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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.3


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

In connection with the Annual Report of FedEx Corporation ("FedEx") on Form
10-K for the period ended May 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Frederick W. Smith,
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

    (1) The Report 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 Report fairly presents, in all
        material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
        of FedEx.

Date:  July 17, 2003


/s/ Frederick W. Smith
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Frederick W. Smith
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer