on the transcontinental railroad, as a National Historic Landmark

76 new American citizens at Independence Day Naturalization Ceremony on July 4, 2005 at Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia, on the anniversary of Jefferson's death day and the signing of the Declaration of Independence

Córdoba, 11/26/2017. Podemos act in Córdoba. Photo by Álvaro Carmona. Archcor.

Department of Interior senior staff at birthday function for Secretary Gale Norton, Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

People waiting for a bus, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Former Prisoner of War Air Force Col. Michael Brazelton and his daughter, Army Lt. Col. Adriana Brazelton, are honored during the POW/MIA recognition ceremony at the Pentagon, hosted by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2022.

Men smoking nargileh and taking tea at Corlulu Alipasa Medresesi. Istanbul, Turkey

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at Washington, D.C. announcement of the launch of a new historic preservation initiative, Preserve America, emphasizing, through grants and awards, the development of federal, state, local partnerships to promote preservation of, and greater public use of, historic sites

Lt. Col. Alvin Bradford, 507th Medical Squadron commander, promotes to the rank of colonel during a promotion ceremony September 30, 2022, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Bridal party in old fashion elevator posing for pictures

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with employees and families of U.S. Embassy Bern, in Bern, Switzerland, on May 31, 2019.

At the Banana Creek Viewing Site, NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin (left), U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (center) and astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria watch the launch of STS-88 from Launch Pad 39A at 3:35:34 a.m. EST. STS-88 is the first U.S. mission dedicated to the assembly of the International Space Station (ISS). Lopez-Alegria is part of the STS-92 crew that is assigned to the fourth ISS assembly flight scheduled for launch on Oct. 28, 1999, aboard Discovery

Secretary Gale Norton, left, looking out toward the railyard during tour of the Union Pacific Railroad Depot in Cheyenne, Wyoming, site of ceremony marking the designation of the Depot, the last of the 19th Century depots remaining on the transcontinental railroad, as a National Historic Landmark

The communists (DKP) celebrate 30 years of the GDR on 05.10.1979 in Hamburg. Kurt Bachmann, N.N., N.N., Herbert Mies, Ewald Moldt f.r.t.l, Germany, Europe

Olaf Scholz (SPD), Federal Chancellor, at a meeting with migrants and people involved in the field at SV Babelsberg in Potsdam, 26 February 2024

Anefo photo collection. Protest during the District Municipal Council Meeting at Public Stand by residents of Rusch. Wibaut and Balsiusstr .. July 1, 1981. Houses, Noord-Holland

two women looking at metronome

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with staff and families at U.S. Embassy Nur-Sultan in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on February 2, 2020.

A woman talking in a group

Netherlands, Amsterdam, 2022-04-21. Prestige evening of the Utopies Festival organised by the Alliance Francaise of Amsterdam. Photography by Martin Bertrand.Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, 2022-04-21. Soire prestige du Festival Utopies organise par l Alliance Francaise d Amsterdam. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.

Author and domestic-violence survivor Carolyn Colleen shares her personal story of perseverance and more during the 2022 Fort McCoy Womens Equality Day observance held Aug. 25, 2022, at McCoys Community Center at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event featured many displays about womens equality. The event, organized by Equal Opportunity Advisor Master Sgt. Ana Guzman with the Fort McCoy Garrison Equal Opportunity Office, recognizes the day the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was passed on Aug. 26, 1920, giving women the right to vote.

John and Elizabeth Edwards

Attendees raise their glasses in honor of Juneteenth during a Juneteenth luncheon on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 17, 2022. Juneteenth was first recognized as a U.S. federal holiday on June 17, 2021.

AGADEZ, Niger - Members of the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Barrett (far left), 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron commander, visits with Magagi Maman Dada, the Governor of the Agadez Region in Niger, Sept. 30, 2022. The CA team discusses various projects the team is trying to implement throughout the Agadez Region.

On couch in lounge, senior guy visitor using smartphone to browse the internet. Retired elderly husband utilizing mobile device to make online reservations while sitting on comfortable sofa with wife.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in the Plenary Hall at the COP21 climate change conference on December 12, 2015, before French President Francois Hollande and other leaders addressed the delegates gathered at LeBourget Airport in Paris, France.

