Directorate,etc.

Ford Motor Co
21 July 2000

Letter to New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Dated 14 July 2000

Pursuant to our Listing Agreement, you are hereby notified that John R.H. Bond
has been elected a Director of the Company effective July 12, 2000.

Also, effective July 13, 2000, James W. Bosscher has been elected an Assistant
Treasurer and Forrest H. Brown has been elected an Assistant Secretary of the 
Company for Lincoln Mercury Division dealer-related matters only.  Richard N.
Beattie has been elected Vice President - Investor Relations effective 
September 1, 2000.

From:  Peter Sherry Jr (Assistant Secretary)