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Archived Speeches
  1. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Water 2025 Grant Rollout Announcement October 19, 2005 AS DELIVERED

  2. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By the Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior "Banking on Nature" Press Conference National Press Club October 6, 2005 AS DELIVERED

  3. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Chuck Leavell Recognition for Citizen Stewardship October 6, 2005 AS DELIVERED

  4. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Take Pride in America Annual Awards September 30, 2005 AS DELIVERED

  5. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Keynote Speech Cooperative Conservation Conference August 29, 2005

  6. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Cooperative Conservation Event Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (August 25, 2005) AS DELIVERED

  7. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Duck Stamp First Day of Sales Event (June 30, 2005) AS DELIVERED

  8. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Preserve America Community Designation Event (June 30, 2005) AS DELIVERED

  9. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Independent Petroleum Association of America AS DELIVERED (June 16, 2005)

  10. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Woodrow Wilson International Center AS DELIVERED (June 8, 2005)

  11. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Senior Executive Service Awards AS DELIVERED (June 7, 2005)

  12. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Los Angeles Town Hall AS DELIVERED (May 26, 2005)

  13. Remarks Prepared for Delivery Interior Secretary Gale Norton Irvine Ranch Land Reserve AS DELIVERED (May 25, 2005)

  14. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Address to the San Francisco Commonwealth Club AS DELIVERED (May 25, 2005)

  15. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Opening of the Udall Brothers Exhibit AS DELIVERED (May 10, 2005)

  16. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior National Association of Farm Broadcasters AS DELIVERED (May 3, 2005)

  17. NFWF/Wal-Mart "Acres for America" Announcement April 12, 2005 AS DELIVERED (April 12, 2005)

  18. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Keynote Address to the International Regulators' Offshore Safety Forum AS DELIVERED (March 30, 2005)

  19. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference (March 16, 2005)

  20. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Energy Council: Federal Energy and Environmental Matters Conference (March 11, 2005)

  21. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior TPIA Awards Ceremony for Smoky Mountains NP Volunteers (March 3, 2005)

  22. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Opening of the Coral Reef Task Force (March 3, 2005)

  23. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Dedication of the Thunder Horse Production Platform (February 26, 2005)

  24. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce (February 16, 2005)

  25. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior - National Wildlife Refuge Friends in Action Conference (February 5, 2005)

  26. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior - Colorado Water Congress Luncheon (January 28, 2005)

  27. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Centennial Celebration of the U.S. Forest Service (January 4, 2005)

  28. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Lighting of the National Menorah (December 7, 2004)

  29. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior SNPLMA Expenditure Announcements (October 27, 2004)

  30. Talking Points for Secretary Gale Norton Mercury Marine Visit (October 26, 2004)

  31. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Visit to Horicon National Wildlife Refuge Bird Hunters (October 25, 2004)

  32. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Airstream Visit (October 25, 2004)

  33. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Acoma Pueblo transfer (October 22, 2004)

  34. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Jupiter Lighthouse Park Patent Transfer Ceremony (October 20, 2004)

  35. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Cummins Power Generation Inc. (October 13, 2004)

  36. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Announcement of the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (October 12, 2004)

  37. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Renewal of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (October 6, 2004)

  38. Talking Points as Delivered By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Transfer of Land to VA for New Medical Facility in Las Vegas (September 27, 2004)

  39. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By the Honorable Gale A. Norton Secretary of the Interior - Living Legacy Awards Ceremony (September 23, 2004)

  40. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By the Honorable Gale A. Norton Secretary of the Interior - Council on Energy Resource Tribes Dinner (September 22, 2004)

  41. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By the Honorable Gale A. Norton Secretary of the Interior - Take Pride in America Awards Ceremony (September 21, 2004)

  42. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By the Honorable Gale A. Norton Secretary of the Interior - Multi-Species Conservation Program (September 14, 2004)

  43. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By the Honorable Gale A. Norton Secretary of the Interior - Great Sand Dunes National Park Designation (September 13, 2004)

  44. Remarks Delivered By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Great Sand Dunes National Park Designation (September 13, 2004)

  45. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By the Honorable Gale A. Norton Secretary of the Interior - Club 20 Fall Board Meeting (September 10, 2004)

  46. Talking Points Delivered By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior August 26, 2004 Denver, Colorado Cooperative Conservation Initiative (August 26, 2004)

  47. Remarks Delivered By the Honorable Lynn Scarlett Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget National Park Service Founders Day Acadia National Park (August 25, 2004)

  48. Talking Points Delivered By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Denver, Colorado Cooperative Conservation Initiative (August 26, 2004)

  49. Remarks Delivered by the Honorable Gale A. Norton STATUE OF LIBERTY RE-OPENING (August 3, 2004)

  50. "Mending Our National Parks" Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton ALEC (July, 2004)

