BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Dept of Commerce Building (Herbert C. Hoover Bldg)

DC -- Dept of Commerce Building (Herbert C. Hoover Bldg):

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Description of Pictures: The Ron Brown memorial in detail. Also the holiday display in the Commerce lobby.

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1. DOC_121227_065.JPG: U.S. Department of Commerce Balkans Trade Mission Memorial April 3, 1996 "All of them were so full of possibility, even as we grieve for what their lives might have been, let us celebrate what their lives were." -- President William Clinton On April 3, 1996, the Department of Commerce suffered the greatest tragedy in its history when 35 people perished in a plane crash while conducting a trade mission to the Balkans. Ronald H. Brown, the Secretary of Commerce, was leading a delegation of private sector businessmen and government officials on a trade mission to seek ways to implement the civilian aspects of the Dayton peace accords through trade ties and investment opportunities. Secretary Brown and his staff were accompanied by a group of chief executive officers of major companies who agreed to help restore Bosnia's buildings, its water and energy systems, its tourism, and its banking system. The goal of the trip was to start our U.S. commercial presence in the region, to start economic reconstruction, and to include U.S. companies in the development of the region. It was a mission of hope for the war-torn region and an opportunity for American business. The members of the trade mission thought they would be able to use the power of the American economy to help the peace take hold in the Balkans. Their quest was cut short on an unwelcoming mountain in Croatia. As President Clinton said, "Our loved ones and friends loved their country, and they loved serving their country. They believed that America, through their efforts, could help to restore a broken land, help to heal a people of their hatreds, help to bring a better tomorrow through honest work and shared enterprise. They knew what their country had given them, and they gave it back with a force, an energy, an optimism that every one of us can be proud of." This memorial is a lasting testimonial written by the families of those loved ones lost on that fateful day.
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Wikipedia Description: Herbert C. Hoover Building
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The Herbert C. Hoover Building is the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the United States Department of Commerce.

The building is located at 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, on the block bounded by Constitution Avenue NW to the south, Pennsylvania Avenue NW to the north, 15th Street NW to the west, and 14th Street NW to the east. It is located in the Federal Triangle, east of President's Park South (the Ellipse), north of the National Mall, and west of other Department of Commerce buildings, the John A. Wilson Building, and the Ronald Reagan Building. The building is owned by the General Services Administration.

Completed in 1932, it was renamed after Herbert Hoover in 1981. Hoover served as Secretary of Commerce (1921–1928) and later President (1929–1933). The closest Washington Metro station is Federal Triangle.

The National Aquarium in Washington, D.C. (in the basement) and the White House Visitor Center (on the first floor) are both in the Hoover Building.

History:

The Department of Commerce was established after President William Howard Taft signed legislation creating the department on his last day in office, March 4, 1913, splitting the former Department of Commerce and Labor into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor.

In 1928, Congress authorized the purchase of land in what is now known as the Federal Triangle for departmental offices. The authorization was part of a wave of government construction; the 1926 Public Buildings Act permitted the government to hire private architects for the design of federal buildings, which led to large-scale construction of public buildings, including the development of the 70-acre (280,000 m2) Federal Triangle site between the Capitol and the White House. Soon afterward Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon and the Board of Architectural Consultants, composed of leading architects and headed by Edward H. Bennett of the Chicago a ...More...
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