Roger Ferguson resigns from Fed Board

In a surprise move, Roger Ferguson, Jr. submitted his resignation on Wednesday 22 February as Vice Chairman and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, effective April 28, 2006.

Ferguson, who has been a member of the Board since November 5, 1997, submitted his letter of resignation to President Bush. He will not attend the March 27-28 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.

"Roger has made invaluable contributions to the Federal Reserve and to the country," said

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