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Field Offices-Equal Employment Opportunity Commission-Continued (DO: District Office; AO: Area Office; LO: Local Office; FO: Field Office)

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Sources of Information

Employment The Commission selects its employees from various examinations and registers, including mid- and seniorlevel registers, secretarial, typing, and stenographic registers, and the Equal Opportunity Specialist register. Employment inquiries or applications for positions in the headquarters office should be directed to the Personnel Office, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20507 (phone, 202663-4306), or contact the appropriate district office for district office positions. General Inquiries A nationwide tollfree telephone number links callers with the appropriate field office where

Director

Telephone

206-220-6883

Lynn Bruner

314-425-6585

James D. Packwood, Jr. Susan B. Reilly

813-228-2310

202-275-7377

charges may be filed. Phone, 800-669– 4000. TDD, 800-669–6820. Information About Survey Forms (EEO-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6). Phone, 202663-4958.

Media Inquiries Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs, 1801 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20507. Phone, 202-663-4900. Publications Nationwide toll-free telephone number, 800-669-3362. TDD, 800-800-3302.

Reading Room EEOC Library, 1801 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20507. Phone, 202-663-4630.

Speakers Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs, 1801 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20507. Phone, 202-663-4900.

For further information, contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20507. Phone, 202-663-4900.

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES

811 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20571

Phone, 800-565-EXIM

President and Chairman

First Vice President and Vice Chairman Directors

General Counsel

Deputy General Counsel

Chief Financial Officer

Deputy Treasurer/Controller

Vice President, Claims and Recoveries Chief of Staff

Executive Vice President, Export Finance
Group

Vice President, Aircraft Finance
Vice President, Americas

Vice President, Asia and Middle East
Vice President, Credit Administration

MARTIN A. Kamarck (VACANCY)

JULIE D. BELAGA, MARIA LUISA

HALEY, RITA M. RODRIGUEZ KENNETH W. HANSEN

STEPHEN G. GLAZER

JAMES K. HESS

JOSEPH A. SORBERA
JEFFREY L. MILLER
JACKIE M. CLEGG
ALLAN I. MENDELOWITZ

JULIE J. PANARO

CHARLES A. LEIK TERRENCE J. HULIHAN LEILANI L. NEWTON

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The Export-Import Bank of the United States helps the private sector to create and maintain U.S. jobs by financing exports of the Nation's goods and services. To accomplish this mission, Export-Import Bank offers a variety of loan, guarantee, and insurance programs to support transactions that would not be awarded to U.S. companies without the Bank's assistance.

The Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank), established in 1934, operates as an independent agency of the U.S. Government under the authority of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended (12 U.S.C. 635 et seq.). The Bank has a Board of Directors consisting of a President and Chairman, a First Vice President and Vice Chairman, and three other Directors, all of whom are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

The Bank's mission is to help American exporters meet governmentsupported financing competition from other countries, so that U.S. exports can compete for overseas business on the basis of price, performance, and service. The Bank also fills gaps in the

availability of commercial financing for creditworthy export transactions.

The Bank is required to find a reasonable assurance of repayment for each transaction it supports. It's legislation requires it to meet the financing terms of competitor export credit agencies, but not to compete with commercial lenders. An export must have a minimum of 50 percent U.S. content in order to be eligible for Ex-Im Bank support. There is no maximum or minimum dollar limit for Ex-Im Bank financing. Legislation restricts the Bank's operation in some countries and its support for military goods and services.

Activities

The Export-Import Bank is authorized to have outstanding at any one time loans,

guarantees, and insurance in aggregate amount not in excess of $75 billion. During fiscal year 1995, the Bank authorized a total of $12 billion in financing, including a wide range of capital goods exports to developing countries.

The Bank supports U.S. exporters through a range of diverse programs, which are offered under four broad categories of export financing:

-working capital guarantees, provided to lenders, so that they can provide creditworthy small- and medium-sized exporters with working capital they need to buy, build, or assemble products for export sale.

-export credit insurance which protects the exporter against both the commercial and political risks of a foreign buyer defaulting on payment. The Bank offers a variety of policies: short- and medium-term, single- and multi-buyer, and small business and umbrella policies.

-loan guarantees which encourage sales to creditworthy foreign buyers by providing private sector lenders in medium- and long-term transactions with Ex-Im Bank guarantees against the political and commercial risks of nonpayment. Political-risk-only guarantees are also available.

-direct loans made to provide foreign buyers with competitive, fixed-rate medium- or long-term financing from ExIm Bank for their purchases from U.S. exporters. The Bank's direct loans carry the minimum interest rate allowed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The Bank has initiated several new programs to broaden the range of customers and types of exporters it supports. The Environmental Exports Program provides enhanced financing terms for environmentally beneficial goods and services. The Bank has also expanded its capabilities in the area of limited recourse project finance, and has adopted a policy of matching foreign tied-aid credits to ensure that U.S. exporters do not lose sales in critical emerging markets. In order to make its programs more readily available, Ex-Im Bank works closely with many State and local governments in its City/State Program.

Regional Offices

The Export-Import Bank operates five regional offices, listed in the table below.

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For further information, contact the Export-Import Bank, International Business Development Office, 811 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20571. Phone, 202-565-3900; or 800-565-3946 (toll-free).

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102-5090

Phone, 703-883-4000

Farm Credit Administration Board:

Chairman

Members of the Board

Secretary to the Board

MARSHA PYLE MARTIN

DOYLE L. Cook, (VACANCY) FLOYD J. FITHIAN

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[For the Farm Credit Administration statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 12, Parts 600 and 611]

The Farm Credit Administration is responsible for ensuring the safe and sound operation of the banks, associations, affiliated service organizations, and other entities that collectively comprise what is known as the Farm Credit System, and for protecting the interests of the public and those who borrow from Farm Credit institutions or invest in Farm Credit securities.

The Farm Credit Administration was established as an independent financial regulatory agency in the executive branch of the Federal Government by Executive Order 6084 of March 27, 1933. The Administration carries out its responsibilities by conducting examinations of the various Farm Credit lending institutions, which are Farm Credit Banks, Banks for Cooperatives, the Agricultural Credit Bank, Federal Land Bank Associations, Production Credit Associations, Agricultural Credit Associations, and Federal Land Credit Associations. It also examines the service organizations owned by the Farm Credit lending institutions, as well as the National Consumer Cooperative Bank (also known as the National Cooperative Bank (NCB)) and its subsidiaries, including the NCB Development Corporation.

Management of the agency is vested in the Farm Credit Administration Board, whose three full-time members are appointed to 6-year terms by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. One member of the Board is designated by the President as Chairman and serves as the

Administration's chief executive officer.

The Board is responsible for approving rules and regulations, providing for the examination and regulation of and reporting by Farm Credit institutions, and establishing the policies under which the Administration operates. Board meetings are regularly held on the second Thursday of the month and are subject to the Government in the Sunshine Act. Public announcements of these meetings are published in the Federal Register.

The lending institutions of the Farm Credit System were established to provide adequate and dependable credit and closely related services to farmers, ranchers, and producers or harvesters of aquatic products; persons engaged in providing on-the-farm services; rural homeowners; and associations of farmers, ranchers, and producers or harvesters of aquatic products, or federations of such associations that operate on a cooperative basis and are engaged in marketing, processing, supply, or business service functions for the benefit of their members. Initially capitalized by the United States Government, the Farm Credit lending institutions are organized as cooperatives and are completely owned by their borrowers. The loan funds provided to

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