Speeches and Address Events

Images from public speaking events featuring officials addressing leadership summits and forums, focusing on various themes.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hosts the swearing-in ceremony for the 179th Foreign Service Generalist Class at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 3, 2014.

Technology Administration - FINANCING INNOVATION FORUM US/INDIA

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Ask-Kaleidoscope , Environmental Protection Agency

National Institute of Standards and Technology - MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD CEREMONY

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS' REMARKS TO COUNCIL OF AMERICAS

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks at the first-ever State Department Global Business Conference at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 21, 2012. Also pictured: Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Robert Hormats.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez Speaks at International Franchise Association Meeting

2007 Heroes of Conservation Awards Gala at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York, with MSNBC commentator Tucker Carlson serving as host and Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall among the guest speakers. Awards were sponsored by Field and Stream Magazine and Toyota Motor Sales, USA.

Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez moderates an executive roundtable at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency's (USTDA) "Egypt: Forward Forum" in Washington, D.C., on June 27, 2011. The forum is a two-day event that brings representatives from Egypt's energy, information and communication technology, transportation, and agribusiness sectors to discuss trade, investment, and commercial opportunities with the public and private sector in the United States.

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS' ADDRESS AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, left, and Associate Administrator for Space Operations William Gerstenmaier, right, look on as Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale speaks from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center during a media briefing about the space shuttle program and processing for the STS-121 mission, Friday, April 28, 2006, at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

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

Cooperative Conservation public "listening session" at the Horizon Convention Center Exhibition Hall in Muncie, Indiana, with Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall on hand to meet attendees and field questions

Smartway , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

Office of the Administrator - Town Hall , 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.

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

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

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

International Trade Administration - International Trade Administration Outreach

Office of the Secretary - Digital Files of Secretary Donald Evans Tenure 01-04

Emergency Planning and Security Fire - Colorado Springs, Colo. , July 24, 2012 Dep. Adm. Serino (Third from right) and FEMA's Think Tank panel enjoy a light moment. The Think Tank was held during the Building Resilience through Public-Private Partnerships Conference in Colorado Springs on Tue. , July 24.. Colorado High Park And Waldo Canyon Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Agri Business in the 21st Century

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH TRADE COMMITTEE OF NAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bureau of Industry and Security - BIS Update 2004 Conference

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - E-Government's E-Benefits Website Rollout

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES AND BRAZIL SUMMIT UNITED STATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Press Club - Poisoned Waters (Frontline) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson in St. Louis , Environmental Protection Agency

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Insular Areas Health Summit ("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communinties. Among federal officials and island leaders participating with Secretary Kempthorne were Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Defense Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretaary of Health Joxel Garcia, Hawaii Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, Federated States of Micronesia President Manny Mori, Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing, Republic of Palau Vice President Elias Chin, American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, U.S. Virgin Islands Health Commissione

Technology Administration - FINANCING INNOVATION FORUM US/INDIA

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL OF THE AMERICA'S

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Williamsburg, Virginia, for Colonial National Historical Park touring, discussions with National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Colonial National Historical Park staff, and keynote address at the 2007 National Association of State Park Directors and National Park Service Leadership Council Conference

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES / KAZAKHASTAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

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

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

Office of the Secretary - Digital Files of Secretary Donald Evans Tenure 01-04

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES / KAZAKHASTAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Press conference, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici, and Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, announcing the impending reintroduction of 11 aplomado falcons to New Mexico--a step toward the full restoration of this bird population (the only domestic falcons still listed as endangered) to the southwestern U.S.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) NATIONAL CONFERENCE

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

Reception, attended by Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall and other Interior officials, publicizing the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program, a cooperative venture of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the U.S. Forest Service, and local communities--involving reintroduction of parrots into the wild, construction of a new aviary, captive breeding programs, monitoring of the wild populations, and grassroots educational efforts

Announcement of Interior's Cooperative Conservation Awards at Main Interior, with remarks by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann, and other officials

