Public Speaking and Leadership

Images related to formal press briefings and leadership addresses, emphasizing political and business communication contexts.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel James Cunningham, U.S. Consul General to Israel Daniel Rubinstein, and Cisco Senior Manager Zika Abzuk, linked via digital video conference with the Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellent (ACE) event in Washington, D.C., celebrate the Award at a Jerusalem event in Israel, December 17, 2010.

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Asian Americans Department of Labor Employee Meeting Partnership for Learning Event at Airborne in Seatte, Washington

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a Meet and Greet with U.S. Tri-Mission Italy, in Rome, Italy on June 27, 2021.

International Trade Administration - President Export Council

Office of the Secretary - Workforce Recovery Conference - Jobs and Skills Fair (Continued)

Office of the Secretary - Tribute to the Victims of September 11, 2001 Deputy Assistant Secretary Findlay

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS SUMMIT ON 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - George Washington University, The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Tribute to the Victims of September 11, 2001 Deputy Assistant Secretary Findlay

Fort Myers, FL, USA--December 2, 2022--FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer, Thomas McCool, speaks at a State/FEMA Direct Housing meeting at the Countys Administration East Building to discuss the housing mission with Lee County officials. Florida State officials were also in attendance.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Office of the Secretary - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT KEYNOTE BY SECRETARY DONALD EVANS

Press briefing, concerning the President's International Initiative to Combat Kleptocracy, featuring remarks by Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Josette Shiner, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich, and Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing Pat O'Brien, among other officials.

Department Spokesperson Ned Price holds the Daily Press Briefing at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 20, 2021.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on �Afghanistan 2001- 2021: Evaluating the Withdrawal and U.S. Policies � Part 1�, in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2021.

COLUMBIA, Md. - AvengerCon VII, hosted every fall by Maryland Innovation and Security Institute to benefit the hackers of the U.S. Cyber Command community and the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber), has returned for a hybrid in-person and virtual event on November 30th and December 1st.AvengerCon VII day two featured numerous simultaneous tracks, including "Armchair Cyberwarriors: 6 Months of Cybercriminal and Hacktivist Activities Related to the Russian War in Ukraine", presented by Alexander Leslie, Recorded Future

Bureau of Industry and Security - Indian Hi Tech Forum

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he opened, and announced high bid totals for, the Minerals Management Service-sponsored federal sales of offshore oil and natural gas leases in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 224) and the Central Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 206). The sales, attracting a record-setting $3.7 billion in high bids, inaugurated a program of enhanced revenue sharing with oil and gas producing Gulf states, along with higher royalty rates.

Bureau of Industry and Security - UPDATE 2003 CONFERENCE

Department Spokesperson Ned Price holds the Daily Press Briefing at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 2, 2021.

Director Paulison speaks to FEMA staff.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The Secretary's Global Business Conference, 21 February 2012, State Department.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - North American Competitiveness Council - US, Canada and Mexico

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu participate in a press briefing to announce a university-affiliated research center initiative with historically Black colleges and universities, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., June 27, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

The National Space Council meet in Huntsville, Alabama at the U.S. Space and Rocket Centers Davidson Center. The meeting was chaired by Vice President Mike Pence with members of the local community, NASA Marshall members and area media in attendance. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine addressed the Vice President and the Council on upcoming plans for NASA and the space program.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Speaks to Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Summit

Emergency essential employee meeting in Dean Acheson Auditorium, with Under Secretary for Management Grant S. Green, Jr.

Office of the Secretary - WHITE HOUSE DIGITAL FREEDOM

Performance by Moscow Chamber Orchestra in Dean Acheson Auditorium, presented by Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to mark 70 years of relations between Washington, D.C. and Moscow, Russia

Washington, D. C. , Feb. 9, 2012 FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate addresses FEMA employees in the National Capital Region about the new Employee Workforce Transformation. The Employee Workforce Transformation aims to harness the dedication and expertise of every employee. Brittany Trotter/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Bureau of Industry and Security - BIS Update 2004 Conference

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with officers and support personnel of the U.S. foreign affairs community at the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, Virginia, on March 15, 2013.

USAID Administrator Mark Green speaks at at the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom held at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. on July 16, 2019.

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK 2003

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo delivers the keynote address at the Inaugural Indo_Pacific Business Forum, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., on July 30, 2018.

