Alan Keyes Chronology

Education: Cole High School, San Antonio, Texas;

Harvard University, BA, PhD, 1979

Religion: Roman Catholic

Married: Jocelyn Marcel in 1981

Children: Francis, 12; Maya, 9; Andrew, 6

Government positions: US ambassador to the UN Economic and Social Council, 1983-85; US assistant secretary of state for international organizations, 1985-87

Other jobs: resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute, 1987-89; president, Citizens Against Government Waste, 1989-91; interim president Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, 1991; radio host of ''The Alan Keyes Show: America's Wake-Up Call,'' columnist, lecturer, 1991-present

Author: ''Masters of the Dream: The Strength and Betrayal of Black America,'' William Morrow Co., 1995