  51. Talking Points Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton National Association of Counties Annual Convention Phoenix, Arizona (July 17, 2004)

  52. "Mending Our National Parks" Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton (July 16, 2004)

  53. Talking Points Settlement Signing for the Relicensing of the Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (July 13, 2004)

  54. Talking Points Prepared for Delivery By the Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Parks Press Conference (July 08, 2004)

  55. Remarks Delivered by Secretary Norton Fourth of July Celebration/Length of Service Recognition Washington DC (July 04, 2004)

  56. Remarks Delivered By the Honorable Gale Norton Penobscot River Restoration Project Veazie Dam, Maine (June 25, 2004)

  57. Remarks Delivered By the Honorable Gale Norton Water 2025 Challenge Grant Announcement June 21, 2004, Arizona Falls, Phoenix, Arizona AS DELIVERED (June 21, 2004)

  58. Talking Points Secretary Gale Norton Ford Hybrid Donation to National Park Foundation Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 10:30 a.m. As Delivered (June 16, 2004)

  59. Talking Points Delivered By the Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Acceptance of the Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award (June 08, 2004)

  60. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By the Honorable Gale A. Norton Secretary of the Interior - Edison Electric Institute Annual Conference Orlando, Florida (June 08, 2004)

  61. Remarks Delivered By the Honorable Gale A. Norton Secretary of the Interior Friday, June 4, 2004 Mackinac Policy Conference Mackinac Island, Michigan (June 04, 2004)

  62. Remarks Prepared for Delivery by The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior - Women During the War (May 30, 2004)

  63. The Honorable Gale A. Norton Conservation in Action Summit Keynote Welcome (May 24, 2004)

  64. Remarks Delivered By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Safari Club International (May 21, 2004)

  65. Remarks Delivery by The Honorable Gale A.Norton Congressional Reception Honoring Rosie the Riveter (May 19, 2004)

  66. Remarks Delivered By the Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior - U.S. Chamber of Commerce-Tourism (May 12, 2004)

  67. Remarks Prepared for Delivery by The Honorable Gale Norton - Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse Ceremony - Historic Dock, Annapolis (May 01, 2004)

  68. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By the Honorable Gale A. Norton - Juneau Chamber of Commerce - Juneau, Alaska (April 26, 2004 )

  69. U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton - Take Pride in America Partner's Meeting Washington, DC (April 15, 2004 )

  70. Interior Secretary Remarks National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 20th Anniversary Dinner (March 31, 2004)

  71. Talking Points Delivered By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior (March 30, 2004)

  72. Remarks Prepared for Secretary Gale Norton - NOIA Annual Meeting (March 26, 2004)

  73. Remarks Prepared for Delivery by The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior - USGS Celebrates 125 Years (March 3, 2004)

  74. Remarks Delivered By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior - Travel Industry Association (February 25, 2004)

  75. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior - Wild Turkey Federation (February 21, 2004)

  76. Speech Delivered By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior - Phoenix Rotary Club (February 6, 2004)

  77. Remarks Prepared for Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton -Time to finish the job - Abandoned Mine Land fee reauthorization (February 04, 2004)

  78. Secretary Norton Talking Points for Southeast Tourism Policy Council MOU Signing Ceremony (February 2, 2004)

  79. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior - 85th Annual Meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation Honolulu, Hawaii (January 11, 2004)

  80. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Boone and Crockett December 12, 2003

  81. Remarks at Formal Signing Ceremony: The California Colorado River Water Agreement Hoover Dam October 16, 2003

  82. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By the Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior October 4, 2003 National Trust for Historic Preservation

  83. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior September 8, 2003 Insular Affairs Summit

  84. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior August 6, 2003 Commonwealth North

  85. Secretary Helps Dedicate Indian Memorial at Little Bighorn (June 25, 2003)

  86. The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Frankie Hewitt Memorial at Ford's Theatre (April 28, 2003)

  87. Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior National Association of Regional Councils (March 17, 2003)
  88. Testimony of Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton , Before the House Committee on Resources On the Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2003 (March 12, 2003)

  89. Statement of Gale A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior, Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development (March 6, 2003)

  90. Speech by the Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior at the American Bar Association Annual Water Law Conference (February 20, 2003)

  91. Statement of Gale A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior Before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the 2004 President's Budget Request (February 11, 2003)

  92. Secretary Norton Addresses National Wildlife Refuge Association Friends (February 3, 2003)

  93. Remarks by the Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior, Lewis and Clark Bicentennial (January 18, 2003)

  94. Secretary Norton Calls for Continued Partnership in Everglades Restoration; Outlines Steps Interior Department Will Take to Promote Cooperation (January 10, 2003)

  95. Remarks Prepared For Delivery by the Honorable Gale Norton at Alaska Pipeline Right-of-Way Signing Ceremony (January 8, 2003)

  96. Secretary Tells Western Water Officials She will Enforce the Law of the River if California Agencies Fail to Agree to Non-partisan Plan (December 16, 2002)

