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DECEMBER 17, 2003 EX-IM BANK FY2004 ADVISORY COMMITTEE Focus On Middle Market Exporters WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) will hold the first meeting of its fiscal year 2004 Advisory Committee tomorrow, Dec. 18, 2003, at Ex-Im Bank headquarters, with a focus on middle market exporters. The meeting is open to the public.
Now in its 21st year, the Congressionally-mandated Advisory Committee helps Ex-Im Bank review policies and programs by providing input from various sectors of the economy. This year's committee has eight new members and six returning members. A fifteenth member will be added shortly to complete the committee. The committee will conduct four meetings during fiscal 2004 to examine Ex-Im Bank's programs and make recommendations for enhancing service and value. This year's focus will be the characteristics and financial needs of middle market exporters in an economy where service exports play an ever larger role, and effective outreach techniques to serve the middle market. The members of the fiscal 2004 Committee and the sectors they represent are as follows (starred names indicate new members): CHAIR - H. THOMAS KORNEGAY WILLIAM LEE BRYANT, II *VALENTINO GALLO *KAREN P. GIBBS *HARRY G. HAYMAN, III OWEN E. HERRNSTADT THEA LEE *MARGARITA A. MORALES-PEREZ *LINO J. PIEDRA LT. GOVERNOR MICHAEL S. STEELE *MICHAEL W. STODDARD *DANIEL H. WALTERS DIANE M. WILLKENS The Advisory Committee will hold subsequent meetings on February 18, May 19, and July 21 of 2004. Ex-Im Bank is an independent U.S. government agency that helps finance the sale of U.S. exports primarily to emerging markets throughout the world by providing loans, guarantees and insurance. In fiscal year 2003, Ex-Im Bank supported $14.3 billion of U.S. exports worldwide. |
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