Miami, Florida November 7, 2003 Ð Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez recently announced the appointment of Gopal Khanna as the new Chief Financial Officer of the Peace Corps.

Before the appointment, Mr. Khanna served as Chief Information Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer of the Peace Corps. He has successfully managed and enhanced the systems technology of the Peace Corps and overseen the financial planning for the growth of the agency.

The Chief Financial Officer is a senior level policy making position, responsible for directing and monitoring the agencyÕs internal budget processes, as well as managing agencyÕs financial systems, accounting, and fiscal operations. The Chief Financial Officer also has the task of organizing the development of the Peace Corps budget requests to Congress.

"Mr. Khanna has been very active in the community service through The Association of Indians in America (AIA) for more than last twenty years. Currently, as the National Vice President of AIA, Gopal has given a new dimension to the organization," said Dr. Piyush C. Agrawal, National President of AIA. He further noted that "Gopal is a visionary leader and he serves as such in every field of his endeavor."

Prior to his employment with the Peace Corps, Mr. Khanna served as president and CEO of International Technology Consultants Incorporated (ITC) and as CIO at the American Hardware and Insurance Group (AHIG). Both organizations are based in Minneapolis.

In addition to his professional duties, Mr. Khanna has been actively involved in various government and community organizations, to name a few; as an appointee of former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson to the Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation; as a task force member in deliberations leading to the publishing of the Minnesota Policy Blueprint; as a member of the boards of directors of the Minnesota International Center, and the Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council; and as national vice president of the Association of Indians in America (AIA).

For more information, contact Dr. Piyush C. Agrawal at the numbers/address given below.