<div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;max-height:100%;'><span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In an exciting development, President JoeBiden has announced his intention to appoint Shamina Singh, a prominentIndian-American business leader, to the President's Export Council. Thisesteemed council serves as the primary national advisory committee oninternational trade, providing guidance on policies and programs that impact UStrade performance.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Singh, the founder and president of theMastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and executive vice president ofSustainability at Mastercard, brings a wealth of experience to her new role.With over 20 years of global experience, she has developed a unique socialimpact model that harnesses the strengths of both the public and privatesectors.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Expressing her honor and enthusiasm, Singhstated her commitment to fostering long-lasting and inclusive prosperity forpeople and economies worldwide. She looks forward to leveraging her perspectiveto serve the administration and advance America's economic interests across theglobe.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Singh's leadership has greatly contributedto Mastercard's reputation for doing well by doing good. Under her guidance,the company established the Mastercard Impact Fund in 2018, with an initialinvestment of $500 million, dedicated to promoting inclusive growth andfinancial inclusion globally.</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Apart from her corporate achievements,Singh is deeply committed to public service. She has held senior positions inthe White House and the US House of Representatives, serving as the ExecutiveDirector of the first President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans andPacific Islanders. In recognition of her contributions, President Barack Obamaappointed her to a six-year term on the board of AmeriCorps.<o:p style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></o:p></span></p><span></div>