ADVISORY/Lawrence H. Summers, President, Harvard University, Will Address Members and Guests of The Economic Club of Chicago.

Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (October 14)

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WHAT:    The Economic Club of Chicago's first dinner meeting of the
         2003-2004 program year featuring Lawrence H. Summers,
         president of Harvard University and former Secretary of the
         U.S. Treasury.

WHO:     Lawrence H. Summers took office as 27th president of Harvard
         University on July 1, 2001. Having received a Bachelor of
         Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
         in 1975, Mr. Summers began his Harvard career as a doctoral
         student in economics. After completing his dissertation in
         1982, he was awarded the PhD from Harvard.

         In the past decade, Mr. Summers has served in a series of
         senior public policy positions, most recently as secretary of
         the Treasury of the United States. Summers became treasury
         secretary in 1999 and proceeded to help engineer a historic
         pay down of the U.S. debt, extended the life of the Social
         Security and Medicare trust funds, and led the effort to
         enact the most sweeping financial deregulation in 60 years.
         He was awarded the Alexander Hamilton Medal, the treasury
         department's highest honor, upon completion of his term.
         Summers has served as the Arthur Okun Distinguished Fellow in
         Economics, Globalization and Governance at the Brookings
         Institution in Washington.

WHEN:    Tuesday, October 14, 2003
         Please contact Elizabeth Doran, 312/726-1628, if you plan to
         attend.

         4:30 p.m.           Press Pre-event availability
         6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Camera Crew set-up -
                             International Ballroom
         6:45 p.m.           Dinner begins - International Ballroom
         7:45 p.m.           Program begins - International Ballroom

         If you would like to set up a pre-event interview with
         Lawrence Summers please call Lucie McNeil at 857/222-7508.

WHERE:   The Chicago Hilton and Towers - International Ballroom
         720 South Michigan Avenue