FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2003 Contacts: Marianna Ohe(202) 565-3200
EX-IM BANK 2003 ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONVENES FIRST MEETING
New Members Announced Focus On Key Industry Sectors
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) held the first meeting of its 2003 Advisory Committee under the theme "Making Ex-Im Bank the ECA of the 21st Century." Now in its 20th 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 five new members and ten returning members.
The committee will conduct three meetings this year to examine Ex-Im Bank's programs and make recommendations for enhancing service and value. The focus for 2003 is on how Ex-Im Bank can develop new approaches to working with key industry sectors, in addition to following up on last year's Advisory Committee recommendations. The committee will schedule a second and third meeting in the summer and fall of 2003.
The members of the 2003 Committee and the sectors they represent are as follows (starred names indicate new members):
CHAIR - EDWARD A. MONTO Director MetroBank Houston, TX Representing Finance
*ANDRES B. BANDE The Dorchester Park Lane London, United Kingdom Representing Services
*WILLIAM LEE BRYANT II Chairman Bryant Christie Inc. (BCI) Seattle, WA Representing Agriculture
DANIEL K.H. CHAO Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Senior Vice President Bechtel Enterprises; Bechtel Group Inc. San Francisco, CA Representing Production
OWEN E. HERRNSTADT Director, International Affairs International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Upper Marlboro, MD Representing Labor
DAVID ICKERT Vice President, Finance Air Tractor Olney, TX Representing Production/Small Business
JACQUELINE A. KAIKO Senior Vice President & Regional Manager Int'l Banking Region, Middle Market Banking JPMorgan Chase New York, NY Representing Finance
*H. THOMAS KORNEGAY Executive Director Port of Houston Authority Houston, TX Representing Commerce
THEA LEE Assistant Director for International Economics Public Policy Department AFL-CIO Washington, DC Representing Labor
*JOHN RAUBER Director, Washington Affairs Deere & Company Washington, D.C. Representing Production
DAVID M. ROEBUCK President, Founding Principal, Engineer Armentrout Roebuck Matheny Consulting Group, P.C. Athens, GA Representing Small Business/Services
JEAN-PIERRE ROSSO Chairman of the Board Case New Holland Inc. Lakeforest, IL Representing Agriculture/Production
*LT. GOVERNOR MICHAEL STEELE State of Maryland Annapolis, MD Representing State Government
TERRENCE D. STRAUB Vice President, Governmental Affairs USX Corporation Washington, DC Representing Production
DIANE M. WILLKENS President, Chief Executive Officer and Founder Development Finance International Inc. Bethesda, MD Representing Small Business/Services
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 2002, Ex-Im Bank supported nearly $13 billion of U.S. exports worldwide.
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