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SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUSES AND STATEMENTS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CREDIT SUISSE INSTITUTIONAL FUND-INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO
WARBURG PINCUS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
The following information supplements certain information contained in the
portfolio's and fund's Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information.
Nancy Nierman joins P. Nicholas Edwards, Vincent J. McBride and Harold E. Sharon
as Co-Portfolio Manager of the portfolio and fund. Ms. Nierman has been with
CSAM since 1999 as a result of Credit Suisse's acquisition of Warburg Pincus.
Prior to joining Warburg Pincus in 1996, Ms. Nierman was an analyst with
Fiduciary Trust Company International from 1992 to 1996. Harold W. Ehrlich no
longer serves as Co-Portfolio Manager of the portfolio or fund.
Dated: October 18, 2000 16-1000
for
WPINI
WPISF
ADIEQ