19 April 1999

    Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 16:08 -0400
    From: The White House <Publications-Admin@Pub.Pub.WhiteHouse.Gov>
    To: Public-Distribution@pub.pub.whitehouse.gov
    Subject: 1999-04-14 Five Members Named to the Export Council

                                THE WHITE HOUSE

                         Office of the Press Secretary
    ________________________________________________________________________
    For Immediate Release                                     April 14, 1999

                     PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES ARNOLD DONALD,
                 CAROLEE FRIEDLANDER, JAMES KELLY, JOHN SANDNER,
              AND WILLIAM CROWELL TO THE PRESIDENT'S EXPORT COUNCIL

         The President today announced the appointment of Arnold Donald,

    Carolee Friedlander, James Kelly and John Sandner as members of the
    President's Export Council, and his intention to appoint William Crowell
    as a member to the President's Export Council.

         Arnold Donald, of St. Louis, Missouri, is presently Corporate
    Senior Vice President and President of Nutrition for the Monsanto
    Company.  There, he serves on the Life Science Business Team, the Pharma
    Leadership team, the Ag Leadership team, the Information Technology
    Leadership team, and is vice-chair of Monsanto's Global team.  A native
    of New Orleans, Mr. Donald received a B.A. degree from Carleton College,
    a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Washington University in
    St. Louis, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of
    Business.

         Carolee Friedlander, of Greenwich, Connecticut, is currently
    President and Chief Executive Officer of Carolee Designs, Incorporated.
    Ms.  Friedlander was President of the Committee of 200, the organization
    of preeminent businesswomen, and was a member of the Advisory Boards of
    the Educational Foundation of the Fashion Industries of the Fashion
    Institutes of Technology.  Ms. Friedlander was educated at Bennington
    College.

         James P. Kelly of Atlanta, Georgia, presently serves as the
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the United Parcel Service of
    America, Incorporated.  In addition to his corporate responsibilities,
    Mr. Kelly serves on the Board of Directors of the Cystic Fibrosis
    Foundation, the Board of Trustees for The Annie E. Casey Foundation, and
    the Dean's Advisory Committee of the Emory Business School.  He earned a
    Bachelor of Arts degree in Business for Rutgers University.

         John F. Sandner of Chicago, Illinois, is currently Special Policy
    Advisor and former Chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RB&H Financial Services.  Mr.
    Sandner, who joined the CME in 1971, has served continuously on its
    Board of Directors since 1977.  Among his many awards, he was named Man
    of the Year by the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and President George
    Bush presented him with the Points of Light Award for Excellence in
    Corporate Community Service in 1996.  Mr. Sandner received his B.A.
    degree from Southern Illinois University, and his J.D. from Univeristy
    of Notre Dame, where he earned a fellowship to the Law Science Academy.

         William P. Crowell, of San Jose, California, is President and Chief
    Executive Officer of Cylink Corporation.  Prior to assuming his
    position, Mr. Crowell served as Vice President of Atlantic Aerospace
    Electronics Corporation, and most recently, as Deputy Director of the
    National Security Agency.  He received his B.A. from Louisiana State
    University and has attended programs at George Washington University and
    Harvard University.

         The President's Export Council, established within the Department
    of Commerce, advises the President on matters related to export
    performance and to encourage export expansion. Viewed as the premier
    national advisory committee on international trade, it also provides a
    forum for resolving trade-related problems among business, industrial,
    agricultural, labor, and government sectors.

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