Professional Gatherings

Captured moments from formal events featuring groups of professionals. The images depict discussions and meetings within office-like environments.

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

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Secretary Gale Norton posing with Department of Interior staff in week following her departure announcement

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

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 was joined at the event by dignitaries including: Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks; National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Jonathan Jarvis; Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga; Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Kameran Onley; Nisqually tribal elder Zelma McCloud; and Peter Jackson of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASAs Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, shuttle astronauts, from the left, Bonnie Dunbar, Curt Brown and Eileen Collins listen as Collins is being introduced for induction into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame AHOF. She commanded STS-114 on the Return to Flight mission following the loss of the space shuttle Columbia. Collins career with NASA is full of accomplishments, including becoming the first woman space shuttle pilot and the first woman commander. As a four-time spaceflight veteran, Collins logged more than 872 hours in space, and her missions include STS-63, STS-84, STS-93 and STS-114. Shuttle astronauts Curt Brown and Bonnie Dunbar also were inducted into the AHOF. This induction is the twelfth group of space shuttle astronauts named to the AHOF, and the first time two women are inducted at the same time. The years inductees were selected by a committee of current Hall of Fame astronauts, former NASA officials, historians and journalists

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

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

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

Signing event, at the National Geographic Society (NGS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Memorandum of Understanding promoting geotourism--tourism that helps sustain or enchance the environmental, cultural, aesthetic, historical character and well-being of a place and its residents--as a collaborative approach among government agencies and private partners. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined NGS President and Chief Executive Officer John Fahey, Jr., NGS Executive Vice President Terry Garcia, National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment Mark Rey, Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Jerold Gidner, Bureau of Land Management Deputy Director Henri Bisson, Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Kenneth Stansell, and Forest Service Associate Chief Sally Collins, among other dignitaries, at the gathering.

July 4th celebration in and around Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the senior officials on hand

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University of Colorado President, and former Colorado Senator, Hank Brown, left, with Secretary Gale Norton at Colorado Water Congress award proceedings in Denver, Colorado

Secretary Gale Norton speaking at Cheyenne, Wyoming ceremony marking the designation of the Union Pacific Railroad Depot as a National Historic Landmark

Secretary Gale Norton, third from left, among officials at event honoring Eugene Melanson, departing Law Enforcement Specialist and Commander of the Special Weapons and Tactics Team of the U.S. Park Police. Photograph was selected for use in preparation of Department of Interior video on the Norton tenure

Outgoing Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles, far right, making final round of appearances, on the last day of his tenure, with Secretary Gale Norton, far left, and Department of Interior headquarters staff

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Swearing-in ceremony for R. Lyle Laverty, Jr. as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Secretary Gale Norton, Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles posing with Bureau of Land Management Director, Kathleen Clarke, center

Tours and related events, for Department of Interior senior officials and their spouses, at Interior headquarters building, Washington Monument, and other sites around National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Department staff greeting President George W. Bush, from behind rope line, during his visit to Main Interior

Ceremony bestowing the 2008 Harry Yount Ranger Award on Gary Moses, the Lake McDonald Sub-District Ranger at Glacier National Park, with National Park Service Director Mary Bomar, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., and Unilever Corporation's U.S. head Kevin Havelock among the dignitaries on hand at Main Interior

Panelists, from the National Park System Advisory Board Scholars Forum on role of the Park Service as civic educator, posing with Park Service Director Fran Mainella, front third from left, and Secretary Gale Norton, to Mainella's right, at Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides receiving visit at Main Interior from former Interior Secretary Gale Norton and Norton's husband, John Hughes

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, R. Thomas Weimer, at swearing-in ceremony at Department of Interior headquarters

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Secretary Gale Norton, right, among the officials at swearing-in ceremony for new Assistant Secretaries at Department of Interior headquarters

Public Buildings Service head David Winstead, National Park Service Northeast Region's Mary Bomar, Secretary Gale Norton, Park Service Director Fran Mainella, General Services Administration's David Bibb, left to right, at New York City's African Burial Ground, newly designated as a National Monument

Secretary Gale Norton among the dignitaries attending the Living Legacy Awards event, recognizing contributions to Native American arts promotion, at Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C.

