Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. section 1350), the undersigned, Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Bancorp, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify that:

(1)	The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (the “Form 10-K”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: February 28, 2003 /s/ Jerry A. Grundhofer      
Jerry A. Grundhofer
Chief Executive Officer

     The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. section 1350) and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-K or as a separate disclosure document.