On behalf of the United States National Committee (USNC) of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), a committee of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), we are pleased to announce the nomination of Mr. Frank K. Kitzantides as a candidate for the office of IEC Vice President and Chairman of the Standardization Management Board (SMB) for the term beginning in 2004 and ending in 2006.

The USNC believes that Mr. Kitzantides is uniquely qualified to provide leadership to the SMB and support to the IEC as it implements its strategic plan for the future. He has a distinguished history in the international standardization and conformity assessment arenas with significant experience and proven capabilities working both domestically and in the international community.

Mr. Kitzantides currently serves as a Vice President of the USNC and chairs its Technical Management Committee. On the international level, he has been active in IEC since 1979 and attended his first General Meeting in 1985. Mr. Kitzantides also serves as Chairman of the IECEE, which operates the CB Scheme — a worldwide agreement program for mutual recognition of test results among national certification bodies — and is a member of the IEC Conformity Assessment Board. He has been the U.S. member of the technical management arm of the IEC — the Standardization Management Board and its predecessor, the Committee of Action — since 1987. He has also been the U.S. Technical Advisor for IEC Technical Committee 23, Electrical Accessories, since 1981.

Mr. Kitzantides has had practical, hands-on experience with IEC procedures and operations at all levels of the organization from Working Group Expert to Council Delegate. He has been actively involved in the development of technical management issues important to IEC such as Sector Board membership, a weighted voting proposal and the IEC Global Relevance Policy.

The U.S. candidate currently serves as Vice President of Engineering for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). He has been with the organization for more than twenty-five years and represents the NEMA on governing and technical committees of several national, regional and international organizations.

The USNC believes that his standards, engineering and leadership credentials make Mr. Kitzantides uniquely qualified for the office of IEC Vice President and SMB Chairman. We invite your support of this nomination and encourage your affirmative vote for Mr. Kitzantides at the IEC 67th General Meeting in Montreal, Canada in October 2003.

Thank you.