Export-Import Bank of the United States Chair Reta Jo Lewis to Kick Off EXIM’s 90th Anniversary with Fireside Chat at Roosevelt Presidential Library
Hyde Park, NY – Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis will kick off EXIM’s 90th Anniversary celebration with a fireside chat with founder Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s great granddaughter, Dr. Sara Boettiger, at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York. EXIM was founded in 1934 by President Roosevelt as a new economic tool to boost the economy and support U.S. exporters and jobs across the nation.
Chair Lewis will tour the library grounds and participate in a discussion with Sara Boettiger, the great-granddaughter of President Roosevelt and member of EXIM’s Advisory Council and Chair’s Council on Advancing Women in Business. During the event, they will discuss EXIM’s legacy as an innovative financial and diplomatic tool and nine decades of supporting American exporters and American jobs.
Chair Lewis is available for interviews following the event.
WHO: EXIM President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis and Dr. Sara Boettiger
WHERE: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538
WHEN: Friday, February 2nd at 1:30pm ET; Media arrival at 1:00pm
RSVP REQUIRED: media@exim.gov
About EXIM:
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is the nation’s official export credit agency with the mission of supporting American jobs by facilitating U.S. exports. To advance American competitiveness and assist U.S. businesses as they compete for global sales, EXIM offers financing including export credit insurance, working capital guarantees, loan guarantees, and direct loans. As an independent federal agency, EXIM contributes to U.S. economic growth by supporting tens of thousands of jobs in exporting businesses and their supply chains across the United States. Learn more at www.exim.gov.