Cabinet officers

Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) is shown greeting Rt. Hon. Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia, as he called at the State Department today. From: Beth Gore.

A portrait of Oscar L. Chapman, the present Undersecretary of the Interior, who has been named by President Truman to succeed J. A. Krug as Secretary of Interior. Krug resigned.

Acting Secretary of Interior Oscar Chapman shown at the White House where he was in conference with the President.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman urged the Congress to grant statehood to Alaska to make her ties with the union stronger "in this period of the Cold War".

Shown in this 11 x 14 photo are the American Delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco meeting with President Harry S. Truman at the White House. Left to Right: Harold Stassen, Rep. Charles Eaton, Virginia Gildersleeve, Sen Tom Connally, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Senator Arthur Vandenberg and Rep. Sol Bloom.

Shown left to right in this photo taken at the White House are: Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes; Secretary of Navy James V. Forrestal; President Harry S. Truman; Philippine President Sergio Osmena; Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius; and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson.

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes sitting at his desk, strikes a solemn pose with a clenched fist. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes (left) in a discussion with his new Assistant Secretary of State, Spruille Braden, following Braden's swearing in. From: Beth Gore.

President Truman shown chatting with his newest Cabinet member, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, following the swearing in ceremonies at the White House today. From: Beth Gore.

Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, General Harry Vaughan, President Truman's military aide, and Prime Minister Clement Attlee (at far left) shortly after Mr. Attlee's arrival at the airport. from: Beth Gore