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALDS EVANS, REPUBLICAN MAIN STREET PARTNERSHIP

Office of the Secretary - UNITED STATES AND BRAZIL SUMMIT UNITED STATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Office of Administration and Resource Management - SES National Training Meeting Day 1 , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Senate Hispanic Leadership Summit

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) NATIONAL CONFERENCE

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

Activities at the Ducks Unlimited (DU) National Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivered speech, joining DU Chairman James Hulbert and DU President Bruce Lewis among the dignitaries on hand

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

Cooperative Conservation public "listening session" at Jeff's Catering Banquet and Convention Center in Brewer, Maine, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Regional Director Marvin Moriarty and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration General Counsel James Walpole among the federal officials on hand

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) , Environmental Protection Agency

Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) annual convention at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Olympic gold medalist wrestler Rulon Gardner and RVIA President Richard Coon among the dignitaries on hand for speeches, tours

Office of the Administrator - Agency Headquarters Renaming Ceremony - ceremony to mark the renaming of the Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters in honor of President Bill Clinton , Environmental Protection Agency

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 Secretary - NO INFORMATION GIVEN

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Honduras

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Gutierrez with Afghan President Hamid Karzai

Insular Areas Health Summit ("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communinties. Among federal officials and island leaders participating with Secretary Kempthorne were Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Defense Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretaary of Health Joxel Garcia, Hawaii Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, Federated States of Micronesia President Manny Mori, Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing, Republic of Palau Vice President Elias Chin, American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, U.S. Virgin Islands Health Commissione

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Gulf Coast Business Group

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - American Petrolium Institute (API) Annual Meeting , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Hall of Flags, Washington, D.C., to deliver address as part of the Chamber-sponsored national energy summit, "An Open National Discussion of U.S. Energy Policy"

Minority Business Development Agency - COLIN POWELL AT MEDWEEK 2002

Dinner for World Presidents' Organization business leaders, hosted by Under Secretary for Management Henrietta Fore, in Benjamin Franklin Room

Small Business Administration's (SBA) Small Business Week "Champions and Lenders Awards" reception, in Benjamin Franklin Room, led by SBA Administrator Steven Preston and Deputy Administrator Jovita Carranza

President of Wal-Mart Stores Division, Mike Duke, speaking at event at National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., celebrating partnership between the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Wal-Mart under which Wal-Mart will fund $35 million "Acres for America" habitat protection

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Donald Evans China Trip June 2004

International Trade Administration - Group Photo and Manufacturing and Services Meeting

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - National Summit on Competitiveness

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Energy Forum

Minority Business Development Agency - MEDWEEK (EBLS)

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Guatemala

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

Office of the Deputy Administrator - The Bluegreen Alliance Foundation Presents Good Jobs Green Jobs, 2010 National Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Energy Forum

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

Insular Areas Health Summit ("The Future of Health Care in the Insular Areas: A Leaders Summit") at the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, where Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined senior federal health officials and leaders of the U.S. territories and freely associated states to discuss strategies and initiatives for advancing health care in those communinties. Among federal officials and island leaders participating with Secretary Kempthorne were Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake, Defense Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness David S.C. Chu, Health and Human Services Assistant Secretaary of Health Joxel Garcia, Hawaii Lieutenant Governor James Aiona, Federated States of Micronesia President Manny Mori, Marshall Islands President Litokwa Tomeing, Republic of Palau Vice President Elias Chin, American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono, Guam Governor Felix Camacho, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor Benigno Fitial, U.S. Virgin Islands Health Commissione

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

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS, SECRETARY JOHN SNOW AND SECRETARY ELAINE CHAO AT WEST COAST JOBS GROWTH TOUR

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - National Award for Smart Growth Achievement , Environmental Protection Agency

International Trade Administration - PEC BREAKFAST MEETING

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 Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS TRADE MISSION TO CHINA

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS, SECRETARY JOHN SNOW AND SECRETARY ELAINE CHAO AT WEST COAST JOBS GROWTH TOUR

Office of the Secretary - African American Event with Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and Stedman Graham

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

Meeting of Interior's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Employee Organization (GLOBE), at Main Interior

Office of the Deputy Administrator - President's Quality Awards , Environmental Protection Agency

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