Political Meetings and Engagements

Formal gatherings featuring U.S. politicians and dignitaries in office settings. The atmosphere includes discussions with a traditional decor.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and U.S. Ambassador Johnson (L) meet with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, at No. 10 Downing Street in London, United Kingdom, on September 14, 2017.

Oregon Senator Gordon Smith, far left, with, left to right, Secretary Gale Norton, Arizona Senator John McCain, and former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall during events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring the former Secretary and the late Congressman Morris Udall

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and U.S. Ambassador Johnson (L) meet with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, at No. 10 Downing Street in London, United Kingdom, on September 14, 2017.

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with Vera Hartman

Adare Manor Donald Evans

University of Denver Chancellor Emeritus Daniel Ritchie, Nancy Anschutz of the Anschutz Family Foundation, National Park Foundation President Vin Cipolla, businessman Philip Anschutz, and Secretary Gale Norton, left to right, at National Park Foundation event at Phipps Mansion, Denver, Colorado

Proceedings of the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference in Hollywood, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Governors from the four U.S. states bordering Mexico--California Governor, and Border Governors Association Chairman, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson; and Texas Governor Rick Perry--along with the respective Governors of the Mexican states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas, as well as other U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and their Mexican counterparts for discussion of bi-national economic, resource, and security issues

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at the Climate Leaders Award Program , Environmental Protection Agency

Australian Prime Minister John Howard (center) poses for a photograph with U.S. Secretary of Defense The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) and U.S. Secretary of State The Honorable Colin Powell.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Buenos Aires, Argentina March 2, 2010.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson greets UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan before their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C, on March 14, 2017.

Announcement, at the Sewall-Belmont House on Capitol Hill, of the introduction of bipartisan Congressional legislation for permanent authorization of the Preserve America and Save America's Treasures programs, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, New York Senator Hillary Clinton, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, North Carolina Congressman Brad Miller, Ohio Congressman Miichael Turner, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and National Trust for Historic Preservation President Richard Moe among the featured speakers

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior with visiting party led by actor Sam Waterston

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in New York City, New York, August 20, 2019.

Announcement, at the Sewall-Belmont House on Capitol Hill, of the introduction of bipartisan Congressional legislation for permanent authorization of the Preserve America and Save America's Treasures programs, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining First Lady Laura Bush, New York Senator Hillary Clinton, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, North Carolina Congressman Brad Miller, Ohio Congressman Miichael Turner, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John Nau III, and National Trust for Historic Preservation President Richard Moe among the featured speakers

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman look at repaired bullet holes in the spot where a gunman was stopped in the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on October 28, 2014, as the Secretary visited to pay condolences following last week's attacks and for a series of bilateral meetings.

Event honoring the Washington National Opera in the Benjamin Franklin Room, with appearances by Secretary Condoleezza Rice and other Department officials

Former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall with current Secretary Gale Norton during events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring the former Secretary and the late Congressman Morris Udall

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans on Capitol Hill (2/02/05 and 2/03/05)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi in New York City, New York on September 19, 2016.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from members of Sinise family: film and television editor Bob Sinise, wife Millie Sinise (parents of actor Gary Sinise), and decorated Air Force veteran Jack Sinise

Adare Manor Donald Evans

President George W. Bush touring offices in Main Interior, meeting Department officials and staff

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for a photo with Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S. Gy�rgy Szap�ry, left; U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, second from right; and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb�n, right; in Budapest, Hungary, June 30, 2011.

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

President George W. Bush with CIA Dir. George Tenet, VP Dick Cheney and Condoleezza Rice. On Oct. 7, 2001, 'Operation Enduring Freedom', began with U.S., British and Afghan troops against Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. (BSLOC_2015_2_172)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovi_ and Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, Catherine Russell prior to the Equal Futures Partnership meeting, at the Palace Hotel, in New York City, New York on September 22, 2016.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with Premier of Quebec Jean Charest

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo chats with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland and Canadian Minister of Defense Harjit Sajjan ahead of the U.S. � Canada 2+2 Ministerial at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on December 14, 2018.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan greeting John McCain in the White House Blue Room during a dinner for newly-elected members of The 100th Congress, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, March 3, 1987

U.S. President Bill Clinton meeting with former U.S. President Richard Nixon in private residence, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Bob McNeely, White House Photographer, March 8, 1993

Upon their arrival at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Station, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, are greeted by NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin and Mrs. Goldin. Mrs. Clinton and Chelsea are here to view the launch of Space Shuttle mission STS-93, scheduled for 12:36 a.m. EDT July 20. Much attention has been generated over the launch due to Commander Eileen M. Collins, the first woman to serve as commander of a Shuttle mission. The primary payload of the five-day mission is the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which will allow scientists from around the world to study some of the most distant, powerful and dynamic objects in the universe. The new telescope is 20 to 50 times more sensitive than any previous X-ray telescope and is expected to unlock the secrets of supernovae, quasars and black holes

U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting with American conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly in White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, March 21, 1983

U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting with Judge Robert Bork in the White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, July 1, 1987

07/10/2002. Madrid. 07-11-02. His Majesty the King receives the former president of the United States, Bill Clinton, at the palace. Photo Javier Prieto.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 20, 2011.

Scenes from the first day of the 110th Congress, with Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. President Ronald Reagan with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in the White House Oval Office, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, October 13, 1981

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

Madrid, 01/25/2024. Appearance of the Minister of Defense Margarita Robles before the Commission of her department. Photo: Jaime García. ARCHDC.

06/11/2001. Madrid 12-6-01. Visit of the President of the United States Bush to the Zarzuela Palace with the Kings. Photo Jose Garcia. Archdc.

