The Association for Financial Professionals Announces Strategic Alliance with Citi for the Third Year in a Row

Citi’s Global Transaction Services business to be Exclusive Partner of Two Prestigious AFP Executive Programs

Bethesda, MD – February 27, 2008 - The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) announced today that Citi will be the exclusive partner for AFP’s Executive Programs, including AFP’s Global Corporate Treasurers Forum (GCTF) and the Executive Institute at AFP’s Annual Conference for the third straight year. These two prestigious programs provide essential, original and unbiased information to senior-level finance professionals and an open environment for peer-to-peer discussions on current industry topics, cutting-edge ideas and applicable solutions for the treasury and finance profession.

"Corporate treasurers continue to play an increasing strategic role in their organizations, and AFP is committed to providing these senior executives with best-in-class programs," said Jim Kaitz, President and CEO of AFP. "We are especially honored to have Citi as a partner for these two prestigious events."

"As a recognized global provider of award winning treasury services Citi is pleased to be working with AFP, an organization known for its industry knowledge and excellence," said Julie Monaco, Head of North America, at Citi’s Global Transaction Services. "This partnership with AFP allows us to underscore our leadership in North America and reinforce our commitment to the financial community through these programs."

As an exclusive partner, Citi will underwrite the development of strategic research for AFP’s 2008 Liquidity Survey as well as high level educational programming for two senior-level programs:

• AFP 2008 Liquidity Survey, a highly distributed annual survey that tracks the latest trends in cash and liquidity management on topics ranging from investment strategies for excess cash to bank relationship management,
• Global Corporate Treasurers Forum, a two-day in-depth exploration of the challenges, risks and opportunities involved in managing an international treasury for treasurers, chief financial officers, controllers, VPs of finance and assistant treasurers, (May 19-21, 2008 in Chicago, IL), and
• Executive Institute at the 2008 AFP Annual Conference, two half-days of strategic content and speakers focused on high-impact issues for senior-level practitioners, (October 19-22, 2008 in Los Angeles, CA).

Additional information about the AFP Global Corporate Treasurers Forum can be found at www.corporatetreasurers.org or by contacting Craig Martin at cmartin@afponline.org or 301-961-8629.

About AFP
The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) serves more than 16,000 individual members throughout all stages of their careers in treasury and financial management. Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, AFP provides professional certification, continuing education, research, development of industry standards, financial tools and publications, training and career development and representation to legislators and regulators. AFP’s global reach includes AFP of Canada, a membership organization and gtnews, a London-based, on-line resource for the treasury and finance community.

AFP is the daily resource for its members to seek answers, solutions, best practices and collaboration with peers. For more information about AFP, visit www.AFPonline.org.

About Citi:
Global Transaction Services, a division of Citi Markets & Banking, offers integrated cash management, trade, and securities and fund services to multinational corporations, financial institutions and public sector organizations around the world. With a network spanning over 100 countries, Citi's Global Transaction Services supports over 65,000 clients. As of the 4th quarter of 07, it held on average $245 billion in liability balances and $13.1 trillion in assets under custody.

Citi, the leading global financial services company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Citi’s major brand names include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney, Banamex, and Nikko. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com. For further information, please contact:

Association for Financial Professionals
Billy Treger
301-961-8869
wtreger@afponline.org

Citi
Nina Das
212-186-9267
nina.das@citi.com