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Frank G. Wisner 65 was elected as a director of the Company on July 23 2001. He is Vice Chairman External Affairs of American International Group ("AIG") the leading United States-based international insurance organization. Mr. Wisner is also on the board of directors of EDG Resources. Prior to joining AIG he was the United States Ambassador to India from July 1994 through July 1997. He retired from the United States Government with the rank of Career Ambassador the highest grade in the Foreign Service. Mr. Wisner joined the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer in 1961 and served in a variety of overseas and Washington positions during his 36-year career. Among his other positions Mr. Wisner served successively as United States Ambassador to Zambia Egypt and the Philippines. Before being named United States Ambassador to India his most recent assignment was as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Prior to that he was Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs. He is the Chairman of the Nominations/Corporate Governance Committee. | 