

	October 18, 2006 HP-142 Secretary Paulson to Kick Off Treasury, Bankers’ Nationwide Effort to Teach Teens Good Credit Habits U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr., 12 Treasury officials and bankers across the country will team up Thursday to promote wise credit habits for U.S. teens as part of the American Bankers Association Education Foundation's annual Get Smart About Credit Day. Secretary Paulson will invite students from McLean High School to the Treasury Department for a lesson on using credit cards and the importance of a positive credit history, as other Treasury officials travel to schools nationwide to teach classes with local bankers. Media interested in attending the event at the Treasury Department must have Treasury press credentials or should contact Frances Anderson for clearance at (202) 622-2960 or Frances.Anderson@do.treas.gov with the following information: name, Social Security number, and date of birth. Media interested in attending other events with Treasury officials should contact Jennifer Zuccarelli. The following events are open to the press: Secretary Henry M. Paulson Dan Iannicola, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education Lesson with students from McLean High School Treasury Department Room 5432 Washington, DC 9:30 a.m. EDT Anna Escobedo Cabral, U.S. Treasurer Forest Hills High School 67-01 110th Street Forest Hills, NY 9:00 a.m. EDT Robert Stein, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy Central High School 207 Lowell St. Manchester, NH 10:30 a.m. EDT David Nason, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Warwick Veterans High School 2401 West Shore Rd. Warwick, RI 10:15 a.m. EDT Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions 67 George St. Providence, RI 12:00 p.m. EDT Kevin MacMillian, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs Oliver High School 2323 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 9:15 a.m. EDT Kimberly Reed, Senior Adviser to the Secretary Hudson High School 1501 Vine St. Hudson, WI 9:34 a.m., 10:30 a.m. CDT Hudson Noon Club Rotary 201 Carmichael Road Hudson, WI 12:00 p.m. CDT Art Garcia, Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Glendale High School 2727 S. Ingram Mill Road Springfield, MO 8:30 a.m. CDT Boys & Girls Club of Kansas City, Midtown-Troost 3936 Troost Kansas City, MO 3:30 p.m. CDT Luz Figuereo, Office of Financial Education Brookhaven High School 4077 Karl Road Columbus, OH 8:30 a.m. EDT North Linden Elementary School 1718 E. Cooke Road Columbus, OH 10:30 a.m. EDT Dubis Correal, Director, Office of Financial Education New Britain High School 110 Mill Street New Britain, CT 12:40 p.m. EDT Peter Dugas, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Ewing High School 900 Parkway Ave. Ewing, NJ 12:00 p.m. EDT Children's Aid & Family Services 200 Robin Road Paramus, NJ 4:00 p.m. EDT Matt Josephs, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund New Albany High School 1020 Vincennes St. New Albany, IN 9:30 a.m. EDT Pearl Buenvenida, Federal Financing Bank Spring Valley High School 120 Sparkleberry Lane Columbia, SC 10:30 a.m. EDT Benedict College 1600 Harden St. Columbia, SC 1:00 p.m. EDT