DATE
January 27, 2003

LOCATI0N
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel

HOST
The Japan International Transport Institute under the Auspices of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

Japan International Tranport Institute
SARAH AYERS
1819 L STREET, N.W. SUITE 1000
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036
PHONE:+1- 202-833-9763
FAX: +1-202-833-9769
jiti@japantransport.com
www.japantransport.com

Activities of our institute are made possible through the generous assistance of the Nippon Foundation.

Jeffrey N. Shane
Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation
U.S. Department of Transportation

Jeffrey N. Shane was appointed by President Bush as Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation in March 2002. Mr. Shane serves as the Secretary of Transportation's principal policy advisor and as the Director of the Department's Office of Intermodalism.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Shane was a partner at the international law firm of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. in its Washington, DC, office. He had a domestic and international transportation practice, with a major emphasis on regulatory, legislative, and transactional issues.

Prior to entering the private practice of law, Mr. Shane held a number of other positions in transportation policy in the federal government. At DOT he served as Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs (1989-1993), Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs (1983-1985), and Assistant General Counsel for International Law. He also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Transportation Affairs (1985-1989).

Mr. Shane served from 1994 through 2001 as Chairman of the Commission on Air Transport of the International Chamber of Commerce and as Chairman of the Military Airlift Committee of the National Defense Transportation Association. He was Chair of the American Bar Association's Forum on Air and Space Law from 2001 to early 2002. From 1985 through 1989, he was Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University, teaching a course in International Transportation Law.

Mr. Shane received his A.B. from Princeton University and his LL.B. from Columbia University, where he was Articles Editor of the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.