Public Speaking Events

Images of individuals addressing audiences at formal events, presenting discussions on various topics in professional environments with notable backdrops.

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

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.

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Agribusiness Lunch , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Office of Disability Employment Policy - 11th Anniversary of American Disabilities Act (ADA) with Teddy Pendegrass

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

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Welcome Ceremony

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

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

Press conference, led by Interior Secretary Gale Norton, Interior Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Matt Hogan, and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, concerning Fish and Wildlife Service report showing net gain of 191,800 acres of American wetlands between 1998 and 2004, the first net gain in wetlands since 1954

Event at Main Interior honoring contributions to Interior's Fiscal Year 2008 Performance and Accountability Report, with presentations by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason, Office of Budget Director Pamela Haze, Deputy Controller Danny Werfel, Office of Financial Management Director Daniel Fletcher, and Planning and Performance Management Director Richard Beck

President's Quality Awards 2005 ceremony, honoring progress made by federal agencies in improving management systems and work processes, at Washington, D.C.'s Corcoran Museum, with award presentations by Office of Personnel Management Director Linda Springer and Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua Bolten, and award acceptances by Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Social Security Administration Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart, and Department of State Undersecretary for Management Henrietta Fore

Annual Planning Meeting, Administrator Christine Todd Whitman , Environmental Protection Agency

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Signing Ceremony

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Government Division Users Conference

Office of Disability Employment Policy - Computer Accommodation Program Francis Perkins Building Great Hall

Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett speaking at awards event, at Department of Interior headquarters, honoring Interior staff contributions to response and recovery efforts after 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes

Reception and awards event at Main Interior honoring the work of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Federal Advisory Committee, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett among the senior officials on hand

Presentation at Main Interior marking World AIDS Day

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

Office of Inspector General - Ribbon Cutting

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Israel Hernandez Swearing-In

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

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK 2003

President's Quality Awards 2005 ceremony, honoring progress made by federal agencies in improving management systems and work processes, at Washington, D.C.'s Corcoran Museum, with award presentations by Office of Personnel Management Director Linda Springer and Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua Bolten, and award acceptances by Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Social Security Administration Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart, and Department of State Undersecretary for Management Henrietta Fore

Office of the Deputy Secretary - Confirmation Hearing Dr. David Sampson

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

Office of the Administrator - China - EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy meeting with members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao attending Women in Government Relations Luncheon

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Welcome Ceremony

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Government Division Users Conference

Office of the Administrator - National Tribal Operations Committee Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao attending Women in Government Relations Luncheon

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao attending Women in Government Relations Luncheon

Minority Business Development Agency - CENSUS AND MBDA JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE

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

President's Quality Awards 2005 ceremony, honoring progress made by federal agencies in improving management systems and work processes, at Washington, D.C.'s Corcoran Museum, with award presentations by Office of Personnel Management Director Linda Springer and Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua Bolten, and award acceptances by Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Social Security Administration Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart, and Department of State Undersecretary for Management Henrietta Fore

ServiceNation Summit at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, New York, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined First Lady Laura Bush, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian among many participating dignitaries. Secretary Kempthorne delivered opening remarks for the panel, "Stewards of the Planet: The Role of Service in Protecting Our Natural Resources," also featuring an introduction by Take Pride in America Executive Director Katie Loovis and presentations by panelists: Robert Kennedy, Jr., President of Waterkeeper Alliance; Richard Cizik, Vice President of the National Association of Evangelicals; Jonathan Reckford, Chief Executive Officer of Habitat for Humanity; Van Jones, Founder and President of Green for All; and Alex Lopez of the LA Conservation Corps. Among entertainers appearing at the Summit was Melinda Doolittle, of "American Idol" fame, who sang the National Anthem.

Event marking the success of the Green Roof installation atop the Main Interior Building ("Green Roof in Action"), with Secretary Dirk Kampthorne, Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett, and other senior officials on hand

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Numbers Day Interviews and Reception

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

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

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 - ANNOUNCEMENTS OF RESULTS OF STANDARDS INITIATIVE

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARIES SNOW, EVANS AND CHAO FOR THE JOBS AND GROWTH TOUR

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

Office of Water - Water Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESENTATION TO IRAQ BUSINESS CONFERENCE

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

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

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Budget Press Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao addresses the American Community College Association (ACCA)

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

Iraq Minister of Environment, Mishkat Al Moumin, left, appearing with Secretary Gale Norton at Department of Interior headquarters press briefing following discussions concerning Interior assistance to Iraq on environmental challenges

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

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Asthma Forum , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator - Town Hall , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

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

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

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Signing Ceremony

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

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at Chinatown in New York City (NYC)

Office of the Administrator - Transportation Energy Partners - Energy Independence Summit , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Madrid, 01/24/2023. Plenary session of the Constitutional Court chaired by Cándido Conde Pumpido. In the image, Concepción Espejel Jorquera. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.

Department officials, including Deputy Secretary Richard Armitage, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roger Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Barbara Pope, and Department Hispanic Recruitment Coordinator Harvey Issa, speaking to group of Hispanic high school students from Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland participating in Department's inaugural Latino job shadowing day

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

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

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

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

Bureau of Industry and Security - UPDATE 2003 CONFERENCE

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

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 Elaine Chao addresses the American Community College Association (ACCA)

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics International Labor Statistics Center Completion Ceremony for Seminar on Economic Indicators

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - ORGANIZATION ALL HANDS MEETING

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

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Contract 2 , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - PEC RECEPTION

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

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 Arabic Twitter feed, @USAbilAraby, on January 13, 2012.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS ADDRESS NTIA FCC WIRELESS TECH EXPO

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Mexican Cement Signing

U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas, questions NASA Administrator Charles Bolden during a U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in Washington.

Office of the Secretary - Asian Pacific American (APA) Federal Career Advancement Summit

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