Signing Ceremonies

Images of formal signing events featuring diverse individuals engaged in official agreements, highlighting collaboration and partnership.

Office of Administration and Resource Management - EPA Tribal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (USTDA Ceremony, Reception, FCS Photos, Delegation Debrief, Young Enterp.)

Office of Administration and Resource Management - EPA Tribal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Southeast Tourism Society President Bill Hardman adding his signature at Department of Interior headquarters signing ceremony for Memorandum of Understanding establishing the Southeast Tourism Policy Council, a private-public partnership promoting tourism and the enhancement of the visitor experience on public lands

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (USTDA Ceremony, Reception, FCS Photos, Delegation Debrief, Young Enterp.)

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Collective Bargaining Agreement Union

Federal Trade Commission - Costa Rica Memorandum of Understanding Signing

Interior-Agriculture Memorandum of Understanding signing event and related activities at Main Interior, with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer leading the proceedings

National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, and other Interior senior officials on hand for Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony, Main Interior

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

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Collective Bargaining Agreement Union

Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Forest Service senior officials joining representatives of private organizations, including Wilderness Inquiry, at signing event for Memorandum of Understanding relating to promotion of outdoor opportunities for persons with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Vice President Harris and French President Macron meet at NASA HQ. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and President of the Centre National dEtudes Spatiales (CNES) Dr. Philippe Baptiste sign an agreement for the Farside Seismic Suite (FSS), Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The FSS will return the first lunar seismic data from the far side of the Moon. CNES is contributing one of the seismometers to this payload, which will be delivered via NASAs Commercial Lunar Payloads Services (CLPS) initiative, based on heritage capabilities from the Mars InSight mission.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Collective Bargaining Agreement Union

Office of the Administrator - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rule Signing - Administrator Gina McCarthy signing the rule governing carbon dioxide emissions , Environmental Protection Agency

Signing ceremony, at National Geographic Society (NGS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Memorandum of Understanding promoting environment-sustaining and enhancing "geotourism" through an NGS partnership with the Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, and constituent agencies including Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, NGS President and Chief Executive Officer John Fahey, and senior Interior and Agriculture officials at the ceremony and reception.

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Contracts , Environmental Protection Agency

Signing event for Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Memorandum of Understanding, with FWS Director H. Dale Hall among the participants

Clear Cards; Tom Gibson; Chief of Staff; Christine Todd Whitman , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry participates in the Arms Trade Treaty signing ceremony at the United Nations in New York City on September 25, 2013.

Office of the Deputy Administrator - EPA and European Union (EU) Energy Star Labeling Program , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason and other senior Interior officials, discussing and signing off on Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for the Department

Office of the Secretary - MUTUAL RECOGNITION SIGNING CEREMONY WITH MEXICO AND CANADA

Office of the Deputy Administrator - EPA and European Union (EU) Energy Star Labeling Program , Environmental Protection Agency

Flooding Severe Storm Tornado - Montgomery, Ala. , Feb. 2, 2012 FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Joe Girot(L) signs the Federal - State agreement for assistance with Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and the Director of Alabama Emergency Management Art Faulkner. FEMA is supporting the recovery from the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding the damaged or destroyed parts of Alabama during the period of January 22-23, 2012. . Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Technology Administration - SIGNING CEREMONY WITH SECRETARY DONALD EVANS AND RUSSIAN MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry signs the guest book at Malacanang Palace in Manila after arriving for meetings and dinner with President Begnino Aquino of the Philippines on December 17, 2013.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA)

Office of the Administrator - Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) Rule Signing - EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson signing a rule with the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) staff and OAR Administrator, Gina McCarthy , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Information Management Center , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S..-Mexico Binational Commission (BNC) agreement signing event at Main Interior for the Joint Declaration of Sister Park Partnerships, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and Mexican counterpart, Undersecretary Felipe Adrian Vasquez of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, officially designating seven parks for cooperative efforts on natural resource management

International Trade Administration - Swearing-In Heather Burns

Signing event for Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Memorandum of Understanding, with FWS Director H. Dale Hall among the participants

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - Collective Bargaining Agreement Union

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides, including Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks R. Lyle Laverty, Jr., to Ottawa, Canada for bilateral talks with Canada's Minister of the Environment, John Baird, concerning the status of the polar bear and other cross-border issues

Office of the Secretary - Canadian Minister with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Japan Minister , Environmental Protection Agency

Signing event for Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Memorandum of Understanding, with FWS Director H. Dale Hall among the participants

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) signing ceremony with the American Chemistry Council (ACC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Bay Compact , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - Swearing-In Laura Jimenex, Hanna Kamenetzky and Jane Kitson

Minority Business Development Agency - PHOTO EXHIBIT FOR DIRECTOR'S OFFICE

Office of the Secretary - JCCT BILATERAL

Deputy Secretary of State Antony "Tony" Blinken and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira sign three Memoranda of Understanding between the Governments of the United States and Brazil during the State Visit of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to Washington, D.C., on June 30, 2015.

