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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GLOBAL HERITAGE FUND ADDS TWO DISTINGUISHED LEADERS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Connie Duckworth and Bill Brown Bring Extensive International Development and Conservation Experience to the GHF Board

Connie Duckworth		Bill Brown

PALO ALTO, CALIF. (December 17, 2005) - Two distinguished leaders in international development and conservation have joined the Board of Directors of Global Heritage Fund (GHF), a leading international conservancy dedicated to preserving endangered world heritage sites in developing countries.

"We are honored to have Connie Duckworth and Bill Brown join the GHF board to help lead our growing efforts to fund, plan and monitor critical preservation and restoration projects around the world," said Jeff Morgan, GHF's executive director. "Both Connie and Bill bring a range of experiences that will serve to aid GHF and its endeavors."

Ms. Duckworth is a retired Partner and Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs, & Co. where she was named the first woman sales and trading partner in the firm’s history during her 20 year career. She co-authored a primer on entrepreneurship titled The Old Girls’ Network: Insider Advice for Women Building Businesses in a Man’s World (Basic Books 2003) and has been an angel investor, mentoring and selectively investing in women-led businesses. She is the recipient of numerous awards.

Ms. Duckworth serves as President and Chairman of the Board of Arzu, Inc., a non-profit organization she founded in response to a site visit to Afghanistan in early 2003. Arzu, meaning “hope” in Dari, aims to provide sustainable income to underprivileged Afghan women and their families by sourcing and selling handmade rugs in the U.S. She is an active member of the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council, a public/private partnership established by Presidents Bush and Karzai in 2002.

Ms. Duckworth sits on the Board of Trustees of Northwestern Mutual, the Boards of Directors of Smurfit Stone Container Corporation and DNP Select Income Fund, and the Board of Overseers of the Wharton School, and is Vice Chairman of the Board of Evanston Northwestern Healthcare. She is a past Chair of the Committee of 200, the organization of leading women entrepreneurs and corporate business executives in the United States. Ms. Duckworth holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. from the University of Texas.

“Global Heritage Fund is an innovative example of social entrepreneurship. It aligns the imperative of preserving mankind’s most treasured cultural assets with the urgent need for economic empowerment for those at the bottom of the world’s social and economic stratum,” said Connie Duckworth on the nomination to the GHF Board of Directors. “I am privileged to be part of this global win-win solution.”

Bill Brown is President and CEO of the Bishop Museum in Hawaii. He was Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior during the Clinton Administration and has held positions with the National Audubon Society, World Wildlife Fund, Waste Management, Inc., Environmental Defense Fund, and U.S. Endangered Species Scientific Authority. His current and former directorships include the Historic Hawai`i Foundation, Ocean Conservancy, Environmental and Energy Study Institute, Environmental Law Institute, U.S. Environmental Training Institute, US Committee for the United Nations Environment Programme, Audubon Naturalist Society, and Harvard Environmental Law Society. He was graduated from the University of Virginia (B.A. 1969, Biology, with highest distinction), Johns Hopkins University (M.A.T. 1970), University of Hawaii (Ph.D. 1973, Zoology), and Harvard Law School (J.D. 1977). He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society), Phi Sigma (The Biological Research Society), and the District of Columbia Bar.

"It is an honor to join with the board in advancing the GHF mission, said Bill Brown. “The Earth's crown jewels of culture and nature are threatened on many fronts, and GHF stands uniquely positioned for their defense."

"The advice and counsel from these accomplished individuals will add significant expertise and business savvy as GHF pursues its mission of long-term preservation of mankind's most important world heritage cultural sites in developing countries. They will help us with successful community development, sustainable tourism, education and jobs," explained Morgan.

About Global Heritage Fund
Global Heritage Fund is the leading international conservancy preserving endangered world heritage sites in developing countries. Our mission is to enable successful, long-term preservation of humankind's most important archaeological sites and ancient townscapes, creating new opportunities for economic growth. Global Heritage Fund uses its Preservation by Design methodology to develop comprehensive Master Conservation Plans, provide early matching grants and training, build local institutions and promote sustainable tourism development to further permanent protection for global cultural treasures. Global Heritage Fund is a registered non-profit international conservancy based in Palo Alto, California.

At the very heart of GHF's conservation efforts is the Global Heritage Network (GHN) of experts and conservation technology backed by GHF’s Leaders in Conservation, Senior Advisory Board, and Trustees for Global Heritage, a distinguished network of philanthropists and foundations committed to preserving and protecting these endangered one-of-a-kind archaeological and world heritage sites.

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