Nancy Anschutz of the Anschutz Family Foundation, National Park Foundation President Vin Cipolla, and Secretary Gale Norton, left to right, attending National Park Foundation event honoring Junior Ranger Program, at Phipps Mansion in Denver, Colorado

University of Denver Chancellor Emeritus Daniel Ritchie, center, at National Park System Advisory Board meeting, held in conjunction with Scholars Forum on the role of the National Park Service as civic educator, at Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mary Kane, Director of the the just renamed National Museum of U.S. Diplomacy, gives U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and former Secretary of State James A. Baker III a tour of the museum and shows some of its artifacts, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC on November 5, 2019.

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

Secretary Gale Norton, right, visiting the Office of Public Education and Interpretation for the African Burial Ground, New York City, New York, on occasion of announcement of the designation of the 17th-18th Century Burial Ground in lower Manhattan as a National Monument

Flag ceremony for John Maisto, departing U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, former Special Assistant to President Bush and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs for National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, and former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela and Nicaragua

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

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

Independence Day events, including staff service awards ceremony, around the Department of Interior headquarters building and the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

1:04 p.m., September 14, 2013 - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hugs Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman after she managed the negotiating team that reached an agreement with the Russian government to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria.

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses for a photo with partners of the M_A_C AIDS Fund, a public-private partnership to expand critical medical and emergency support services for survivors of rape and sexual assault in South Africa, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on June 2, 2011.

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

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

Secretary Gale Norton interviewed during appearance at National Trails Day-related events at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Historical Park, Washington, D.C. area, marking designation of 26 new national recreation trails in 16 states

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

July 4th celebration in and around Main Interior, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne among the senior officials on hand

Secretary Gale Norton, second from left, participating in flag ceremony at the temporary memorial, near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, honoring the passengers and crew of Flight 93, hijacked on September 11, 2001. Norton visited the site to swear in the members of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Event at Department of Interior headquarters honoring Bureau of Reclamation Pacific Northwest staff member, Eileen Salenik. From left to right, Secretary Gale Norton; Salenik; and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner, John Keys III

Vice President Dick Cheney, Chief Ranger Hunter Sharp of the Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Secretary Gale Norton, and National Park Service Deputy Director Denis Galvin, left to right, at presentation, in the Vice Presidential Ceremonial Office, of the Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award to Sharp

Secretary Gale Norton, right, engaged in meeting and greeting activities in Safford, Arizona area, during visit highlighting forest management, minerals management, and hazardous fuels issues

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Take Pride in America (TPIA) officials and volunteers at signing event for order extending the authorization of TPIA within the Department of the Interior through the year 2010. Among officials and guests joining Secretary Kempthorne for the proceedings at Main Interior were Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett; TPIA Executive Director Katie Loovis; Appalachian Trail volunteer Scott Wilson; Chesapeake and Ohio (C and O) Canal National Historical Park volunteers Barbara Brown and Jane Collins; Hyattsville, Maryland Elementary School students Billy Kennedy and Jose Cruz, and Hyattsville teacher, Ms. Davis.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at Main Interior with Carol Russell, Interior associates, and family members

Apollo 11 Astronauts, from left, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden attend the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology tribute to the Apollo 11 Astronauts at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in Washington. The Committee presented the three Apollo 11 astronauts with a framed copy of House Resolution 607 honoring their achievement, and announced passage of legislation awarding them and John Glenn the Congressional Gold Medal.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Morgan Reynolds and Two Sons

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao and Staff Farewell for Inspector General Reginald McBee

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Swearing-in ceremony for R. Lyle Laverty, Jr. as Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne presiding

Tours and related events, for Department of Interior senior officials and their spouses, at Interior headquarters building, Washington Monument, and other sites around National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Federal officials Fran Mainella, David Bibb, Eileen Long-Chelales, architect Rodney Leon, National Park Service's Don Murphy, Secretary Gale Norton, Schomburg's Howard Dodson, Public Buildings head David Winstead, left to right, next to Exterior Memorial model for New York City's African Burial Ground

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site in Hodgenville, Kentucky, where he joined First Lady Laura Bush, Historic Site Superintendent Keith Pruitt, and Libby O'Connell, Chief Historian of A and E Television's History Channel, for tours, remarks, interactions with National Park Service staff and visitors

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Chief Ranger, Jim Northup, far right, at Department of Interior headquarters, Washington, D.C., with headquartersofficials including Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, far left

Jesse Monongya, jeweler and Indian Arts and Crafts Board Commissioner, far right, with Secretary Gale Norton and Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, P. Lynn Scarlett, at Living Legacy Awards event, recognizing contributions to Native American arts, at Department of Interior headquarters

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Reception at Independence National Historical Park for attendees at the National Governors Association Centennial Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Independence National Historical Park Deputy Superintendent Darla Sidles delivered official remarks; and the Secretary conversed with fellow NGA attendees, among them Pennsylvanina Governor Edward Rendell, Vermont Governor James Douglas, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, former Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist, and former Michigan Governor John Engler.

