    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 02, 1998]
    [Pages 524-526]
    [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. Internet, http://www.exim.gov/.
    President and Chairman                            James A. Harmon
    First Vice President and Vice Chair               Jackie M. Clegg
    Director and Chief Operating Officer              Julie D. Belaga
    Directors                                         Maria Luisa Haley,
                                                              Rita M.
                                                              Rodriguez
    Chief of Staff                                    Andrea B. Adelman
    Vice President and Counselor to the Chairman      Clyde Robinson
    Counselor to the Board                            Gloria B. Cabe
    Executive Vice President                          Allan I. Mendelowitz
    Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information     James K. Hess
            Officer
    General Counsel                                   Kenneth W. Hansen
    Coordinator Counsel, NIS and Central Europe       Stephen G. Glazer
    Group Manager, Structured Export Finance          Jeffrey L. Miller
    Group Manager, New and Small Business             William W. Redway
    Vice President, Aircraft Finance                  Robert Morin
    Vice President, Americas                          Kenneth M. Tinsley
    Deputy Vice President, Asia and Africa            Deborah Thompson
    Vice President, Asset Management                  Clement K. Miller,
                                                              Acting
    Vice President, Communications                    David W. Carter
    Vice President, Congressional and External        David W. Carter,
            Affairs                                           Acting
    Vice President, Country Risk Analysis             Peter Gosnell, Acting
    Vice President, Credit Administration             Walter B. Hill, Jr.,
                                                              Acting
    Vice President, Engineering and Environment       James A. Mahoney, Jr.
    Vice President, NIS/Central Europe                LeRoy M. LaRoche,
                                                              Acting
    Vice President, Information Management            Candelario Trujillo,
                                                              Jr.
    Vice President, Insurance                         Piper Starr, Acting
    Vice President, Policy, Planning, and Program     James C. Cruse
            Development
    Vice President, Project Finance                   Barbara O'Boyle
    Vice President, Working Capital                   Sam Z. Zytcer
    Director, Broker Relations and Product            Robert L. Charamella
            Development
    Group Vice President, Resource Management         Delores de la Torre
                                                              Bartning
        Director, Administrative Services             Ralph Kaiser, Acting
        Director, Equal Opportunity and               Cynthia B. Wilson
                Diversity Programs and
                Training
        Director, Human Resources                     Dennis H. Heins

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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.). Its
    Board of Directors consists 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. 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

    Ex-Im 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 1997, it authorized a total of $12.1 billion
    in financing, including a wide range of capital goods exports to
    developing countries.
        Ex-Im 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. Ex-Im 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. 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. Ex-Im 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..........................................  Suite 617, 5600 NW. 36th St., Miami, FL 33166..........................    305-526-7425    305-526-7435
    Chicago........................................  Suite 2440, 55 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60603........................    312-353-8081    312-353-8098
    Houston........................................  Suite 585, 1880 S. Dairy Ashford II, Houston, TX 77077.................    281-589-8182    281-589-8184
    Los Angeles....................................  Suite 1670, 1 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-EXIM (3946) (toll-free). Internet, http://
    www.exim.gov/.

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