ATFA Announces Dozens of New Coalition Group Members

Educator, Agriculture, Labor and Taxpayer Groups Join to Intensify Pressure

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Task Force
Argentina (ATFA) announced that twenty-eight advocacy organizations have
officially joined the coalition in an active pursuit of a fair reconciliation
of the Argentine debt default.

As ATFA Executive Director Robert Raben continues to lobby the U.S. Congress
and advocate for various constituencies, dozens of concerned national and
state educator, agriculture, labor and taxpayer groups have stepped up to join
the effort, some by lending their name and others through various advocacy
activities focused on increasing awareness of the impact Argentina's default
has had on the U.S.

"We're delighted that these key groups are supporting ATFA. Their involvement
demonstrates the clear concern among U.S. citizens that Argentina's debt
default had serious implications," said Robert Raben, former Assistant
Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice and Executive Director of
American Task Force Argentina. "The time for Congress and the Administration
to act is now. These groups represent a wide range of American taxpayers who
need to know that their government is looking out for them."

On January 22, ATFA will hold its first coalition event when they partner with
the U.S. Cattlemen Association (USCA) media luncheon at the National Press
Club. The Cattlemen from various states will visit Washington to meet with
Congress over issues of concern, specifically matters with Argentina.

The following national groups have joined ATFA as official members: American
Agriculture Movement, American Corn Growers Association, Intertribal
Agriculture Council, Labor Council on Latin American Advancement, National
Black Chamber of Commerce, National Latino Farmers and Ranchers Trade
Association, The National Grange, U.S. Cattlemen's Association, American
Agri-Women, Western Organization of Resource Councils, Soybean Producers of
America, National Taxpayers Union, and National Association of Farmer Elected
Committees.

The following state groups have joined ATFA as official members: Cattle
Producers of Washington, Colorado Independent Cattle Growers Association,
Georgia Conference - American Association of University Professors (AAUP),
Independent Beef Association of North Dakota (I-Band), Independent Cattlemen's
Association of Texas, Mississippi Livestock Markets Association, Montana
Cattlemen, Michigan Farmers Union, Nebraska Association of Retired School
Personnel, Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska, Nebraska Community College
Association, Kansas Cattlemen's Association, Pennsylvania Farmers Union,
Nebraska Taxpayers for Freedom, and Nebraska Wheat Board.

To listen to a replay of the ATFA media teleconference, dial 888-203-1112
(U.S.) or 719-457-0820 (International); and use the pass code 4896599.

ATFA, through a variety of events and research initiatives, works to encourage
the United States government and other Argentine debt stakeholders to take
action on behalf of American taxpayers, businesses, and bondholders damaged by
Argentina's repudiation of its debts. ATFA's website, http://www.atfa.org,
serves as a clearinghouse for news and information related to Argentina's
restructuring and the ATFA's efforts.

Made up of an alliance of organizations, ATFA's leadership includes former
Assistant Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice, Mr. Robert
Raben, as Executive Director and is co-chaired by The Honorable Robert J.
Shapiro, former Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs in the
Clinton Administration, and Ambassador Nancy Soderberg, Ambassador at the U.S.
Mission to the United Nations in New York from 1997 to 2001.
For additional information, please visit our new website at
http://www.atfa.org, or contact media@atfa.org, or +1-888-662-2382.

SOURCE American Task Force Argentina

AFTA Press Office, media@atfa.org, +1-888-662-2382