[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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