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

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) EXCELLENCE AWARDS CEREMONY

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AND (2) PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH'S CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISORS HOW "AMERICA WORKS"

Hurricane Wilma, Washington, DC, October 24, 2005 R. David Paulison, the Acting FEMA Director takes questions from reporters on the landfall and effects of hurricane Wilma and ongoing preparations for response and recovery in Florida. Bill Koplitz/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary - HOMELAND SECURITY EXPO

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - George Washington University, The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Spring Weather Outlook Press Conference

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

Secretary of State's 2006 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) ceremony and reception, Benjamin Franklin Room, with Secretary Condoleezza Rice hosting and Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Josette Shiner, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan, and Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Jr. among the other Department speakers. Corporations honored included Sambazon for its operations in Brazil, General Motors for its operations in Colombia, and Goldman Sachs for its operations in Chile.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers opening remarks at the Meeting of the Ministers of the Global Coalition on the Defeat of ISIS at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on March 22, 2017.

Office of the Secretary - Class Action Reform Event with PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - George Washington University, The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary of State's 2006 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) ceremony and reception, Benjamin Franklin Room, with Secretary Condoleezza Rice hosting and Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Josette Shiner, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan, and Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Jr. among the other Department speakers. Corporations honored included Sambazon for its operations in Brazil, General Motors for its operations in Colombia, and Goldman Sachs for its operations in Chile.

Activities at the National Governors Association Centennial Meeting iin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Interior Secretary--and former Idaho Governor--Dirk Kempthorne joined a host of current and former Governors and guests, among them former President Bill Clinton (Centennial Session Keynote Speaker), Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, and ABC News political commentator and author (Centennial Session Moderator) Cokie Roberts.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - ORGANIZATION ALL HANDS MEETING

Office of the Secretary - AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE

Office of the Secretary - AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE

Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a virtual press briefing through the New York Foreign Press Center, from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on March 29, 2021.

Activities at the National Governors Association Centennial Meeting iin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Interior Secretary--and former Idaho Governor--Dirk Kempthorne joined a host of current and former Governors and guests, among them former President Bill Clinton (Centennial Session Keynote Speaker), Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, and ABC News political commentator and author (Centennial Session Moderator) Cokie Roberts.

Activities at the National Governors Association Centennial Meeting iin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Interior Secretary--and former Idaho Governor--Dirk Kempthorne joined a host of current and former Governors and guests, among them former President Bill Clinton (Centennial Session Keynote Speaker), Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, and ABC News political commentator and author (Centennial Session Moderator) Cokie Roberts.

Emergency Planning and Security - Denton, Texas, December 16, 2009 FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate prepares to administer the oath of office to incoming FEMA Region VI Regional Administrator Tony Russell. Earl Armstrong/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Melbourne, Australia, on February 11, 2022.

All Hands meeting with the Associate Administrator for the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD)

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits the Foreign Service Institute, in Arlington, Virginia on June 29, 2019. (

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Midway Atoll, U.S. Territory

Activities at the National Governors Association Centennial Meeting iin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Interior Secretary--and former Idaho Governor--Dirk Kempthorne joined a host of current and former Governors and guests, among them former President Bill Clinton (Centennial Session Keynote Speaker), Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, and ABC News political commentator and author (Centennial Session Moderator) Cokie Roberts.

Secretary of State's 2006 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) ceremony and reception, Benjamin Franklin Room, with Secretary Condoleezza Rice hosting and Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Josette Shiner, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan, and Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Jr. among the other Department speakers. Corporations honored included Sambazon for its operations in Brazil, General Motors for its operations in Colombia, and Goldman Sachs for its operations in Chile.

Bureau of Industry and Security - Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Update 2005 Conference

Small Business Administration Scorecard Press Conference. Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), right, poses for a photo after unveiling the 2022 Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard, at an event hosted by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Tuesday, July 18, 2023 in the Earth Information Center at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. For the sixth year in a row NASA has received an A rating from SBA for its work with small businesses.

Flags of General Accounting Office and USA

The facilitator for Discover America Week introduces workshop speakers to attendees at the Crowne Plaza Auditorium in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Oct. 24, 2022. This portion of Discover America week focuses on how local vendors can do business with the U.S. military.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary's Gutierrez's Trip from Brussels, Chongging China, Cairo and Beijing

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