HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 94-4694, by Representatives Forner, Wineberry, Shin, Schoesler, Chandler, J. Kohl, Sheldon and Valle

     WHEREAS, Martin A. Kamarck was sworn in as First Vice President and Vice-Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States on November 23, 1993, following United States Senate confirmation of his nomination by President Clinton, and had been a consultant to the Export-Import Bank since May 1993; and

     WHEREAS, The Export-Import Bank is extremely important to Washington State's export-dependent economy as the only agency charged solely with facilitating the financing of United States exports; and

     WHEREAS, Washington State has the single most successful Export-Import Bank-sponsored "City/State" export training program, administered by the Export Assistance Center in Seattle; and

     WHEREAS, Export-Import Bank has been very supportive of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region's efforts to build and expand regional cooperation in the field of exporting; and

     WHEREAS, The recently released report of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Working Group, Chaired by Export-Import Bank Chairman Ken Brody, outlines an ambitious program of the Clinton Administration to help states tap into the federal resources available to expand their export markets; and

     WHEREAS, In 1993, The Export-Import Bank of the United States approved forty-seven million three hundred thousand dollars in credit applications for Washington State businesses through the City State Cooperative program;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor Mr. Martin Kamarck and the Export-Import Bank for their efforts in furthering Washington State's export opportunities and recognize the very successful partnership in this state between the Export-Import Bank's City State Cooperative Program and the Export Assistance Center, which prepares export loan applications for small and medium sized Washington businesses.