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Subject: Intelsat Shareholders Elect New Board of Directors at Annual General Meeting
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Date: 4 June 2003

Release Number: 2003 -21

Intelsat Shareholders Elect New Board of Directors at Annual General Meeting


Hamilton, Bermuda, 4 June 2003 - Following its Annual General Meeting in
Hamilton, Bermuda earlier today, Intelsat announced the election of the
following six new members to serve on its Board of Directors:



Mr. Carlos Adamo                    Managing Director, Merchant Bankers
Asociados S.A., and Partner, Proyectos Carlos Pellegrini S.A.

Ms. Fabiola Arredondo             Managing Partner, FRA Holdings LLC and
former Managing Director of Yahoo! Europe

Mr. William Boardman              Vice Chairman of Bank One and Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of First USA, Inc., and Chairman of the Board, Visa
International

Mr. Didier Delepine                  President and Chief Executive Officer,
Equant N.V., and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Equant
Network Services

Mr. Boon Hwee Koh                Chairman, Singapore Airlines and former
Chairman of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

Mr. Ken Miller                          Chief Executive Officer, Ken Miller
Capital, LLC, and former Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation



John Sponyoe, a director and Chairman of the Board of Intelsat, Ltd. since
July 2001, has been re-appointed as Chairman of the Board. He has been a
consultant to Lockheed Martin Corporation since February 2002 and had
previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin Global
Telecommunications.



More than half of the board is comprised of independent directors, and
includes Mr. Conny Kullman, current CEO of Intelsat Ltd., who was re-elected
as a board member during the meeting.



At the Annual General Meeting, in addition to Mr. Sponyoe and Mr. Kullman,
the following existing directors were re-elected to Intelsat's Board:



Dr. Brian Dailey                        Senior Vice President of Washington
Operations, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Mr. Herbert Fiuza                     Consultant to SKY Brasil Servicos
Ltda.

Dr. Hans Fjønse                        Chief Technical Officer, Telenor
Broadcast

Mr. Neal Freeman                     Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
The Blackwell Corporation

Mr. Gary Howard                     Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer, Liberty Media Corporation

Mr. Cheikh-Tidiane Mbaye       Chief Executive Officer, Sonatel S.A.

Mr. Philippe-Olivier Rousseau   Executive Director, BNP Paribas Media &
Telecoms Finance Group

Mr. Robin Turner                      Director, BH-SAT Limited

Mr. Christopher Vonwiller        Director, Appen Pty Limited



"We are pleased to welcome our new Directors to the Board and congratulate
those who are now serving a second term with us," said Mr. Kullman.  "Strong
leadership is the foundation of any great business and I am confident that
our Board has the vision and knowledge to guide Intelsat successfully into
the future."





About Intelsat



Intelsat, Ltd. offers telephony, corporate network, video and Internet
solutions around the globe via capacity on 26 geosynchronous satellites in
prime orbital locations.  Customers in approximately 200 countries rely on
Intelsat satellites and ground resources for quality connections, global
reach and reliability.  For more information, visit www.intelsat.com.





Contact:



Jodi Katz

jodi.katz@intelsat.com

+1 202 944 8223



Susan Gordon

susan.gordon@intelsat.com

+1 202 944 6890







Some of the statements in this news release constitute "forward-looking
statements" that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical facts.
These forward-looking statements reflect our intentions, plans,
expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to
risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside our
control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the expectations expressed or implied in the forward-looking
statements include known and unknown risks. Because actual results could
differ materially from our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and
beliefs about the future, you are urged to view all forward-looking
statements contained in this news release with caution. Intelsat does not
undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



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