    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2000]
    [Pages 397-399]
    [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, www.exim.gov.
    President and Chairman                            James A. Harmon
    First Vice President and Vice Chair and Chief     Jackie M. Clegg
            Operating Officer
    Directors                                         Dan Renberg, D.
                                                              Vanessa
                                                              Weaver,
                                                              (vacancy)
    Chief of Staff                                    (vacancy)
    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
        Director, Administrative Services             George Sabo
        Director, Equal Opportunity and               Cynthia B. Wilson
                Diversity Programs and
                Training
        Director, Human Resources                     Dennis H. Heins
    Director, Trade Finance (Financial Institution    Deborah Thompson
            Risk)
    Director, Trade Finance (Sovereign/Tied Aid)      LeRoy M. LaRoche
    General Counsel                                   John Nienuss
    Group Vice President, Resource Management         Delores de la Torre
                                                              Bartning
    Group Manager, New and Small Business             William W. Redway
    Group Manager, Structured and Trade Finance       Jeffrey L. Miller
    Manager, Credit Administration                    Wayne L. Gardelia
    Vice President, Asset Management                  Clement K. Miller
    Vice President, Communications                    Marsha E. Berry
    Vice President, Congressional and External        Sandra S. Jackson
            Affairs
    Vice President, Country Risk Analysis             Peter Gosnell
    Vice President, Engineering and Environment       James A. Mahoney, Jr.
    Vice President, Information Management            Candelario Trujillo,
                                                              Jr.
    Vice President, Insurance                         Piper Starr
    Vice President, Policy                            James C. Cruse
    Vice President, Structured Finance                Barbara O'Boyle
    Vice President, Transportation                    Robert Morin
    Vice President, Trade Finance                     Kenneth M. Tinsley
    Vice President, United States Division            Sam Z. Zytcer

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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 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. 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. It 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 insurancewhich protects exporters and lenders
    against both the commercial and political risks of a foreign buyer
    defaulting on payment;
        --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; and
        --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.
        Ex-Im Bank has initiated several new programs to broaden the range
    of customers and types of exporters it supports. It 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.

                                                       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

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    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
    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 (toll-free). Internet, www.exim.gov.

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