Secretary's Speeches

• American’s Dynamic Workforce

• National Association of Asian American Professionals

• 11th Annual Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards Gala

• National Association of Asian American Professionals

• 3rd Annual Asian Pacific American

• The Catholic University of America

• National Maritime Day

• Get it Right: Responsibilities of an ERISA Fiduciary

• Northern Kentucky University Commencement

• Excellence in Public Service

• Women’s Business Center Annual Gala Awards Dinner

• Wingate University Commencement

• National Maritime Day

• Fiduciary Education Campaign

• Women’s Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century

• HERE Hispanic Initiative Grant Award

• Portrait Unveiling of Former Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman

• AEI Conference

• National Hire Veterans Committee

• 2003 Exemplary Voluntary Efforts Awards Ceremony

• Remarks Prepared for Delivery by

• Home Depot/AARP Hiring Partnership Press Conference

• LATINA Style 50

• Memorial Service for Former Secretary of Labor John Dunlop

• Globalization and Structural Change

• DOL/SBA Strategic Alliance Memorandum Signing Ceremony

• Interagency Seminar on Emergency Preparedness for People With Disabilities

• Center for American Women and Politics State Legislators Forum

• Salute to Veterans

• 75th Anniversary of the Chinese Collection of the Library of Congress

• Remarks about Hurricane Isabel North Carolina NEG Grant, October 21, 2003

• Remarks at Media Briefing with Women Officials of the Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on their Fact Finding Trip to Washington, D.C. October 20, 2003

• Secretary’s New Freedom Initiative Awards Ceremony

• Combined Federal Campaign Kick-off

• Press Conference on Bullock Plea Agreement

• Career Voyages Web Site Launch

• 2003 Labor Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

• Introduction to Documentary “Up From Zero”

• Utah Conference for Women

• Remarks Prepared for Delivery by

• Women Impacting Public Policy Annual Meeting

• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Unveiling of September 11, 2001 Commemorative Bronze Plaques

• Charter 100 Club of Dallas

• Remarks Prepared for Delivery by

• International Leadership Foundation Awards Dinner

• Celebrating National Historically Black College and Universities Week

• AARP Awards Dinner

• MANA Awards Gala

• Korean Churches for Community Development (KCCD)Awards Dinner

• Labor Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

• Mine Rescue

• 2003 National Mine Rescue Awards

• Women’s Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century Summit

• Opportunities Conference 2003 for the Asian Pacific and Hispanic American Communities

• 2003 National Mine Rescue Awards Banquet

• DOL Compliance Assistance Summit

• Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-off

• Remarks to the Fraternal Order of Police National Convention, August 4, 2003

• Remarks at the Department of Labor/Department of Defense Memorandum of Undertanding Signing Ceremony, July 11, 2003

• Address to the Workforce Innovations Conference, July 8, 2003

• Announcement of Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Grants, June 30, 2003

• Remarks to CEO Leadership Summit, June 27, 2003

• Announcement of Lawsuit against Enron, Former Enron Executives, and Former Enron Retirement Plan Officials, June 26, 2003

• Department of Labor/Urban Institute Forum on Employer-Led Training, Washington, D.C., June 25, 2003

• Dedication of the New York EBSA Regional Office: Plaque Replacement Ceremony, New York, NY, June 17, 2003

• Address to the 91^st Session of the International Labor Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, June 11, 2003

• National Emergency Grant Announcement for the State of Minnesota, June 4, 2003

• National Emergency Grant Announcement for the State of South Carolina, June 4, 2003

• Remarks to Forbes Annual Executive Women’s Forum, New York, NY, May 29, 2003

• Centre College Commencement Address, Danville, KY, May 25, 2003

• Remarks to Asian Pacific American Federal Career Advancement Summit, Washington, D.C., May 13, 2003

• Regent University Commencement Address, Virginia Beach, VA, May 10, 2003

• Remarks at Korean-American Immigration Centennial Observance, The White House, Washington, D.C., May 9, 2003

• Remarks to Lexington Chamber of Commerce, Lexington, KY, May 8, 2003

• Remarks at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., May 7, 2003

• Remarks to Children in the Crossfire Conference on Prevention and Rehabilitation of Child Soldiers, Washington, D.C., May 7, 2003

• Remarks to the City Club of Chicago’s Public Policy Luncheon Forum, Chicago, IL, April 15, 2003

• Remarks to the Women Entrepreneurship in the 21^st Century Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April 3, 2003

• Remarks to the National Legislative Conference of the International Association of Firefighters, Washington, D.C, March 17, 2003

• Remarks to Yonkers Chamber of Commerce 11^th Anniversary of the Women of Excellence Luncheon, March 13, 2003

• Remarks to the Annual Legislative Conference of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C, March 13, 2003

• Remarks to National League of Cities Congressional City Conference, Washington, D.C., March 10, 2003

• Remarks to Sixth Annual Unsung Heroine Awards, Washington, D.C., March 5, 2003

• Remarks to the National Association of State Work Force Agencies, Washington, D.C., February 27, 2003

• Remarks to the AFL-CIO Executive Committee, Miami, Florida, February 26, 2003

• Remarks to National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors National Conference, Washington, D.C. January 28, 2003

• Remarks to 21^st Century Advisory Council Luncheon & First Annual New Freedom Initiative Awards, November 21, 2002

• Remarks to the Meeting of the 21^st Century Advisory Council, Washington, D.C, November 21, 2002

• Address to National Association of Hispanic Federal Employees, Wyndham Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C., November 20, 2002

• Address to National Business Leadership Network Summit, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C., November 19, 2002

• Remarks on “Working Together to Build the 21^st Century Workforce,” George Bush Presidential Library Foundation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, November 15, 2002

• Department of Labor Salute to Veterans, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C., November 13, 2002

• Opening remarks to Joint AEI-DOL Conference on Productivity in the 21^st Century, Washington, D.C., October 23, 2002

• Introduction of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan at the Joint AEI-DOL Conference on Productivity in the 21^st Century, Washington, D.C., October 23, 2002

• Closing remarks to Joint AEI-DOL Conference on Productivity in the 21^st Century, Washington, D.C., October 23, 2002
  

• Videotape Message, Secretary of Labor’s Opportunity EVE and EPIC Awards, Department of Labor’s Great Hall, Washington, D.C., October 17, 2002

• 14^th Annual Labor Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Washington, D.C., October 10, 2002

• Swearing-in of Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy W. Roy Grizzard, Jr., Washington, D.C., October 1, 2002

Speech Archives