[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 1999]
[Pages 518-520]
[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, 800-565-EXIM. Internet, http://www.exim.gov/.
President and Chairman                            James A. Harmon
First Vice President and Vice Chair and Chief     Jackie M. Clegg
        Operating Officer
Directors                                         Maria Luisa Haley, (2 
                                                          vacancies)
Chief of Staff                                    Andrea B. Adelman
Vice President and Counselor to the Chairman      Clyde Robinson
Counselor to the Board                            Gloria B. Cabe
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information     James K. Hess
        Officer
General Counsel                                   Elaine Stangland, 
                                                          Acting
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
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        Sandra S. Jackson
        Affairs
Vice President, Country Risk Analysis             Peter Gosnell
Manager, Credit Administration                    Wayne L. Gardelia
Vice President, Engineering and Environment       James A. Mahoney, Jr.
Vice President, NIS/Central Europe                LeRoy M. LaRoche
Vice President, Information Management            Candelario Trujillo, 
                                                          Jr.
Vice President, Insurance                         Piper Starr
Vice President, Policy, Planning, and Program     James C. Cruse
        Development
Vice President, Project Finance                   Barbara O'Boyle
Vice President, United States Division            Sam Z. Zytcer
Director, Regional Offices                        Robert L. Charamella
Group Vice President, Resource Management         Delores de la Torre 
                                                          Bartning
    Director, Administrative Services             George Sabo
    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.

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (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

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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 1998, it authorized nearly $13 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 exporters and lenders 
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 Partners 
Program.

Regional Offices

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

                                                   Regional and Satellite Offices--Export-Import Bank
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                     Region                                                      Address                                     Telephone          Fax
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Regional Offices
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.................    281-721-0465    281-679-0156
Los Angeles....................................  Suite 1670, 1 World Trade Ctr., Long Beach, CA 90831...................    562-980-4580    562-980-4590

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Mid Atlantic-DC................................  Room 911, 811 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20571....................    202-565-3940    202-565-3932
Satellite Offices
San Jose, CA...................................  Suite 1001, 101 Park Center Plz., San Jose, CA 95113...................    408-271-7300    408-271-7307
Orange County, CA..............................  Suite 305, 3300 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach, CA 92660...................    949-660-1688    949-660-8039
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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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