February 7, 2000

Jamie S. Gorelick, Vice Chair, Fannie Mae, Elected to UTC Board

Contact:
Peter Dalpe
(860) 728-7912 www.utc.com

HARTFORD, Conn., February 7, 2000 -- Jamie S. Gorelick, vice chair of Fannie Mae, has been elected to the board of directors of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). Gorelick's election brings total UTC board membership to 12.

"Jamie is a highly respected member of the legal and financial communities, and has earned a reputation for scholarship and superb judgment," said UTC Chairman and CEO George David. "We are delighted to have her as a member of UTC's board of directors."

Gorelick, 49, is part of the three-person Office of the Chairman at Fannie Mae, the nation's largest source of funds for home mortgages. In addition to sharing responsibility for the management of the company, Gorelick supervises Fannie Mae's affordable lending products and its legal and regulatory activities.

Prior to joining Fannie Mae in May 1997, Gorelick was deputy attorney general of the United States, a position she assumed in March 1994. She was the second-ranking official in the Department of Justice.

From May 1993 until she joined the Department of Justice, Gorelick served as General Counsel of the Department of Defense. From 1979 to 1980, she was Assistant to the Secretary and Counselor to the Deputy Secretary of Energy. As an attorney from 1975 to 1979 and again from 1980 to 1993 with the law firm of Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin in Washington, D.C., Gorelick represented major U.S. companies on a range of legal and business matters.

She has received many awards and commendations including: the Secretary of Defense Distinguished Service Medal; the Director of Central Intelligence Award; the Outstanding Public Interest Advocate of the Year Award; the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association's Alumnae Recognition Award; the Wickersham Award for Exceptional Public Service and Dedication to the Legal Profession; and the American Bar Association's Margaret Brent Award.

She is listed in Fortune Magazine's "Fifty Most Powerful Women in American Business;" Working Mother Magazine's "Twenty-Five Most Influential Working Mothers in America;" and Washingtonian Magazine's "Fifty Best Lawyers in Washington," and its "One Hundred Most Powerful Women;" as well as Best Lawyers in America.

Gorelick is a graduate of Harvard College, where she was Radcliffe Orator, and a graduate of Harvard Law School. She has taught at Harvard Law School and the Kennedy School of Government and is a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers.

United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the building systems and aerospace industries.

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