Office of International and Tribal Affairs - Memorandum of Understanding with China , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - JCCT Medical Device Sub-Group

Mike Leavitt and unknown speakers , Environmental Protection Agency

Employment and Training Administration - General Motors Apprenticeship National Standards Signing Ceremony

Signing event for Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Memorandum of Understanding, with FWS Director H. Dale Hall among the participants

Office of the Secretary - JCCT BILATERAL

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - 2009 LULAC National Convention & Exposition, Puerto Rican Convention Center , Environmental Protection Agency

NASA-USAID MoU Signing Ceremony. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and USAID Administrator Samantha Power participate in a NASA-USAID Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The MoU will enhance and expand the Agencies longstanding partnership that promotes science and technology solutions to address international development challenges in areas such as global health, climate change, food security, disaster mitigation and response, biodiversity conservation, and environmental management for sustainable development.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - U.S. - China Strategic Economic Dialogue Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signs the guest book at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, prior to her meeting with ASEAN leaders, September 4, 2012. Accompanying Secretary Clinton is ASEAN Secretary General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan.

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

Office of the Secretary - BOEING SIGNING CEREMONY

International Trade Administration - Swearing-In Sarah Ellerman

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Memorandum of Understanding , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Industry and Security - SIGNING CEREMONY WITH UNITED STATES AND CHINA

Administrator Christine Todd Whitman at Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) signing ceremony with the American Chemistry Council (ACC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - JCCT BILATERAL

Office of the Secretary - United States / Vietnam Signing Ceremony

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Occupational Safety and Health Administration Signing

Office of the General Council - Roger Martella Swearing in , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason and other senior Interior officials, discussing and signing off on Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for the Department

President Barack Obama signs H.R. 205, HEARTH Act of 2012, in the Oval Office, July 30, 2012. Standing behind the President, from left, are: Bryan Newland, Senior Policy Advisor at the Department of the Interior; Governor Randall Vicente, Pueblo of Acoma in New Mexico; David Hayes, Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior; Jefferson Keel, President of the National Congress of American Indians; Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M.; Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii; interior Secretary Ken Salazar; Cheryl Causley, Chairperson of the National American Indian Housing Council; Governor Gregory Mendoza, Gila River Indian Community of Arizona; and Del Laverdure, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Interior.

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Minister of Trade of Indonesia , Environmental Protection Agency

Signing ceremony, at National Geographic Society (NGS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., for Memorandum of Understanding promoting environment-sustaining and enhancing "geotourism" through an NGS partnership with the Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, and constituent agencies including Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Agriculture Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Mark Rey, NGS President and Chief Executive Officer John Fahey, and senior Interior and Agriculture officials at the ceremony and reception.

Swearing in ceremony for Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation, John Wolf

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason and other senior Interior officials, discussing and signing off on Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for the Department

Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets signs Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken's guestbook before their bilateral meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 16, 2022.

Alan Gross chats with Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. as the final paperwork gets signed by a Cuban official on his release at an airport near Havana, Cuba, Dec. 17, 2014. Also in the picture is Sen. Patrick Leahy, Gross' wife Judy and his attorney Scott Gilbert.

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

Secretary Gale Norton renewing Federal Grant and Agreement of Right-of-Way for Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, with aide Drue Pearce, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski, Joint Pipeline Office's Jerry Brossia, Bureau of Land Management head Kathleen Clarke, left to right

Israeli Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benjamin �Benny� Gantz signs Secretary Blinken's Guest Book at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on June 3, 2021.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on September 16, 2020.

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo meets with Ms. Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 10, 2019.

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

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China , Environmental Protection Agency

With Ambassador Sung Kim and his wife, Jae Eun, looking on, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry signs the appointment papers for Kim to become the new U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 3, 2016.

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs Didier Reynders signs U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo's guestbook before their meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 22, 2019.

Office of the Secretary - Ceremonial Signing 500,000 Design Patent with Daimler Chrysler

National Press Club Performance Track , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA)

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Tailoring Rule Signing , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (USTDA Ceremony, Reception, FCS Photos, Delegation Debrief, Young Enterp.)

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Mexico Bi-lateral Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SIGNING E. COMMERCE AGREEMENT SINGAPORE PM

Office of the Secretary - United States / Vietnam Signing Ceremony

Secretary Gale Norton renewing Federal Grant and Agreement of Right-of-Way for Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, with aide Drue Pearce, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski, Joint Pipeline Office's Jerry Brossia, Bureau of Land Management head Kathleen Clarke, left to right

New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters signs U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo's guestbook before their meeting at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 17, 2018.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Peace Corps Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Peace Corps Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Administration and Resource Management - EPA Tribal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Technology Administration - UNITED STATES / CHINA BILATERAL MEETING

At the KSC Visitor Complex, Center Director Roy D. Bridges (left) and Floridas Lieutenant Governor Frank T. Brogan sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU documents the intent of NASA KSC and the State of Florida to form partnerships with academic institutions in Florida for development of aerospace-related advanced training and academic/educational programs. The three-year project anticipates that the partnership and educational programs fostered will improve the lifelong learning environment for the aerospace and engineering workforce

Office of the Deputy Secretary - BOEING-PAKISTAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT - SIGNING

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman Signing Ceremony with Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)

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