Bhalu Sule relocates to Projects International's Washington, D.C. headquarters
Bhalu Sule, Senior Vice President, will focus on growing business and investment opportunities in India for American companies, now that India is a member of the WTO. Mr. Sule, originally from Mumbai (Bombay), India, was the former Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and a Senior Advisor to the Planning Commission of India. He is also currently Chairman Emeritus of Sony Entertainment Television India Private Ltd., which he helped establish. Mr. Sule has significant experience in working with the top echelons of Indian and American business and government. In addition to maintaining a staff in Mumbai, he will travel often between India and the U.S. for Projects International's clients and for government liaison.

Peter J.C. Young joins Projects International as Managing Director
Peter Young joins Projects International after a career in law, government, international business development and leading and developing a mid-sized industrial company. Former Chairman/CEO of Harry London Inc. in Canton, Ohio, a company he led through five-fold growth in seven years, Mr. Young previously managed international business development for a major industrial company. In the U.S. Government, Mr. Young served as Legal Advisor to the START arms control negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland. A graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and the London School of Economics, as a lawyer Mr. Young was an expert in international trade and market access issues.

December 2000

Projects International serves as advisor to CalPERS
Projects International assisted CalPERS (California Public Employee's Retirement System) in expanding its investment portfolio to include a $200,000,000 program for Central and Eastern Europe investments.

Projects International assists eCentury Partners, LP
eCentury Partners, LP is a venture capital fund formed to invest in early and mid-stage technology companies in the greater Washington D.C. metro area. Projects International assisted eCentury Partners in arranging an investment of $7,500,000 by MC Capital Corporation.

Projects International assists Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
The Chinese Government awarded a license to open a law office in China to the Minneapolis-based international law firm of Dorsey & Whitney, LLP. Projects International assisted in obtaining this license.

November 2000

Ambassador Chas. W. Freeman, Jr.:
Veteran Diplomat Recalls Challenges of China, Saudi Arabia, Africa
John Shaw, The Washington Diplomat.

August 2000

CalPERS Earmarks $200 Million for Central and Eastern Europe
CalPERS What's New, www.calpers.ca.gov/

Hoon Mok Chung joins Projects International as Senior Vice President
Hoon Mok Chung joins Projects International after a distinguished career at the most senior levels of business, the Korean government and the World Bank.

Former Chairman and CEO of the Hyundai Group, Dr. Chung served as Executive Director for Korea at the Asian Development Bank, as advisor to the President of Korea and to the Ministry of Finance, and as a Senior Director at the World Bank. He has unparalleled experience and understanding of business, economic and political issues in Korea and the Pacific Rim.

May 2000

"Universal Values and Open Markets"
Larry Clarkson, Senior Vice President, Projects International. Speech delivered at the UNOPS Conference: "The UN and Business: A Partnership for the New Millennium", May 31, 2000, New York City.

January-
March 2000

Washington Luminaries Deliver Know-How, Networks To Deals
Export Finance Letter Vol. 2, No. 1

January 2000

Lawrence W. Clarkson joins Projects International as Senior Vice President
Lawrence W. Clarkson joins Projects International after a distinguished thirty-year career in the commercial airplane and aerospace sector, including his most recent position as President of Boeing Enterprises in Seattle, Washington. As one of the most senior executives at The Boeing Company, and prior to that at Pratt & Whitney, Mr. Clarkson was responsible in large part for both companies' commercial expansions overseas. Mr. Clarkson is recognized for his expertise in international business, management, financing, and global growth strategies and implementation.