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Slideshow of Secretary Locke's Thank You Tour

Submitted on June 24, 2011 - 1:00pm
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Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) David Kappos shows Commerce Secretary Gary Locke the "shoes," or the earliest patent filing system, in the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum during Locke's visit on June 22. [27]
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent Office (USPTO) David Kappos presents Commerce Secretary Gary Locke with a faux patent certificate during Locke's visit to the USPTO [28]
Secretary Locke and USPTO Director Kappos share a laugh over a faux patent certificate presented to the Secretary during his visit there to thank employees for their hard work in reducing the patent backlog. [29]
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent Office (USPTO) David Kappos presents Commerce Secretary Gary Locke with a faux trademark certificate during Locke's visit to the USPTO on June 22 [30]
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke gives his parting comments to United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) executives during his visit to the USPTO on June 22. USPTO Communications Director Peter Pappas listens. [31]
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke exchanges farewells with United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) employees during his visit on June 22. [32]
Secretary Locke and Director Groves cruise through the Census Bureau building during Secretary Locke's visit there on June 22, 2011. [33]
Secretary Locke thanks employees at the Census Bureau for their excellent performance on the 2010 Census. [34]
Census Director Groves presents Commerce Secretary Locke with his Census Stork Certificate during his visit there on June 22, 2011. [35]
Secretary Locke receives a standing ovation prior to his remarks thanking those at the Census who worked so hard to deliver the 2010 Census on time and 25% under budget, saving taxpayers $1.9 billion. [36]
Secretary Locke stops to thank Census employees for their hard work and dedication. [37]
Secretary Locke receiving a message of thanks written on the head of a pin using nanotechnology. [38]
Secretary Locke expressing his thanks to the great public servants at the National Institute of Standards and Technology for their work on smart grid, electronic health records, cybersecurity & cloud computing. [39]
NIST Director Patrick Gallagher shows Secretary Locke around the NIST showroom. [40]
Secretary Locke thanks a NIST employee for his hard work and dedication. [41]
Secretary Locke met with several of his Under Secretaries and some members of his leadership team to express his thanks. [42]
Under Secretary Hirschhorn presented Secretary Locke with a plaque showing the Bureau of Industry and Security's appreciation for his leadership on export control reform. [43]
Assistant Secretary Fernandez presented Secretary Locke with a photo collage from the Economic Development Agency wishing him best wishes. [44]
Acting Deputy Secretary Rebecca Blank introducing Secretary Gary Locke to the HCHB audience prior to his thank you remarks. [45]
Secretary Locke thanks employees of the Commerce Department for overcoming challenges with great professionalism. [46]
Secretary Gary Locke thanked Commerce employees for setting high standards and goals and achieving many of them. [47]
On June 22, 2011, Secretary Gary Locke addressed Commerce employees in the HCHB auditorium. He thanked them for their hard work and dedication to improving America’s innovation at home and competitiveness abroad. [48]

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