[United States Government Manual]
[June 15, 2003]
[Pages 387-389]
[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                            Philip Merrill
Vice Chairman                                     Eduardo Aguirre, Jr.
Directors                                         D. Vanessa Weaver, 
                                                          Joseph 
                                                          Grandmaison
Chief of Staff                                    (vacancy)
Vice President and Executive Assistant to the     Michael J. Petrucelli
        Chairman
Special Assistant to the Chairman                 James H. Lambright
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information     James K. Hess
        Officer
    Director, Administrative Services             Jonathan McMullen
    Director, Equal Opportunity and               Kennie May
            Diversity Programs and 
            Training
    Director, Human Resources                     Elliott Davis
Director, Trade Finance (Financial Institution    Deborah Thompson
        Risk)
Director, Trade Finance (Sovereign/Tied Aid)      LeRoy M. LaRoche
General Counsel                                   Peter B. Saba
Group Vice President, Resource Management         Michael Cushing
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                  Alice Miller
Vice President, Communications                    Lorrie Secrest
Vice President, Congressional and External        Sarah Hildebrand
        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

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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, 
including the following:
    --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
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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