[United States Government Manual]
[July 01, 1995]
[Pages 531-533]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

811 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20571
Phone, 1-800-565-EXIM
President and Chairman                           Kenneth D. Brody
First Vice President and Vice Chairman           Martin A. Kamarck
Directors                                        Julie D. Belaga, Maria 
                                                     Luisa Haley, Rita 
                                                     M. Rodriguez
Vice Presidents, Project Finance Division        Glen T. Matsumoto
                                                 Dianne S. Rudo
General Counsel                                  Carol F. Lee
  Deputy General Counsel                         Stephen G. Glazer
Vice President, Congressional and External       Jackie M. Clegg, Acting
    Affairs
Vice President, Public Affairs                   Christopher Dorval
Vice President, Management Services and Human    Tamzen C. Reitan
    Resources
Director of Equal Opportunity and Diversity      Dolores Bartning
    Programs
Chief Financial Officer                          James K. Hess
  Deputy, Treasurer-Controller                   Joseph A. Sorbera
  Vice President, Claims and                     Stephen D. Proctor
      Recoveries
  Vice President, Information                    Candelario Trujillo
      Management
Senior Vice President, Export Finance Group      Raymond J. Albright
  Chief of Staff                                 Jackie M. Clegg
  Vice President, Aircraft Finance               Mary C. Kilty, Acting
      Division
  Vice President, Asia and Middle                Terrence J. Hulihan
      East
  Vice President, Europe and Africa              Thomas E. Moran
  Vice President, Americas                       Charles A. Leik
  Vice President, Engineering and                James A. Mahoney
      Environment
  Vice President, Credit                         Leilani L. Newton
      Administration
  Vice President, United States                  James W. Crist
      Division
  Vice President, Insurance                      William W. Redway
Senior Vice President, Business Development      Richard J. Feeney
    Group
  Vice President, International                  Arthur Pilzer
      Business Development
  Vice President, Domestic Business              Robert J. Kaiser
      Development Group
Vice President, Policy, Planning and Program     James C. Cruse
    Development
Director, Quality Review and Secretariat         Patricia Delaney
Vice President, Country Risk Analysis            Daniel L. Bond
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The Export-Import Bank of the United States helps the private sector to 
create and maintain U.S. jobs by financing exports of the Nation's goods 
and services. To accomplish this mission, Export-Import Bank offers a 
variety of loan, guarantee, and insurance programs to support 
transactions that would not be awarded to U.S. companies without the 
Bank's assistance.

The Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank), established in 1934, operates as an 
independent agency of the U.S. Government under the authority of the 

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Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended (12 U.S.C. 635 et seq.). The 
Bank has a Board of Directors consisting of a President and Chairman, a 
First Vice President and Vice Chairman, and three other Directors, all 
of whom are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of 
the Senate.
    Ex-Im Bank's mission is to help American exporters meet government-
supported financing competition from other countries, so that U.S. 
exports can compete for overseas business on the basis of price, 
performance, and service. The Bank also fills gaps in the availability 
of commercial financing for creditworthy export transactions.
    Ex-Im Bank is required to find a reasonable assurance of repayment 
for each transaction it supports. The Bank's legislation requires it to 
meet the financing terms of competitor export credit agencies, but not 
to compete with commercial lenders. An export must have a minimum of 50-
percent U.S. content in order to be eligible for Ex-Im Bank support. 
There is no maximum or minimum dollar limit for Ex-Im Bank financing. 
Legislation restricts the Bank's operation in some countries and its 
support for military goods and services.

Activities

The Export-Import Bank is authorized to have outstanding, at any one 
time loans, guarantees, and insurance in aggregate amount not in excess 
of $75 billion. During fiscal year 1994, the Bank authorized a total of 
$15 billion in financing, including a wide range of capital goods 
exports to developing countries.
    The Bank supports U.S. exporters through a range of diverse 
programs, which are offered under four broad categories of export 
financing:
Working Capital Guarantees  These guarantees are provided to lenders, so 
that they can provide creditworthy small and medium-sized exporters with 
working capital they need to buy, build, or assemble products for export 
sale.
Export Credit Insurance  This insurance protects the exporter against 
both the commercial and political risks of a foregn buyer defaulting on 
payment. The Bank offers a variety of policies: short- and medium-term, 
single- and multi-buyer, and small business and umbrella policies.
Loan Guarantees  These guarantees encourage sales to creditworthy 
foreign buyers by providing private sector lenders in medium- and long-
term transactions with Ex-Im Bank guarantees against the political and 
commercial risks of nonpayment. Political-risk-only guarantees are also 
available.
Direct Loans  These loans provide foreign buyers with competitive, 
fixed-rate medium- or long-term financing from Ex-Im Bank for their 
purchases from U.S. exporters. The Bank's direct loans carry the minimum 
interest rate allowed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development.
    Ex-Im Bank has initiated several new programs to broaden the range 
of customers and types of exporters it supports. The Environmental 
Exports Program provides enhanced financing terms for environmentally 
beneficial goods and services. The Bank has also expanded its 
capabilities in the area of limited recourse project finance, and has 
adopted a policy of matching foreign tied-aid credits to ensure that 
U.S. exporters do not lose sales in critical emerging markets. In order 
to make its programs more readily available, Ex-Im Bank works closely 
with many State and local governments in its City/State Program.

Regional Offices

The Export-Import Bank operates five regional offices, listed in the 
table below.

                                                          Regional Offices--Export-Import Bank                                                          
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                    Region                                                              Address                                              Telephone  
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New York.....................................  Suite 238, 6 World Trade Ctr., New York, NY 10048........................................    212-466-2950
Miami........................................  P.O. Box 590570, Miami, FL 33159.........................................................    305-526-7425
Chicago......................................  Suite 2440, 55 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60603..........................................    312-353-8081

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Houston......................................  Suite 585, Ashford Crossing II, 1880 S. Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77077.................    713-589-8182
Los Angeles (Long Beach).....................  Suite 1670, 1 World Trade Ctr., Long Beach, CA 90831.....................................    310-498-0141
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For further information, contact the Export-Import Bank at 1-800-565-
3946, or write to the Business Development Group at 811 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20571. Phone, 202-566-8990.

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