CEO of the Dallas Fed Richard Fisher to Talk About International Trade Shifts

Fisher to highlight U.S. strengths during troubling economic times

Who: Richard W. Fisher, president and chief executive officer of The Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas

What: "The Evolution of International Trade"

When: Thursday, April 17, 2008
12:45 p.m. - Presentation and Q & A
Press availability TBD

Where: The Fairmont Chicago
200 North Columbus

Richard Fisher will speak about America's shift from dominance in industrial
to services trade to an audience of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs on
Thursday, April 17. Those interested in attending this program should register
at thechicagocouncil.org.

Global demand for services is likely to rise rapidly as consumers in
fast-growing nations shift their spending from goods to services and as
Internet Age technologies continue to reduce the constraints of time and
space. Richard Fisher will explore America's shift from dominance in
industrial to services trade, and explain why the U.S. excels in highly-valued
services and identify our strongest services exports.

Richard W. Fisher has been president and chief executive officer of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas since 2005. This year, Mr. Fisher serves as a
voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve's
principal monetary policymaking group. He is former vice chairman of Kissinger
McLarty Associates and was deputy U.S. trade representative with the rank of
ambassador. He oversaw the implementation of NAFTA, negotiations for the Free
Trade Area of the Americas, and various agreements with Vietnam, Korea, Japan,
Chile and Singapore.

The Luncheon is cosponsored by the Chartered Financial Analyst Society of
Chicago.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR NEWS MEDIA: Members of the news media are encouraged
to preregister for this event. Please e-mail Hugh McMullen at hugh@vdcom.com
or call (312) 408-2580 ext 15. Photo identification or press credentials
required.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, founded in 1922 as The Chicago Council
on Foreign Relations, is a leading independent, nonpartisan organization
committed to influencing the discourse on global issues through contributions
to opinion and policy formation, leadership dialogue, and public learning.

CONTACT: Hugh McMullen, +1-312-408-2580 ext 15, hugh@vdcom.com, for the
Chicago Council on Global Affairs

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