    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2005]
    [Pages 389-390]
    [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                                     April Foley
    Directors                                         Max Cleland, Linda
                                                              Conlin, Joseph
                                                              Grandmaison
    Executive Vice President                          James Lambright
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial         James K. Hess
            Officer
        Director, Administrative Services             Jonathan T. McMullen
        Director, Equal Opportunity and               Sherry Beyers, Acting
                Diversity Programs and
                Training
        Director, Human Resources                     Elliott Davis
    Director, Trade Finance                           Deborah Thompson
    Vice President, Trade Finance and Insurance       Richard Maxwell
    General Counsel                                   Peter B. Saba
    Senior Vice President, Resource Management        Michael Cushing
    Deputy Head, Export Finance                       John Emens
    Senior Vice President, Export Finance             Jeffrey L. Miller
    Vice President, Operations                        Ray Ellis
    Vice President, Asset Management                  Alice Miller
    Senior Vice President, Communications             Brett M. Decker
    Senior Vice President, Congressional Affairs      Thomas Montgomery
    Vice President, Country Risk and Economics        William Marstellar
    Vice President, Engineering and Environment       James A. Mahoney, Jr.
    Chief Information Officer                         Fernanda Young
    Vice President, Planning and International        Piper Starr
            Relations
    Senior Vice President, Policy                     James Cruse
    Vice President, Structured Finance                Barbara O'Boyle
    Vice President, Transportation                    Robert Morin
    Vice President, Credit Underwriting               Kenneth M. Tinsley
    Vice President, Small and Medium Enterprises      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.

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    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,
    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 five regional offices.

                                                              Regional Offices--Export-Import Bank
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                         Region                                                      Address                                     Telephone          Fax
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    Regional Offices
    New York.......................................  20 Exchange Pl., New York, NY 10005....................................    212-809-2650    212-809-2646
    Miami..........................................  Suite 203, 5835 Blue Lagoon Dr., Miami, FL 33126.......................    305-526-7436    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
    Mid Atlantic-DC................................  811 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20571..............................    202-565-3940    202-565-3932
    Western Regional Offices
    Long Beach, CA.................................  Suite 1670, 1 World Trade Ctr., Long Beach, CA 90831...................    562-980-4580    562-980-4590
    San Francisco, CA..............................  14th Fl., 250 Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA 94104..................    415-705-2285    415-705-1156
    San Diego, CA..................................  Suite 230, 6363 Greenwich Dr., San Diego, CA 92122.....................    619-557-7091    619-557-6176
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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. Internet, www.exim.gov.

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