EX-24.1 6 c61972ex24-1.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY 1 Exhibit 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints David M. Moffett, Lee R. Mitau and Terrance R. Dolan, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign one or more Registration Statements on Form S-3 of U.S. Bancorp, and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or the substitutes for such attorneys-in-fact and agents, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Jerry A. Grundhofer President and Chief Executive April 17, 2001 ------------------------------------ Officer (principal executive Jerry A. Grundhofer officer) /s/ David M. Moffett Vice Chairman and Chief Financial April 17, 2001 ------------------------------------ Officer (principal financial David M. Moffett officer) /s/ Terrance R. Dolan Senior Vice President and April 17, 2001 ------------------------------------ Controller (principal accounting Terrance R. Dolan officer) /s/ John F. Grundhofer Chairman April 17, 2001 ---------------------- John F. Grundhofer /s/ Linda L. Ahlers Director April 17, 2001 ------------------------------------ Linda L. Ahlers /s/ Victoria B. Buyniski Gluckman Director April 17, 2001 ------------------------------------ Victoria B. Buyniski Gluckman
2 /s/ Arthur D. Collins, Jr. Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Arthur D. Collins, Jr. /s/ Peter H. Coors Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Peter H. Coors /s/ John C. Dannemiller Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- John C. Dannemiller /s/ Joshua Green III Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Joshua Green III /s/ J.P. Hayden, Jr. Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- J.P. Hayden, Jr. /s/ Roger L. Howe Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Roger L. Howe /s/ Thomas H. Jacobsen Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Thomas H. Jacobsen /s/ Delbert W. Johnson Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Delbert W. Johnson /s/ Joel W. Johnson Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Joel W. Johnson /s/ Jerry W. Levin Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Jerry W. Levin /s/ Sheldon B. Lubar Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Sheldon B. Lubar /s/ Frank Lyon, Jr. Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Frank Lyon, Jr.
3 /s/ Daniel F. McKeithan, Jr. Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Daniel F. McKeithan, Jr. /s/ David B. O'Maley Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- David B. O'Maley /s/ O'dell M. Owens, M.D., M.P.H. Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- O'dell M. Owens, M.D., M.P.H. /s/ Thomas E. Petry Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Thomas E. Petry /s/ Richard G. Reiten Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Richard G. Reiten /s/ S. Walter Richey Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- S. Walter Richey /s/ Warren R. Staley Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Warren R. Staley /s/ Patrick T. Stokes Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- Patrick T. Stokes /s/ John J. Stollenwerk Director April 17, 2001 ----------------------------------- John J. Stollenwerk