PLEASE FILE THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT WITH YOUR RECORDS.
STRONG INTERNATIONAL BOND FUNDS
STRONG GLOBAL HIGH-YIELD BOND FUND
STRONG INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND
STRONG SHORT-TERM GLOBAL BOND FUND
STRONG INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUNDS
STRONG ASIA PACIFIC FUND
STRONG FOREIGN MAJORMARKETSSM FUND
STRONG INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND
STRONG OVERSEAS FUND
Supplement to the Prospectus dated March 1, 1999
The following changes in portfolio managers have been made:
STRONG GLOBAL HIGH-YIELD BOND FUND. Effective immediately, Mr. John T. Bender
will manage the Strong Global High-Yield Bond Fund. Biographical information
on Mr. Bender can be found on page 11 of the Fund's prospectus.
STRONG INTERNATIONAL BOND FUND. Effective immediately, Messrs. Bradley C. Tank
and John T. Bender will co-manage the Strong International Bond Fund.
Biographical information on Mr. Bender can be found on page 11 of the Fund's
prospectus. Mr. Tank has over 15 years of investment experience. He joined
Strong Capital Management, Inc., the Fund's investment adviser ("Strong"), in
June 1990. For eight years prior to joining Strong, he worked for Salomon
Brothers Inc. At Salomon, he was a vice president and fixed income specialist
for six years and for the two years prior to that, a fixed income specialist.
He received his bachelors degree in English from the University of Wisconsin in
1980 and his Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the University
of Wisconsin in 1982, where he also completed the Applied Securities Analysis
Program. Mr. Tank chairs Strong's Fixed Income Investment Committee.
STRONG SHORT-TERM GLOBAL BOND FUND. Effective immediately, Messrs. Bradley C.
Tank and Jeffrey A. Koch will co-manage the Strong Short-Term Global Bond Fund.
Biographical information on Mr. Tank can be found above under "Strong
International Bond Fund." Biographical information on Mr. Koch can be found on
page 11 of the Fund's prospectus.
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STRONG FOREIGN MAJORMARKETSSM FUND. Effective immediately, Mr. David Lui will
manage the Strong Foreign MajorMarketsSM Fund. Biographical information on Mr.
Lui can be found on page 12 of the Fund's prospectus.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement is August 12, 1999.
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