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Board of Directors and Officers

Charif Souki is a director and Chief Executive Officer of our general partner. Mr. Souki, a co-founder of Cheniere Energy, Inc., is Chairman of Cheniere’s board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of Cheniere. Since December 2002, Mr. Souki has been the Chief Executive Officer of Cheniere, and he was also President of Cheniere from that time until April 2005. From June 1999 to December 2002, he was Chairman of the board of directors of Cheniere and an independent investment banker. From September 1997 until June 1999, he was co-chairman of the board of directors of Cheniere, and he served as Secretary of Cheniere from July 1996 until September 1997. Mr. Souki has over 20 years of independent investment banking experience in the industry and has specialized in providing financing for small capitalization companies with an emphasis on the oil and gas industry. Mr. Souki received a B.A. from Colgate University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Don A. Turkleson is a director and Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of our general partner. Mr. Turkleson is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cheniere. He became a Senior Vice President of Cheniere in May 2004, relinquished the position of Treasurer of Cheniere in December 2004 and relinquished the position of Secretary in September 2006. He had served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Cheniere since December 1997. Prior to joining Cheniere in 1997, Mr. Turkleson was employed by PetroCorp Incorporated from 1983 to 1996, as Controller until 1986, then as Vice President—Finance, Secretary and Treasurer. From 1975 to 1983, he worked as a Certified Public Accountant in the natural resources division of Arthur Andersen & Co. in Houston. Mr. Turkleson received a B.S. in accounting from Louisiana State University. He is a director and past Chairman of the Board of Neighborhood Centers, Inc., a nonprofit organization.

Graham A. McArthur is Treasurer of our general partner. Mr. McArthur is Vice President and Treasurer of Cheniere. He became a Vice President of Cheniere in January 2005 and has served as Treasurer of Cheniere since December 2004. Prior to joining Cheniere in 2004, Mr. McArthur was with Westlake Chemical Corporation since 1996, serving most recently as Assistant Treasurer. He began his career in commercial banking in 1987 before moving into a corporate treasury role in 1991. Mr. McArthur received a B.B.A. in finance from Texas A&M University in 1987 and an M.B.A. from the University of Houston in 1990.

Anne V. Vaughan is Secretary of our general partner. Ms. Vaughan is Assistant General Counsel and Secretary of Cheniere. From April 2000 until joining Cheniere in June 2006, she served as an Attorney and a Senior Attorney with Burlington Resources Inc., a large independent oil and gas company acquired by ConocoPhillips in March 2006. From October 1996 to April 2000, Ms. Vaughan was an associate with the law firm of Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin in Houston, Texas. She received a B.S. in psychology from Tulane University and a J.D. from the University of Texas.

Meg Gentle is a director of our general partner. She has served as Vice President of Strategic Planning of Cheniere since June 2004. Prior to joining Cheniere, Ms. Gentle spent eight years in energy market development, economic evaluation and long-range planning. She conducted international business development and strategic planning for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and development company, for six years and energy market analysis for Pace Global Energy Services, an energy management and consulting firm, for two years. Ms. Gentle received her B.A. in economics and international affairs from James Madison University and an M.B.A. from Rice University.

Lon McCain is an independent director of our general partner. He also serves as chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Conflicts Committee of our general partner. Mr. McCain was Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Westport Resources Corporation, a publicly traded exploration and production company, from 2001 until the sale of that company to Kerr-McGee Corporation in 2004. From 1992 until joining Westport, Mr. McCain was Senior Vice President and Principal of Petrie Parkman & Co., an investment banking firm specializing in the oil and gas industry. From 1978 until joining Petrie Parkman, Mr. McCain held senior financial management positions with Presidio Oil Company, Petro-Lewis Corporation and Ceres Capital. He is currently on the board of directors of Transzap, Inc, a provider of digital data and electronic payment solutions, and Crimson Exploration, Inc., an independent oil and gas company. Mr. McCainreceived a B.S. in business administration and a Masters of Business Administration/Finance from the University of Denver. Mr. McCain was also an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the University of Denver from 1982 to 2005.

Robert J. Sutcliffe is an independent director of our general partner. He also serves as chairman of the Conflicts Committee and member of the Audit Committee of our general partner. Mr Sutcliffe, a lawyer and business advisor based in Los Angeles, is the Managing Director of Craftsman Capital Advisors LLC, and specializes in representation of entrepreneurs and venture investors. Mr. Sutcliffe was, until 1989, a partner and chairman of the corporate practice group in the Los Angeles office of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, where his practice focused on venture capital, corporations and securities. He then served as Congressional Chief of Staff to the Honorable Christopher Cox of California until 1990. He is a director of Innovative Card Technologies, Inc., a public company that develops technologies to enhance payment card functionality. He formerly served as non-executive Chairman of Miravant Medical Technologies, a public pharmaceutical development company. Mr. Sutcliffe received a B.A. in political science and international relations from the University of California, Los Angeles and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Walter L. Williams is a director of our general partner. Mr. Williams has served as Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Cheniere since June 1999. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cheniere from September 1997 until June 1999 and as Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Cheniere from July 1996 until September 1997. Prior to joining Cheniere, Mr. Williams spent 32 years as a founder and later Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Texoil Company, a publicly-held Gulf Coast exploration and production company. Prior to that time, he was an independent petroleum consultant. Mr. Williams received a B.S. in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University and is a Registered Engineer in Louisiana and Texas. He is currently serving on the Dwight Look College of Engineering Advisory Council at Texas A & M University and has previously served as a director and member of the Executive Committee on the Board of the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

Ben Guill is an independent director of our general partner. Until April 2007, Mr. Guill was President of First Reserve Corporation, a corporate manager of private investments focusing on the energy and energy-related sectors, which he joined in September 1998. Prior to joining First Reserve, Mr. Guill was the Managing Director and Co-head of Investment Banking of Simmons & Company International, an investment-banking firm specializing in the oil service industry. He serves as a director of National Oilwell Varco.

James D. Bennett in an independent director of our general partner. Mr. Bennett is a Managing Director with GSO Capital Partners and has been involved in many of GSO's private equity and mezzanine investments in the energy industry. He is based in Houston. Prior to joining GSO Capital Partners, Mr. Bennett served as the CFO of Aquilex Service Corporation, which provides specialty repair services to refining and power generation facilities worldwide. Prior to that, Mr. Bennett was vice president of operations at Exario Networks. Before that Mr. Bennett spent over five years in the investment banking group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette where he was involved in transactions for companies in all segments of the energy industry. Mr. Bennett started his career in corporate banking at NationsBank. Mr. Bennett received a BBA in Finance from Texas Tech University and currently serves as a Director of United Engines and Crestwood Midstream Partners.

 

 
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