    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2006]
    [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, 202-565-3946 or 800-565-EXIM. Internet, www.exim.gov.
    President and Chairman                            James Lambright,
                                                              Acting
    Vice Chairman                                     (vacancy)
    Directors                                         Max Cleland, Linda
                                                              Conlin,
                                                              (vacancy)
    Executive Vice President                          (vacancy)
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial         Michael Discenza
            Officer
    Deputy Chief Financial Officer                    Alice McNutt Miller
        Director, Administrative Services             Jonathan T. McMullen

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        Director, Equal Opportunity and               Patrease Jones-Brown
                Diversity Programs and
                Training
        Director, Human Resources                     Elliott Davis
    Vice President, Trade Finance and Insurance       Jeffrey Abramson
    General Counsel                                   Howard Schweitzer,
                                                              Acting
    Senior Vice President, Resource Management        Michael Cushing
    Senior Vice President, Small Business             John Emens
    Senior Vice President, Export Finance             John McAdams
    Senior Vice President, Credit and Risk            Kenneth M. Tinsley
            Management
    Vice President, Export Finance Operations         Ray Ellis
    Vice President, Asset Management                  Frances Nwachuku
    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               David Carter, Acting
    Vice President, Short-Term Trade Finance          Bruce Hunt

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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, and in doing so help create and sustain U.S.
    jobs. 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 $100
    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;

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        --export credit insurance which 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 initiated several changes to enhance its support to small
    business. It created a new position, Senior Vice President for Small
    Business, who reports directly to the Bank's President and Chairman. In
    addition, the Bank's regional offices are now dedicated exclusively to
    small business outreach and support. The Bank also established a Small
    Business Committee to coordinate, evaluate, and make recommendations on
    Bank functions necesary for a successful small business strategy.

    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 2450, 200 W. Adams St., Chicago, IL 60606........................    312-353-8081    312-353-8098
    Houston........................................  Suite 585, 1880 S. Dairy Ashford II, Houston, TX 77077.................    281-721-0465    281-679-0156
    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,
    202-565-3946 or 800-565-EXIM. Internet, www.exim.gov.

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