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CLINTON'S CABINET PICKS

Secretary of Commerce

RONALD BROWN

* Born: Washington, D.C., Aug. 1, 1941.

* Education: BA, Middlebury College, 1962; JD, St. John's University, 1970.

* Military Service: Captain, US Army, 1963-67.

* Career: General counsel, National Urban League, 1971-73; chief spokesman, Urban League, 1973-79; vice president, Washington operations, Urban League, 1976-79; chief counsel, US Senate Judiciary Committee, 1980; staff director, US Sen. Edward Kennedy (D) of Massachusetts, 1981; partner, Patton, Boggs & Blow, 1981 to present; chairman, Democratic National Committee, 1989 to present.

* Personal: Married to Alma Arrington; two children.

* Assessment: Brown is a shrewd and skilled Washington operator whose appointment was probably a reward for his services in electing a Democratic president for the first time in 12 years.

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