Events at the 26th Annual Border Governors Conference in Hollywood, California, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Governors from the four U.S. states bordering Mexico--California Governor, and Border Governors Association Chairman, Arnold Schwarzenegger; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson; and Texas Governor Rick Perry--along with the respective Governors of the Mexican states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, and Tamaulipas, as well as other present and former U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and their Mexican counterparts for discussion of bi-national economic, resource, and security issues

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry thanks Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov for his hospitality as the deliver statements to reporters after sharing a working lunch on January 15, 2015, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo meets with Pastor Andrew Brunson at the State Department, October 23, 2018.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans with Senators Voinovich, Stevens and Burr

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry listens as Ohio Governor Josh Kasich speaks with Annie Glenn, the widow of John Glenn, the Secretary�s friend and former U.S. Senate colleague, on December 16, 2016, as he pays his respects while the late astronaut lies in repose in the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio.

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

04/22/2008. 04-23-08-Alcala de Herares-Madrid.-presentation of the Cervantes prize by HM the Kings to the Argentine writer. Juan Gelman.- Photo. Chema Barroso.-Archdc.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Carlos Gutierrez with Vera Hartman

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

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Former Secretary of Interior Stewart Udall with current Secretary Gale Norton during events at Department of Interior headquarters honoring the former Secretary and the late Congressman Morris Udall

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at Main Interior

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Angolan Foreign Minister Manuel Domingos Augusto, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., August 19, 2019.

U.S. President Bill Clinton shaking hands with British Prime Minister John Major, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Bob McNeely, White House Photographer, February 24, 1993

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits with CTV Anchor Lisa LaFlamme on March 9, 2016, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., before an interview in advance of the State Visit of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson thanks U.S. Embassy and Consulate colleagues and families in Sydney, Australia, on June 5, 2017.

President George Bush at events marking the centennial of the first powered flight, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila on August 7, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, at a reception to celebrate the groundbreaking for the USA Pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015 at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2014.

Visit of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and writer-filmmaker Dayton Duncan to Main Interior, where they met with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, and spoke in the auditorium about their upcoming release, The National Parks: America's Best Idea

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans on Capitol Hill (2/02/05 and 2/03/05)

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - 35th Anniversary Portrait Unveiling , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Michael E. Ranneberger during her arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya August 4, 2009.

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama shakes hands with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Roos look on, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, May 21, 2010.

President Joe Biden meets with U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.V. to talk about passing an infrastructure bill on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in the Oval Office of the White House.

Office of the Administrator - Virginia - Administrator Gina McCarthy speaking at Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Old Dominion University Idea Fusion and the 100th Anniversary of the Ministers' Conference at Hampton University , Environmental Protection Agency

ABC television news commentator, Hugh Downs, has an informal discussion with MAJ. GEN. John T. Chain at the Pentagon. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland shake hands before their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on August 16, 2017.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans on Capitol Hill (2/02/05 and 2/03/05)

President George W. Bush touring offices in Main Interior, meeting Department officials and staff

Dirk Kempthorne sworn in as Secretary of the Interior at White House ceremony led by President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets Shigeru Yokota before a discussion regarding the Japanese abductee issue at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, on April 15, 2013.

Reception at Harry S. Truman Building for actress Angelina Jolie, greeted by Department officials and staff including Secretary Colin Powell, Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, and Secretary's Open Forum Chairman William Keppler. Jolie participated in Open Forum panel discussion of the documentary film that she narrated, "Trading Women," an investigation of Southeast Asian sex trafficking.

Event hosted by Secretary Condoleezza Rice in the Benjamin Franklin Room, marking the launch of the Ralph Bunche Societies Initiative.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry poses for a photo with the Massachusetts delegation after their meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on October 8, 2015.

Reception at Harry S. Truman Building for actress Angelina Jolie, greeted by Department officials and staff including Secretary Colin Powell, Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, and Secretary's Open Forum Chairman William Keppler. Jolie participated in Open Forum panel discussion of the documentary film that she narrated, "Trading Women," an investigation of Southeast Asian sex trafficking.

Swearing-in ceremony, reception for Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, with President George W. Bush, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Interior officials, Kempthorne family and friends on hand

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson greets Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar before their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2017.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses with Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness (left) and First Minister of Peter Robinson (right) during a U.S.-Northern Ireland joint meeting at the Waldorf Astoria hotel during the 64th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, New York September 24, 2009.

U.S. Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan meets with UN Special Envoy to the Secretary-General on Yemen Martin Griffiths at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 19, 2018.

President George W. Bush touring offices in Main Interior, meeting Department officials and staff

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with UN Envoy for Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 3, 2022.

Office of the Secretary - Condoleezza Rice with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

President George W. Bush on visit to Main Interior, talking and posing with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and top aides in and around the Secretary's office

Event honoring the Washington National Opera in the Benjamin Franklin Room, with appearances by Secretary Condoleezza Rice and other Department officials

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (center) and Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George J. Mitchell (second from right) are welcomed upon arrival to Israel by Israeli Chief of Protocol Ambassador Yitzhak Eldan (left) and U.S. Ambassador to Israel James Cunningham (bottom right) in Tel Aviv on September 14, 2010.

Office of the Secretary - Condoleezza Rice with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Under Secretary for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, hosting meeting with Bolivia's Vice President, Alvaro Garcia Linera

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson greets Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop before their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 22, 2017.

Event hosted by Secretary Condoleezza Rice in the Benjamin Franklin Room, marking the launch of the Ralph Bunche Societies Initiative.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shares a moment with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Alaska Governor Bill Walker following the 10th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, on May 11, 2017.

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