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hosting reception at Main Interior for members of the National Park Service Advisory Board

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Independence National Historical Park and environs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he toured with his wife Patricia, aides, and Independence National Historical Park Deputy Superintendent Darla Sidles, and spoke with National Park Service staff, law enforcement personnel, and visitors

Secretary Gale Norton, left, with Web page development staff from the Department of Interior's National Business Center at Interior headquarters event honoring Web page accomplishments

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from National Park Service Junior Ranger Program participant, who displayed his numerous Junior Ranger badges and patches for the Secretary and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

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

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 Secretary - Swearing-In of John Sullivan

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

Secretary Gale Norton with Department of Interior staff during Interior headquarters farewell activities in period following announcement of her intended departure

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Cong Norwood and Ralph Regula

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Annapolis, Maryland, for ceremonies and related tours marking the transfer of the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse from the U.S. Coast Guard to the city of Annapolis and its non-profit partner, the U.S. Lighthouse Society

Independence Day events, including staff service awards ceremony, around the Department of Interior headquarters building and the National Mall, Washington, D.C.

J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary of Interior

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and Deputy Administrator Linda Fisher with Office of Internation Activities (OIA) and Office of Environmental Information (OEI) staff , Environmental Protection Agency

Foreign Affairs Day 2005 ceremonies, speeches, award presentations in the Dean Acheson Auditorium. The Director General of the Foreign Service, W. Robert Pearson, and the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, were among the speakers and award presenters. Among award recipients were Thomas Pickering, former Under Secretary for Political Affairs and U.S. Ambassador to Russia, India, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria, Jordan, and the United Nations; William Calderhead, former Executive Director of the Bureau of Inter American Affairs; and Patricia Carter of the .

Secretary Gale Norton, Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles posing with Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Craig Manson, center

Couple Dancing

American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) President Ambassador Barbara Stephenson introduces U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to deliver remarks at the AFSA Memorial Plaque Ceremony at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2018. The Ceremony honors those who have lost their lives while serving overseas due to circumstances distinctive to the Foreign Service, including acts of violence or terrorism.

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

President Barack Obama greets Christina Danforth, Chairwoman Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, at the beginning of a meeting with tribal leaders on issues important to Indian country, ahead of the White House Tribal Nation's Conference, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Dec. 2, 2014. Looking on, from left, are Joseph M. Chavarrin, Governor of Santa Clara Pueblo, Darrin Old Coyote, Chairman Crow Nation and Jerry Issac, Co-Chairman, Alaska Federation of Natives.

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Annapolis, Maryland, for ceremonies and related tours marking the transfer of the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse from the U.S. Coast Guard to the city of Annapolis and its non-profit partner, the U.S. Lighthouse Society

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne receiving visit at Main Interior from Jack Lynch and family, along with Ben Franklin impersonator

Secretary Gale Norton, center, conversing during appearance, at Rosemont Pavilion, Pasadena, California, highlighting the Take Pride in America-promoted volunteer commitment to cleanup of California lands devastated by 2003 forest fires. Norton rode horseback, as part of the Take Pride in America promotion, in the New Year's Day Tournament of Roses Parade

Secretary Gale Norton, right, with Ethel Kennedy, Earth Conservation Corps supporter and widow of Robert Kennedy, at the Washington, D.C. groundbreaking event for the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, a public-private partnership project involving D.C. government, National Park Service, environmental groups

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Secretary Elaine Chao's 2001 Honor Awards Ceremony

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 was joined at the event by dignitaries including: Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks; National Park Service Pacific West Regional Director Jonathan Jarvis; Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga; Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Kameran Onley; Nisqually tribal elder Zelma McCloud; and Peter Jackson of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

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.

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