WTO/Seattle Host Organization Releases Updated Supporter List

Business Wire, Nov 5, 1999

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1999--

The WTO/Seattle Host Organization has released an updated list of financial supporters in preparation for the World Trade Organization ministerial conference to be held in Seattle November 29th through December 3rd, 1999.

The complete list of supporters appears below, by category. This information is also available on the Seattle Host Organization website www.wtoseattle.org.

The upcoming ministerial will be the largest trade event ever held in the United States and is expected to launch the "Seattle Round" of negotiations. Events of this kind that are held in the United States are primarily funded through private donations. The Seattle Host Organization has set a fundraising goal of $9.2 million for the Seattle meeting, which will involve some 3000 delegates and observers from 165 nations. The Seattle Host Organization is responsible for all logistics associated with the meeting, including transportation, accommodations, venues, events and support. It is also coordinating a series of educational programs and public forums for discussion of the WTO and global trade.

The WTO/Seattle Host Organization fundraising effort will continue in the month of November. All companies and organizations with an interest in international trade and a desire to support the Seattle meeting are encouraged to contact the Seattle Host Organization. -0-

                     WTO/SEATTLE HOST ORGANIZATION
               SUPPORTERS LIST (as of November 1, 1999)

Emerald Level ($250,000)
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Allied Signal/Honeywell
Deloitte & Touche
Extreme Networks
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
Microsoft Corporation
Nextel Communications
State of Washington
The Boeing Company
U S WEST

Diamond Level ($249,999-$150,000)
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Activate.net
United Parcel Service
United Technologies Corporation
Weyerhaeuser Company

Platinum Level ($149,999-$75,000)
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AT&T
Bank of America
Columbia Resource Group
Expeditors International
Hewlett-Packard Company
Joseph E. Seagram & Sons
Preston Gates & Ellis
Procter & Gamble
The Production Network
The Workshop

Gold Level ($74,999-$25,000)
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Active Voice Corporation
APCO Associates
Business Wire
Caterpillar
Cisco Systems
Digital Seattle
Federal Express Corporation
Frank Russell Company
IBM
Lucent
Lufthansa
PACCAR
Port of Seattle
Skyway Luggage Company
U.S. Bank

Silver Level ($24,999-$10,000)
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APL Limited
Bethlehem Steel
Gray Line of Seattle
Intel Corporation
Northwest Airlines
Northwest Horticultural Council
Perkins Coie LLP
Port of Tacoma
Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.
Seattle Chocolate Company
Thistle Press
Washington Wine Commission
United Airlines
Xerox Business Services

Bronze Level ($9,999-$5,000)
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American Electronics Association
American Vintners Association
Atlas Air
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chukar Cherry Company
City University
Homelands International  Company
Horizon Airlines
Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP
Muckleshoot Casino
Renaissance Madison Hotel
S. Martinelli & Co.
Starbucks
Union Bank of California
Union Square Limited Partnership
Washington Software Alliance