Richard L. Armitage, 62, president of Armitage International LLC since 2005. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. President of Armitage Associates from 1993 to 2001. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1983 to 1989. Recipient of numerous service awards and U.S. and foreign decorations. Also a director of ManTech International Corp. Lives in Arlington, Va. (4)

Richard H. Auchinleck, 56, president and CEO of Gulf Canada Resources Limited from 1998 to 2001. Chief operating officer of Gulf Canada and CEO for Gulf Indonesia Resources Limited from 1997 to 1998. Also a director of Enbridge Commercial Trust and Telus Corporation. Lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (2, 4)

Norman R. Augustine, 72, director of Lockheed Martin Corporation from 1995 to 2005. Chairman of Lockheed Martin Corporation from 1996 to 1998. CEO of Lockheed Martin from 1996 to 1997. President of Lockheed Martin Corporation from 1995 to 1996. CEO of Martin Marietta from 1987 to 1995. Also a director of The Black & Decker Corporation and The Procter & Gamble Company. Lives in Potomac, Md. (3)

James E. Copeland, Jr., 63, CEO of Deloitte & Touche USA, and its parent company, Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu, from 1999 to 2003. A director of Coca-Cola Enterprises and Equifax Inc. since 2003 and a director of Time Warner Cable Inc. since 2006. Also senior fellow for corporate governance with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a global scholar with the Robinson School of Business at Georgia State University. Lives in Duluth, Ga. (1, 2)

Kenneth M. Duberstein, 63, chairman and CEO of the Duberstein Group, a strategic planning and consulting company, since 1989. Served as White House chief of staff and deputy chief of staff to President Ronald Reagan. Also a director of The Boeing Company, Fannie Mae, The Travelers Companies, Inc. and Mack-Cali Realty Corporation. Lives in Washington, D.C. (5)

Ruth R. Harkin, 63, senior vice president, international affairs and government relations, for United Technologies Corporation (UTC) and chair of United Technologies International, UTC’s international representation arm, from 1997 to 2005. CEO and president of Overseas Private Investment Corporation from 1993 to 1997. Also a member of the Iowa board of regents and a director of AbitibiBowater Inc. Lives in Alexandria, Va. (2, 5)

Charles C. Krulak, 65, executive vice chairman and chief administration officer of MBNA Corporation from 2004 to 2005. Chairman and CEO of MBNA Europe Bank Limited from 2001 to 2004. Senior vice chairman of MBNA America from 1999 to 2001. Commandant and Vice Commander of the Marine Corps and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1995 to 1999. Holds the Defense Distinguished Service medal, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with Combat “V” and two gold stars, the Purple Heart with gold star and the Meritorious Service medal. Also a director of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and Union Pacific Corporation. Lives in Wilmington, Del. (1)

Harold McGraw III, 59, chairman, president and CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies since 2000. President and CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies from 1998 to 2000. Member of The McGraw-Hill Companies’ board of directors since 1987. Also a director of United Technologies Corporation. Lives in New York, N.Y. (3)

James J. Mulva, 61, chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips. Chairman, president and CEO of Phillips from 1999 to 2002. President and chief operating officer from 1994 to 1999. Joined Phillips in 1973; elected to board in 1994. Served as 2006 chairman of the American Petroleum Institute. Also a director of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and member of The Business Council and The Business Roundtable. Serves as a trustee of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. (2)

Harald J. Norvik, 61, chairman and partner of Econ Management AS. Chairman, president and CEO of Statoil from 1988 to 1999. Chairman of the Board of Telenor ASA and also a director of Petroleum Geo-Services ASA. Lives in Nesoddangen, Norway. (3)

William K. Reilly, 68, president and CEO of Aqua International Partners, an investment group which finances water improvements in developing countries, since 1997. Also a director of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Lives in San Francisco, Calif. (5)

William R. Rhodes, 72, chairman, president and CEO of Citibank, N.A., since 2005. Senior vice chairman of Citigroup Inc. since 2001. Chairman of Citicorp/Citibank from 2003 to 2005. Senior vice chairman of Citicorp/Citibank from 2002 to 2003. Vice chairman of Citigroup Inc. from 1999 to 2001. Vice chairman of Citicorp/Citibank from 1991 to 2001. Also a director of Private Export Funding Corporation and the Council of the Americas. Lives in New York, N.Y. (3)

J. Stapleton Roy, 72, managing director and vice chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc. Assistant Secretary of State for intelligence and research from 1999 to 2000. Attained the highest rank in the Foreign Service, career ambassador, while serving as ambassador to Singapore, Indonesia and the People’s Republic of China. Also a member of the board of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Lives in Bethesda, Md. (4)

Bobby S. Shackouls, 57, chairman of Burlington Resources from 1997 to 2006. President and CEO of Burlington Resources from 1995 to 2006. Member of the board of the Domestic Petroleum Council, vice chairman of the Texas Heart Institute, executive board member of the Sam Houston Area Council, and member of the National Board of the Boy Scouts of America. Also a director of The Kroger Co. Lives in Houston, Texas. (5)

Victoria J. Tschinkel, 60, director of the Florida Nature Conservancy from 2003 to 2006. Senior environmental consultant to law firm Landers & Parsons, from 1987 to 2002. Former secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation. Lives in Tallahassee, Fla. (1)

Kathryn C. Turner, 60, founder, chairperson and CEO of Standard Technology, Inc., a management and technology solutions firm with a focus in the healthcare sector, since 1985. Also a director of Carpenter Technology Corporation and Schering-Plough Corporation. Lives in Bethesda, Md. (4)

William E. Wade, Jr., 65, former president of ARCO (Atlantic Richfield Company). Executive vice president, worldwide exploration and production, ARCO, from 1993 to 1998. Also served as president of ARCO Oil & Gas Company and president of ARCO Alaska. Served on the boards of ARCO, Burlington Resources, Lyondell Chemical Company and Vastar Resources. Lives in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. (2, 3)

(1) Member of Audit and Finance Committee

(2) Member of Executive Committee

(3) Member of Compensation Committee

(4) Member of Directors’ Affairs Committee

(5) Member of Public Policy Committee