United States Treasurer Anna Cabral
To Keynote NCUA’s
Access Across America
Economic Empowerment Summit
in Des Moines, Iowa
February 9
Alexandria, VA, January 28, 2005 – National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chairman JoAnn Johnson announced today that Ms. Anna Escobedo Cabral, the 42nd Treasurer of the United States, will be the keynote speaker at the NCUA’s upcoming Access Across America Economic Empowerment Summit in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday, February 9th.
In addition to overseeing the U.S. Mint, she acts as a spokesperson for the Treasury Department on a range of issues relating to financial education and one of the greatest financial responsibilities of our nation – strengthening Social Security for future generations. As Treasurer, she also advises the Secretary of the Treasury on matters relating to coinage, currency and the production of other instruments issued by the United States. She is integrally involved with President Bush’s economic agenda.
“We are extremely pleased to have Treasurer Cabral to address this summit as one of her first appearances since being sworn in as the 42nd Treasurer of the United States,” said Chairman Johnson, who will open the summit. “Treasurer Cabral recognizes the role of the nation’s credit unions in empowering Americans from all walks of life to achieve the American Dream of financial independence and economic empowerment.”
“The summit will focus on federal and private resources available to all credit unions as part of their outreach efforts to people from all walks of life. The broad program topics and top speakers in government will provide valuable information for credit unions across the United States,” said Chairman Johnson.
Treasurer Cabral was appointed by President George W. Bush and sworn in as the Treasurer of the United States by Treasury Secretary John W. Snow on January 18, 2005.
Immediately prior to taking this office, Ms. Cabral served as Director of the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Latino Initiatives, where she led a pan-institutional effort to improve Latino representation in exhibits, and public programming among the Institution's 19 museums, five research centers, and the National Zoo. From 1999 to 2003, Ms. Cabral served as President and CEO of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility, a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, DC, which partners with Fortune 500 companies to increase Hispanic representation in employment, procurement, philanthropy and governance. Under her leadership, the organization published a best practices series, and instituted a partnership with Harvard Business School to provide executive training programs in Corporate Governance Best Practices to community leaders.
From 1993 to 1999, Ms. Cabral served as Deputy Staff Director for the United States Senate Judiciary Committee under Chairman Orrin G. Hatch. In addition, she simultaneously served as Executive Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Republican Conference Task Force on Hispanic Affairs, a position she held since 1991. Ms. Cabral managed this task force of 25 senators dedicated to ensuring that the concerns and needs of the Hispanic community are addressed by Congress through legislation.
A native of California, Ms. Cabral majored in Political Science at the University of California, Davis, and earned a Master's degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in international trade and finance from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
The February 9 forum will also include presentations from the following federal agencies:
- Department of Agriculture – Rural Housing and Business Cooperative Services
- Department of Health and Human Services – Asset to Independence Initiatives
- Department of Housing and Urban Development – Partnership Opportunities
- Department of Treasury – Financial Education and Health Savings Accounts
- Export-Import Bank of the United States – Loan Guarantees
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) – Money Smart program
- Internal Revenue Service – income tax assistance and taxpayer identification issues
- National Credit Union Administration – Field of Membership Expansions into Underserved Areas
The National Credit Union Administration, governed by a three-member board appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, is the independent federal agency that regulates, charters and supervises federal credit unions. NCUA, with the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, also operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF), insuring the deposits of over 83 million account holders in all federal credit unions and the overwhelming majority of state-chartered credit unions.
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