  97. Secretary Explains Steps to Restore Forest and Rangeland Health (December 11, 2002)

  98. Secretary's Remarks at the Gateway Community Partnerships for Tourism and Conservation (December 4, 2002)

  99. Secretary's Remarks at the Association of the California Water Agencies (November 21, 2002)

  100. Remarks Prepared For Delivery by the Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior, Wright Flyer (October 10, 2002)

  101. Remarks Prepared For Delivery by the Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior, Public Lands Day (September 28, 2002)

  102. Remarks Prepared For Delivery by the Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior, at the Awards Convocation (September 4, 2002)

  103. Remarks Prepared for Delivery by The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Sand County Foundation April 18, 2002 (April 18, 2002)

  104. Remarks Prepared for Interior Secretary Gale Norton National Press Club, February 20, 2002 Conservation in the 21st Century: A New Environmentalism (February 20, 2002)

  105. Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior Olympic Torch Relay Event at Lincoln Memorial December 21, 2001 (issued December 21, 2001)

  106. Remarks Prepared for the Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior Governor's Conference of Travel and Tourism Las Vegas, Nevada, December 12, 2001 (issued December 12, 2001)

  107. Remarks prepared for delivery by Interior Secretary Gale Norton for the Department of the Interior's National Indian Energy Summit Denver, Colorado - December 6, 2001 (issued December 6, 2001)

  108. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior Annual Meeting International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Wichita, KS, Dec. 5, 2001(December 5, 2001)

  109. Statement from Press Secretary Mark Pfeifle Regarding the Special Master's Report on Computer Accounting (December 4, 2001)

  110. Remarks of Interior Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles on the Interior Department's Reorganization of Indian and Tribal Trust Assets Management at the National Congress of American Indians' 58th Annual Convention, Spokane, Washington November 28, 2001 (issued November 28, 2001)

  111. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior The Korean War Veterans Memorial Service Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001 (issued November 8, 2001)

  112. Remarks prepared for delivery The Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior Jefferson Memorial Relighting Event (October 23, 2001)

  113. The Honorable Gale Norton September 29, 2001, CCC Reunion/ National Public Lands Day Remarks (September 29, 2001)

  114. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior Firefighting Exchange Arrangement Between US and Australia Australian Ambassador's Residence, Washington D.C. September 9, 2001 (issued September 9, 2001)

  115. Statement of Interior Secretary Gale Norton Regarding Klamath Lawsuit (August 7, 2001)

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  116. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Strategy Conference (August 7, 2001)

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  117. Statement of Honorable Gale Norton Committee on Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1985 and H.R. 2404 Thursday, July 26, 2001 (issued July 26, 2001)

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  118. Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Interior Secretary Gale Norton Mount Rainier National Park July 25th, 2001 (issued July 25, 2001)

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  119. Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Interior Secretary Gale Norton Press Conference, Rayburn 2218 (July 18, 2001)

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  120. Statement from Interior Secretary Gale Norton on the Bipartisan House Resource Committee Vote (July 17, 2001)

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  121. Statement from Interior Secretary Gale Norton on the Failure of Senate Amendment Concerning Lease Sale 181 (July 12, 2001)

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  122. Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Resources July 11, 2001 (issued July 11, 2001)

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  123. Prepared Talking Points for Delivery The Hon. Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior National Park Foundation and Ford Motor Company Event Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. June 7, 2001 (issued June 7, 2001)

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  124. Statement by Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton Regarding the Alaska State Snowmobile Association's Decision to Dismiss its Lawsuit Against the Interior Department (May 31, 2001)

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  125. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior Old Executive Office Building (April 27, 2001)

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  126. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Honorable Gale Norton Secretary of the Interior National Arbor Day Tree-Unveiling Ceremony (April 27, 2001)

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  127. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior 2002 Budget Rollout (April 9, 2001)

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  128. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior, Thayer Renovation Announcement (April 6, 2001)

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  129. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior California Condor Release Program (April 5, 2001)

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  130. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Honorable Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior Minerals Management Service 3rd Annual Industry Awards Ceremony (April 4, 2001)

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  131. Statement by the Department of the Interior on Agreement Involving Stiltsville Structures (March 30, 2001)

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  132. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Hon. Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior National Newspaper Association Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington, DC (March 21, 2001)

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  133. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Hon. Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior National Parks Conservation Association Board of Trustees & National Council Luncheon, Weston Fairfax Hotel, Washington, DC (March 21, 2001)

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  134. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Hon. Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior North American Wildlife and Natural Resource Conference, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC (March 19, 2001)

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  135. Remarks Prepared for Delivery The Hon. Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior National Association of Attorneys General Marriott Metro Center (March 14, 2001)

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  136. Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by the Hon. Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior National Environmental Policy Institute Summit Marriott Metro Center (March 7, 2001)

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