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Karen Hastie Williams

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Karen Hastie Williams, age 63, retired in 2004 as a Partner with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Crowell & Moring, where she specialized in public contract law. Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Ms. Williams served as Administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and Budget (1980-1981) and Chief Counsel of the Senate Committee on the Budget (1977-1980). Ms. Williams is a director of SunTrust Banks, Inc., Continental Airlines Company, Gannett Co. and The Chubb Corporation. Ms. Williams has been a director of Washington Gas Light Company since 1992, a director of WGL Holdings since November 2000 and serves as Chair of the Audit Committee.


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