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Frank E. Loy Joins Nature Conservancy Board of Directors

Distinguished Former Under-Secretary of State Brings Environmental, Scientific and International Expertise to Board

Arlington, VA — November 13, 2006 — The Nature Conservancy today announced the addition of a new member, Frank E. Loy, to its board of directors.

As the former under secretary of state for global affairs from 1998 to 2001, Loy coordinated U.S. foreign relations on issues such as the environment, the promotion of democracy, human rights, refugees and humanitarian affairs and counter-narcotics. In this position he served as the chief U.S. negotiator for climate change, as well as for treaties on trade in genetically-modified agricultural products.

He also served in the Department of State from 1979-1981 as the director of the Bureau of Refugee Programs and from 1965-1970 as the deputy assistant secretary for economic affairs.

"Frank Loy’s diverse experiences bring valuable knowledge to the Conservancy as we seek to expand our conservation impact around the world," said Steve McCormick, president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. "He has a global outlook, a strategic mind, tremendous policy experience and shares our commitment to producing tangible, lasting results."

"A Giant in the Field of Environmental Policy"

Loy joins the board with in-depth knowledge of the environmental community, having served as board chairman of Environmental Defense, the League of Conservation Voters, and Resources For the Future. He currently serves on the boards of Environmental Defense, the Pew Center for Global Climate Change, Resources for the Future, ecoAmerica and Population Services International.

From 1981-1995, Loy was president of the German Marshall Fund, a foundation focused on American and European political, economic and environmental relations. In addition, he was a founding director of The Institute of International Economics and of the Budapest-based Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe.

Nigel Purvis, the Conservancy’s vice president and managing director for external affairs and policy, served with Loy at the State Department in the late 1990s. "Not only is Frank a giant in the field of environmental policy, he is also an extraordinarily generous and decent person," said Purvis. "We are very fortunate to have recruited him to the Conservancy."

Loy also spent numerous years in the business community. He was senior vice-president for international affairs of Pan American Airlines, practiced corporate law with the Los Angeles firm of O’Melveny & Myers, and has served on numerous corporate boards of directors.

The Nature Conservancy is a leading international, nonprofit organization that preserves plants, animals and natural communities representing the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. To date, the Conservancy and its more than one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 15 million acres in the United States and have helped preserve more than 102 million acres in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Visit us on the Web at www.nature.org.