Africare Welcomes Three New Board Members

9 July 2001
Africare (Washington, DC)

Washington — Africare Chairman of the Board Ernest G. Green and President C. Payne Lucas recently welcomed three new board members: Daniel A. Carp, James A. Harmon and Rodney E. Slater.

Daniel A. Carp is the chairman and chief executive officer of Eastman Kodak Company. He began his career at Kodak in 1970 as a statistical analyst and held a variety of increasingly responsible positions throughout the organization before being elected president and chief operating officer in January 1997. Carp added the title of chief executive officer on January 1, 2000, and then became chairman, president and chief executive officer on December 8, 2000 (Carp also has been a member of Kodak's Board of Directors since December 1997).

Carp serves on a range of other Boards of Directors, from Texas Instruments Incorporated to the United States - China Business Council, and is a member of organizations such as the Business Roundtable, the Business Council and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (executive member).

James A. Harmon retired in mid-2001 from his position as chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, in which capacity he had served since June 1997. He was the first chairman to travel to Southern Africa and emphasized increased U.S. exports to Sub-Saharan Africa overall; during his tenure, Ex-Im Bank business in Africa rose from $50 million in 1998 to about $1 billion over the past two years. Prior to joining the Ex-Im Bank, Harmon spent 38 years as an investment banker at New York's Wertheim & Co., an international investment bank that eventually partnered with Schroders plc (U.K.) to form Schroder Wertheim & Co. From 1987 to 1997, Harmon was the company's chairman and chief executive officer.

Rodney E. Slater, the former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, recently joined the law firm of Patton Boggs LLP as a partner in its public policy group and head of its transportation practice group in Washington, D.C. At the firm, he is also focusing on the international arena, with particular emphasis on business, trade and transportation issues. Under Slater's leadership as Transportation Secretary from February 1997 to January 2001, the Department developed a strategic plan that Congress rated the best among all federal agencies. Prior to his appointment as Secretary, Slater served as the administrator for the Federal Highway Administration, where he was successful in creating a 160,000-mile National Highway System - upsizing highway investment by 20 percent, while downsizing staff by 10 percent. Slater brings a similar strategic, results-oriented and collaborative approach to his law practice at Patton Boggs.

Carp, Harmon and Slater were elected to the Africare Board of Directors at its meeting in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2001.

Africare is a leader in aid to Africa as well as the oldest and largest African-American organization specializing in African aid.

Contact: Karen Harmon, Africare Office of Communications, 202-328-5371

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