

	October 17, 2007 hp620 Treasury Officials Span the Country Teaching Financial Literacy Washington - U.S. Treasury Department 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. Students will participate in lessons on the responsible use of credit and the importance of a positive credit history, as Treasury officials and staff travel to schools nationwide to teach classes with local bankers. Media interested in attending classes with Treasury officials should contact Jennifer Zuccarelli. The following events are open to the press: Syracuse, N.Y. 8:21 a.m. EDT Anthony W. Ryan, Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets Christian Brothers Academy 6545 Randall Road Salt Lake City, Utah 9:00 a.m. MDT David Miller, District Community Affairs Officer, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency West High School 241 N 300 W. Providence, R.I. 9:00 a.m. EDT David Nason, Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Chariho Regional High School 453 Switch Road. Boise, Idaho 9:30 a.m. MDT Mary Kertz, Special Advisor, U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue Life's Kitchen 1025 S. Capitol Boulevard Columbia, S.C. 10:00 a.m. EDT Roger Kodat, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Government Financial Policy AC Flora High School 1 Falcon Drive Wilmington, Del. 10:00 a.m. EDT Dan Iannicola, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education McKean High School 301 McKennan's Church Road East Syracuse, N.Y. 10:30 a.m. EDT Anthony W. Ryan, Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets East Syracuse Minoa High School 6400 Fremont Road Catonsville, Md. 10:50 a.m. EDT Justin Grove, Office of Financial Education Catonsville High School 421 Bloomsbury Avenue Catonsville, Md. 10:50 a.m. EDT. Thomas Kurek, Program Coordinator Catonsville High School 421 Bloomsbury Avenue El Paso, Texas 11:30 a.m. MDT Anna Escobedo Cabral, U.S. Treasurer Radford School 2001 Radford Street Omaha, Neb. 12:00 p.m. CDT Alex Kaplan, Deputy to the Assistant Secretary Office for Legislative Affairs College of St.Mary's 7000 Mercy Road Manlius, N.Y. 12:15 p.m. EDT Anthony W. Ryan, Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets Fayetteville-Manlius High School 8021 E. Seneca Turnpike Alexandria, Va. 12:30 p.m. EDT Alise DeLeon, Financial Education Analyst T.C. Williams High School 3330 King Street Omaha, Neb. 2:30 p.m. CDT Alex Kaplan, Deputy to the Assistant Secretary Office for Legislative Affairs College of St. Mary's 7000 Mercy Road -30-