[United States Government Manual]
[May 30, 1997]
[Pages 518-520]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

811 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20571
Phone, 800-565-EXIM

President and Chairman                            Rita M. Rodriguez, 
                                                          Acting
First Vice President and Vice Chairman            (vacancy)
Director and Chief Operating Officer              Julie D. Belaga
Directors                                         Maria L. Haley, Rita 
                                                          M. Rodriguez
General Counsel                                   Kenneth W. Hansen
Chief Financial Officer                           James K. Hess
Vice President, Claims and Recoveries             Jeffrey L. Miller
Chief of Staff and Vice President, Congressional  Jackie M. Clegg
        and External Affairs
Executive Vice President                          Allan I. Mendelowitz
    Vice President, Aircraft Finance              Julie J. Panaro
    Vice President, Americas                      Charles A. Leik
    Vice President, Asia and Africa               Terrence J. Hulihan
    Vice President, Credit                        Jeffrey L. Miller, 
            Administration                                Acting
    Vice President, Engineering and               James A. Mahoney
            Environment
    Vice President, NIS/Central Europe            Thomas E. Moran
    Vice President, Insurance                     William W. Redway
    Vice President, Project Finance               Dianne S. Rudo
    Vice President, United States                 Sam Z. Zytcer
Senior Vice President, Information Management     Arthur L. Henrichsen
        and Technology
Senior Vice President, Business Development       Richard J. Feeney
Vice President, Communications                    David W. Carter
Vice President, Country Risk Analysis             Daniel L. Bond
Vice President, Strategic Planning, Analysis,     James C. Cruse
        and Program Development
Group Vice President, Resource Management         Dolores dlT Bartning
    Director, Equal Opportunity and               Peter Suazo, Acting
            Diversity Programs
    Director, Human Resources                     Joyce E. Savage
    Vice President, Administrative                Tamzen C. Reitan
            Services
    Director, Employee Development and            Jeanne S. Felix
            Training

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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, the 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.


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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 
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.
    The 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.
    The Bank is required to find a reasonable assurance of repayment for 
each transaction it supports. Its 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 1996, the Bank authorized a total of 
$11.5 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, 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 which protects the exporter against both 
the commercial and political risks of a foreign 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 which 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 made to 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.
    The 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.

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                                                          Regional Offices--Export-Import Bank                                                          
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                     Region                                                      Address                                     Telephone          Fax     
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New York.......................................  Suite 635, 6 World Trade Ctr., New York, NY 10048......................    212-466-2950    212-466-2959
Miami..........................................  P.O. Box 590570, Miami, FL 33159.......................................    305-526-7425    305-526-7435
Chicago........................................  Suite 2440, 55 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60603........................    312-353-8040    312-353-8090
Houston........................................  Suite 585, 1880 S. Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77077....................    281-589-8182    281-589-8184
Los Angeles....................................  Suite 1670, One World Trade Ctr., Long Beach, CA 90831.................    562-980-4580    562-980-4590
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For further information, contact the Export-Import Bank, Business 
Development Office, 811 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20571. Phone, 
202-565-3900; or 800-565-3946 (toll-free).

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