May 16, 2006
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Treasury Assistant Secretary to Discuss
Hedge Funds with Exchequer Club

U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Emil W. Henry, Jr. will give the luncheon address to the Exchequer Club on Wednesday, May 17 at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, DC.  The Assistant Secretary will discuss hedge funds and current issues at the Treasury Department.

Assistant Secretary Henry brings more than 20 years of experience on Wall Street and in the financial community to the position.  Before joining the Treasury, he served as a senior partner at Gleacher Partners, where he had oversight responsibility for the firm's core investment activities including private equity and mezzanine debt investing and several pooled investment vehicles in the form of hedge funds.

Who               
Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Emil W. Henry, Jr. 

What             
Speech before the Exchequer Club

When             
Wednesday, May 17   12:30 p.m. (EDT) 

Where           
St. Regis Hotel
923 16th Street, NW
Washington, D.C.