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EXHIBIT 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Lee R. Mitau, Andrew Cecere 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-8
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.
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ John F. Grundhofer Chairman, Chief Executive July 19, 2000
------------------------------------ Officer, and Director
John F. Grundhofer (principal executive officer)
Chief Financial Officer July , 2000
------------------------------------ (principal financial officer) --
Andrew Cecere
Senior Vice President and July , 2000
------------------------------------ Controller (principal --
Terrance R. Dolan accounting officer)
/s/ Linda L. Ahlers Director July 19, 2000
------------------------------------
Linda L. Ahlers
/s/ Harry L. Bettis Director July 19, 2000
------------------------------------
Harry L. Bettis
/s/ Arthur D. Collins, Jr. Director July 19, 2000
------------------------------------
Arthur D. Collins, Jr.
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<S> <C> <C>
/s/ Peter H. Coors Director July 19, 2000
------------------------------------
Peter H. Coors
/s/ Robert L. Dryden Director July 19, 2000
------------------------------------
Robert L. Dryden
/s/ Joshua Green III Director July 19, 2000
------------------------------------
Joshua Green III
/s/ Delbert W. Johnson Director July 19, 2000
------------------------------------
Delbert W. Johnson
/s/ Joel W. Johnson Director July 19, 2000
------------------------------------
Joel W. Johnson
/s/ Jerry W. Levin Director July 19, 2000
------------------------------------
Jerry W. Levin
/s/ Paul A. Redmond Director July 19, 2000
------------------------------------
Paul A. Redmond
/s/ Richard G. Reiten Director July 19, 2000
------------------------------------
Richard G. Reiten
/s/ S. Walter Richey Director July 19, 2000
------------------------------------
S. Walter Richey
/s/ Warren R. Staley Director July 19, 2000
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Warren R. Staley
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