UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 3, 2009


FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         

Federally chartered corporation

 

000-51398

 

94-6000630

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

600 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 616-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The board of directors ("Board") of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (the "Bank") selected J. Benson Porter to fill a vacant member director position on the Board, effective December 3, 2009. The director position, currently allocated to California, has a term ending December 31, 2009. As previously disclosed, Mr. Porter was elected to this position for a four-year term beginning January 1, 2010, by the Bank's California institutions in the 2009 director election.

Mr. Porter is President and Chief Executive Officer of Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union, Palo Alto, California. The Bank's Board has appointed Mr. Benson to the Finance Committee of the Board.

The Bank will pay compensation to Mr. Porter for his service on the Bank's Board during 2009 in accordance with the Bank's 2009 Board of Directors Compensation and Expense Reimbursement Policy.


Signature(s)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

   

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

     

Date:  December 8, 2009

 

By:               /s/ Lisa B. MacMillen                       

   

       Lisa B. MacMillen
       Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer