Speeches and Presentations

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

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Trade Association Roundtable

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Advisory Committee Briefing

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Government Division Users Conference

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS' ADDRESS TO UNITED STATES / PAN ASIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Senior staff gathering at Department of Interior headquarters honoring outgoing Office of Surface Mining Director Jeffrey Jarrett, leaving to become Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the Department of Energy

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 1ST FEDERAL ADVISORY MEETING OPENING SESSION

Bureau of Industry and Security - Bureau of Industry Speaker Series Dr. William Jeffrey, Director, National Institute and Standards and Technology (NIST)

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 .

Working Capital Fund - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Conference on Ocean Literacy

Department's 2006 Awards Program in Benjamin Franklin Room, with Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and Director General of the Foreign Service George Staples among the officials on hand

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

American Recreation Coalition (ARC) awards event at the Decatur House, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne received the 2008 Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award. Joining the Secretary and his wife, Patricia, at the event were ARC President Derrick Crandall, ARC Chairman Thom Dammrich, and Coleman Company President Sam Solomon, among other dignitaries.

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.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Egg Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL PRESENTATION

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee

American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) awards ceremony, led by AFSA President J. Anthony Holmes, in Benjamin Franklin Room. Awardees included .

Office of the Secretary - REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE

Department of Interior staff, including the newly appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance, Accountability, and Human Resources, Paul Hoffman, bidding farewell to Secretary Gale Norton during Interior headquarters event in period following announcement of her intended departure

Office of the Secretary - PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON ADVISORS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The American Academy of Diplomacy's 17th Annual Awards Luncheon, in the Benjamin Franklin Room. Among the award presenters and speakers were: former Secretary Henry Kissinger; Under Secretary for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns; former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, Robert Hunter; .

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Boise, Idaho for address to the City Club, at the Grove Hotel, "Reflections on a Career in Public Service"

Office of Civil Rights - Women's Leadership Program

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - The American Boating Congress , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - US Coral Reef Task Force Congressional Reception

Office of the Secretary - REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE

Event marking the 50th anniversary of the Toastmasters International Club at the Department of the Interior, with Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason and Toastmasters District 36 Governor Nancy McCeney among the officials participating

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Continuity of Business Summit

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS DELIVERS KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT LOUISIANA'S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Working Capital Fund - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Conference on Ocean Literacy

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Continuity of Business Summit

Working Capital Fund - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Conference on Ocean Literacy

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CORAL REEF TASK FORCE MEETING (2/24/2004 TO 2/26/26)

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

Bureau of Industry and Security - UPDATE 2003 CONFERENCE

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Association of Towns and Townships (NATAT) 2007 Legislative Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

Technology Administration - FINANCING INNOVATION FORUM US/INDIA

Event marking the 50th anniversary of the Toastmasters International Club at the Department of the Interior, with Associate Deputy Secretary James Cason and Toastmasters District 36 Governor Nancy McCeney among the officials participating

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Advisory Committee Briefing

Technology Administration - FINANCING INNOVATION FORUM US/INDIA

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary at Cultural Heritage Tourism Program

Office of Environmental Information - eRulemaking. Regulations.Gov 5th Anniversary Celebration and Partner Agency Recognition , Environmental Protection Agency

Retirement luncheon for Vivien Woofter, long time Director of the Interior and Furnishings Division of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), at Washington, D.C.'s Willard Intercontinental Hotel. Event featured speeches, and an award presentation by the OBO Director, Major General Charles Williams

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) audit event, with remarks by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, BLM Deputy Director Henri Bisson, and other officials, and entertainment provided by the BLM Band

Minority Business Development Agency - COLIN POWELL AT MEDWEEK 2002

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERNCE MOTIGATING VOLCANIC ASH HAZARDS TO AVIATION

Capitol Hill ceremony, Washington, D.C., marking announcement of first round of Preserve America grants and designation of first five Preserve America Community Neighborhoods

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Bureau of Labor Statistics Caribbean Group Completion Ceremony

International Trade Administration - Industry Trade Advisory Center Plenary

Union Pacific Railroad representative 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

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe comes to Ames for employee briefing and tour. N-201 assembly

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Air Quality Task Force , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Fisheries Sustainable Leadership Awards

Office of Human Resources Management - Human Resources Summit

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Swearing-In Robert Cresanti

International Trade Administration - MBD Conference

Office of the Deputy Secretary - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN AMERICAN INNOVATION RECOGNITION

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Award for Smart Growth Achievement , Environmental Protection Agency

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Michael Coleman, publisher, Florida Today, addresses attendees of the 2002 Florida Press Association and Florida Society of Newspaper Editors Convention held at the Debus Center, KSC Visitors Complex. Coleman hosted the convention. Serving as keynote speaker for the event was NASA Associate Deputy Administrator Dr. Daniel Mulville. Center Director Roy D. Bridges Jr. also addressed attendees and kicked off a tour of the Center

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences - Sustainability , Environmental Protection Agency

Bureau of Human Resources' Office of Recruitment, Examination, and Employment sponsored presentation for National Black Leadership Development program, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Crystal City, Virginia

National Business Center customer service meeting, led by Center Director Douglas Bourgeois

Employment Standards Administration - Exemplary Voluntary Efforts (EVE) and Exemplary Public Interest Contribution (EPIC) Equal Pay Matters Awards

Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Office of the Chief Financial Officer Retirement Celebration for Michael N. Griffin

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

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

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - UNITED STATES CORAL REEF TASK FORCE MEETING (2/24/2004 TO 2/26/26)

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

Office of the Secretary - Press Conference- Decatur House Secretary Carlos Gutierrez & EU Consr.

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.

International Trade Administration - International Trade Administration Outreach

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne addressing the Republican Women's Federal Forum, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.

Secretary's Open Forum session on the documentary film investigating Southeast Asian sex trafficking, "Trading Women." Panel discussion in Loy Henderson Auditorium featured the film's narrator, actress Angelina Jolie; the film's writer director, David Feingold; Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky; and Ambassador at Large and Director of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, John Miller. Panelists were introduced by Open Forum Chairman William Keppler.

Economic Development Administration - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA) Symposium

Farewell gathering at Main Interior for outgoing Secretary Dirk Kempthorne

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.

Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Assistant Secretary and Veterans Visit San Diego, CA to Attend Transition Assistance Program (TAP) Conference and Homeless Grantees

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.

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS DELIVERS KEYNOTE SPEECH AT UNITED STATES AND ASIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL DINNER

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne addressing the Republican Women's Federal Forum, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.

American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) awards ceremony, led by AFSA President J. Anthony Holmes, in Benjamin Franklin Room. Awardees included .

Minority Business Development Agency - MBDA ANNUAL CONFERENCE SAN DIEGO, CA

International Trade Administration - WORLDWIDE USFCS CONFERENCE

International Trade Administration - Commercial Service 25th Anniversary Reception

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - National Young Leaders Conference (NYLC) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Advisory Committee Meeting

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Roundtable Address International Center for Scholars

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