Elderly couple on videocall in hotel

Secretary Gale Norton with Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander and Memphis city administrator Dottie Jones, behind, left to right, during Capitol Hill,Washington, D.C. event designating Sun Records, Memphis Recording Service, the pioneering rock music studio, as a National Historic Landmark

Madrid, 02/23/2023. Arc contemporary art fair in Ifema. The Kings at the Abc Cultural Stand. Photo: Guillermo Navarro. Archdc.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken participates in a U.S. Embassy Iceland Meet and Greet in Reykjavik, Iceland, on May 18, 2021.

Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero of Guam, speaks during the Asinan Memorial Ceremony at the Pago Bay Bridge in Yona, Guam on July 3, 2022. Guam was liberated on July 21, 1944, which ended the Japanese occupation that had begun in 1941.

The Inter-American Defense College and United States Northern Command hosts the inaugural North American Defense Framework for Women, Peace, and Security Workshop at IADC Kennedy Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27-29, 2024. The event brought together military and civilian experts from Canada, Mexico, the United States, and the Bahamas. The collaborative event focused on integrating gender perspectives into military education, addressing gender-based violence, and enhancing gender equality in military operations. Participants, representing diverse ranks and branches, formulated actionable recommendations and formed partnerships, signifying a transformative shift toward a more inclusive defense framework. Air Force

Technology Administration - ADA EVEN (AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looking at bedroom where family was herded and killed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, before a bilateral meeting on August 29, 2016.

Sitting at the dinner table from left to right are, US Air Force Major General Harry D. Raduege Jr. Director, Command & Control, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command, Mrs. Jill Browne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of STAFF, US Army Gereral Henry H. Shelton, Mrs. Mary Jo Myers and Canadian Forces Lieutenant General George Macdonald. All are attending an informal dinner hosted by USAF General Richard B. Myers, Commander in CHIEF, North American Aerospace Defense Command, on Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff dinner party. Guests attend a dinner for White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff. Those pictured are unidentified. Unidentified location, Washington, D.C.

FRA - SOCIÉTÉ - LE GRAND DÉBAT NATIONALJeudi 17 Janvier, un premier grand débat se tient à Saint-Briac-sur-Mer en Bretagne.FRA - SOCIETY - THE GREAT NATIONAL DEBATEThursday 17 January, a first major debate is held in Saint-Briac-sur-Mer in Brittany.

Opening reception for the National Park Service Superintendents Summit, at the Cliff Lodge, Snowbird, Utah, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the officials on hand

Steffi Lemke (Buendnis 90 Die Gruenen), Bundesministerin fuer Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz, Svenja Schulze (SPD), Bundesministerin fuer wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, Olaf Scholz (SPD), Bundeskanzler, An

Dancers perform a traditional Polynesian dance during an Asian-American and Pacific Islander celebration at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on May 17, 2022. The 673rd Force Support Squadron hosted a celebration to commemorate Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken stopped by for a discussion with a Stanford University class and their professor and former United States Ambassador to Russia Michael McFault, to discuss foreign policy and careers at the U.S. Department of State, in Stanford, California, on October 7, 2021.

Hispanic family smiling at wedding reception

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo attends the inauguration ceremony of Dominican President Luis Abinader in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on August 16, 2020.

Women dancing as part of a workshop, Raun Raun Theatre, Goroka, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia,, Oceania

07.27.2011 Madrid, Inauguration of the exhibition Transtempo photographs by Cristina García Rodero at the Círculo de Bellas Artes Photo, Isabel Permuy ARCHDC.

Secretary Gale Norton, left, with visiting President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, touring the Department of Interior Museum exhibit of contemporary and historical photography of National Parks

Opening reception for the National Park Foundation's Leadership Summit on Partnership and Philanthropy, in Austin, Texas, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, Texas Governor Rick Perry, and National Park Foundation Board of Directors member and International Paper Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Faraci among the dignitaries on hand

Oaxaca, Mexico, Alejandra Canseco Alhil (left) discusses the 2006 protests in Oaxaca with foreign visitors. She was one of the leaders of the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO), which took control of the city for several months. She had to flee the city after the government regained control, but now operates an art studio there, Central America

misa de caixers,reparto de Aigu-ros, iglesia parroquial, fiestas de Sant sant lluís, Menorca, balearic islands, Spain.

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