Artman ceremony at Interior Department building

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne will administer the oath of office to Carl Artman as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs tomorrow at 3:30pm.

The ceremony takes place in the Sidney Yates Auditorium at the main Interior building in Washington, D.C. Members of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, including a color guard and a youth group from the Oneida Elementary School, will participate.

Artman was confirmed as assistant secretary on March 5. He is the former assistant solicitor for Indian Affairs at Interior and a former chief counsel to the Oneida Nation.

Get the Story:
Press Release: Secretary Kempthorne to Ceremonially Swear in Carl Artman as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs (DOI 4/16)

DOI Press Release:
Michael Olsen to Leave Indian Affairs for ASLM; George Skibine to Serve as Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (March 30, 2007)

Senate Roll Call:
On the Nomination (Confirmation Carl J. Artman, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior) (March 5, 2007)

Hearing Webcast/Testimony:
CONFIRMATION HEARING on the President's nomination of Mr. Carl Joseph Artman, to be Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior (February 1, 2007)

September 2006 Senate Confirmation Hearing:
Webcast | Carl Artman Testimony

White House News:
Personnel Announcement (August 1, 2006)

Relevant Links:
Interior Department - http://www.doig.gov
Oneida Nation - http://www.oneidanation.org

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