[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 11 (Thursday, January 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2280-2281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-145]


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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES


Notice of Open Special Meeting of the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory 
Committee (SAAC) of the Export-Import Bank of the United States 
(Export-Import Bank)

    Summary: The Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee was established 
by

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Public Law 105-121, November 26, 1997, to advise the Board of Directors 
on the development and implementation of policies and programs designed 
to support the expansion of the Bank's financial commitments in Sub-
Saharan Africa under the loan, guarantee and insurance programs of the 
Bank. Further, the committee shall make recommendations on how the Bank 
can facilitate greater support by U.S. commercial banks for trade with 
Sub-Saharan Africa.
    Time and Place: February 7, 2007 at 9:30 to 12 p.m. The meeting 
will be held at the Export-Import Bank in Room 1143, 811 Vermont 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20571.
    Agenda: The meeting will include updates on Africa outreach 
specifically including Ex-Im Bank Chairman James Lambright's February 
1st and 2nd participation in the GTR/Standard Chartered ``Africa Trade 
& Investment 2007'' conference in Cape Town; a general discussion on 
the restrictions within which Ex-Im Bank must operate in any given 
country; the Bank's specialized U.S. outreach initiative relative to 
Nigeria; a presentation of the Bank's on-line Business Application 
Project; the Africa focus at Ex-Im Bank's April 12th and 13th annual 
meeting; and an ethics presentation for the new sub-Saharan Africa 
Advisory Committee members.
    Public Participation: The meeting will be open to public 
participation, and the last 10 minutes will be set aside for oral 
questions or comments. Members of the public may also file written 
statement(s) before or after the meeting. If any person wishes 
auxiliary aids (such as a sign language interpreter) or other special 
accommodations, please contact, prior to February 7, 2007, Barbara 
Ransom, Room 1241, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20571, 
Voice: (202) 565-3525 or TDD (202) 565-3377.
    Further Information: For further information, contact Barbara 
Ransom, Room 707, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20571, (202) 
565-3525.

Kamil Cook,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 07-145 Filed 1-17-06; 8:45 am]
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