From: Clinton-HQ@campaign92.org (Clinton/Gore '92)
Subject: CLINTON: Appointments by President-Elect Bill Clinton 12/12/92
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Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 08:34:08 GMT

Posted by: The Office of the President-Elect
Date: December 12, 1992

SUBJECT: More appointments!

     
DEPARTMENT TITLE:                  Secretary of Commerce

SECRETARY DESIGNEE:                Ronald H. Brown


     The Department of Commerce is primarily responsible for the
promotion of international trade and the export of American
products, as well as for encouraging technological and economic
growth.  Some of its other responsibilities include:

     *    Administering programs to prevent unfair foreign trade
          competition;

     *    Working to increase exports and encourage domestic
          economic development; 

     *    Assisting in the growth of minority businesses;

     *    Providing research and support for the use of scientific,
          engineering and technological development;

     *    Providing social and economic statistics and analysis for
          business and government planners;

     *    Promoting travel in the United States by foreigners;

     *    Awarding patents and registering trademarks;

     *    Administering the Census Bureau and National Weather
          Service; and

     *    Assisting in maintenance and development of the US
          Merchant Marine.


  (Source: The Presidential-Congressional Political Dictionary)


Statement of Ronald H. Brown
December 12, 1992
Little Rock, AR

SECRETARY OF COMMERCE - DESIGNEE


     It is an honor and a privilege to be named Secretary of
Commerce; I am proud to be part of President-elect Clinton's
economic team.  I look forward to helping implement the economic
plans laid out by President-elect Clinton during his campaign.  

     If we are serious about rebuilding our economy; if we are
serious about creating long term, high paying jobs for our people;
if we are serious about maintaining leadership in manufacturing as
well as emerging technologies; then we simply must have a national
strategy to help our businesses and our workers compete and win in
a global economy.  The essence of our strategy must be to bring
government, business and labor together for the benefit of all of
our people.  That is my mission at Commerce. 

     Last month the voters of America demanded change.  Our task is
to take this renewed commitment to effective government and
translate it into new ways of doing the business of government.  As
anyone who has worked with me knows, I am an optimist by nature --
I know that institutions can change if leadership and commitment
are brought to bear.

     This will be a team effort.  Expanding exports, promoting new
technologies, supporting business development -- these all require
integrated action -- stretching across agency boundaries; crossing
old lines between business, labor, and government.  Economic
development in the cities requires sensible trade policies; new
technologies do not matter if there is not a well trained labor
force ready to participate in their development and implementation.

     As the President elect has directed, we need to find new
approaches at the Commerce Department.  I plan to reach out
extensively to business and labor leaders for assistance in this
first mission. 

     The last four years as Chair of the Party has taught me
immense amounts about our country; I have met extraordinarily
energetic and dedicated people in every state.  I look forward to
this new challenge and opportunity.

                               ###

 


NAME:                         Ronald H. Brown

SECRETARY DESIGNEE FOR:       Department of Commerce

EDUCATION:                    Middlebury College, BA
                              St. John's University School of Law,
                              JD



     The Chairman of the Democratic National Committee since 1989, 
Ron Brown has risen through the ranks of public service and
democratic politics over the past 20 years. 

     His first long-term venture in public service began in 1968
when Brown, at age 27, joined the National Urban League. Brown
stayed with the Urban League for 11 years, working his way up to
serve as the Urban League's Deputy Executive Director, Chief
Counsel and chief Washington spokesperson. In 1979, Brown left the
league to work for Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), serving as the
Deputy National Campaign Manager for Senator Kennedy's 1980
presidential bid. Brown later went on to serve as General Counsel
and Staff Director for Senator Kennedy and as Chief Counsel to the
Senate Judiciary Committee. 

     During the 1988 election Brown served as Democratic Convention
Manager for Jesse Jackson and was a senior political advisor to
the  Dukakis-Bentsen Campaign. 

     Brown is perhaps best-known for his work as Chairman of the
DNC, an organization he has served since 1981. Chairman for the
past three years, Brown previously served the committee as Chief
Counsel, Deputy Chair, Executive Committee member and as Chairman
of the Task Force on Voting Rights and Voter Participation. He has
been a partner in the Washington law firm Patron, Boggy & Blow
since 1982.

     Brown was born in Washington, D.C. on August 1, 1941, but was
raised in Harlem, New York. A captain in the United States Army,
Brown served his country in both Germany and Korea from 1963-1967.
He is married to Alma Arrington and the couple have two children,
Tracey and Michael.   

                           -30-30-30-


             Statement of Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty 


     In the 1992 Presidential election, the American people saw in
Bill Clinton what I have known for a long, long time.  Our next
President is a strong and effective leader who cares deeply about
this country and will fight to make it better.

     I am very honored and privileged that he asked me to help him
face that challenge. I look forward to working with him, Vice
President-elect Gore and the fine team, including my friend Ron
Brown, which he is assembling.

     I know Bill Clinton probably better, and certainly longer,
than anyone in this room.  I know how he has worked hard as
Governor of Arkansas to lift our state up, to inspire others and to
challenge individual citizens to do good and do well at the same
time.  He will bring that same commitment and spirit to America.

     There is no one who will work harder or smarter as President
than Bill Clinton.  As his Chief of Staff, I will do whatever I can
to help him organize, manage, facilitate and carry out the duties
of President of the United States.  As his friend, I'll always be
straight with him -- and he knows that.  Bill Clinton has my
complete loyalty and trust.  Always has and always will.

     I am not a Washington insider.  I have lived my life in the
heartland, you might say.  But through my experience as a citizen,
as a businessman, as a former state legislator, and as a former
state party chair, I know Washington well and I know how to make
organizations work.  

     Those who know me best know I don't make major decisions like
this one without feeling confident and inspired.  This afternoon I
feel both.
     
     I want to thank my family.  My wife, Donna, is here as is our
son, Franklin, who is a senior at Little Rock Central High School. 
Our oldest son, Mark, is already in Washington, as a sophomore at
Georgetown University.  But if you're watching, Mark, don't worry: 
we won't be moving in, but you will have a place to bring your
laundry and eat a homecooked meal.  

     I want to pay special thanks and tribute to my mother, Helen
McLarty, who could not be with us today, but is watching her
television.  There are also some very special friends of ours who
have joined us, including two wonderful people who represent
Arkansas so ably in Washington:  Senator David Pryor, who gave me
my start and who helped Bill and Hillary and Al and Tipper so much
in the campaign; and Congressman Ray Thornton, who will be at the
forefront in helping steer our path toward new economic prosperity.

     

     The President-elect's mother, Virginia Kelly, refers to me as
her son's "oldest friend."  It is true that we went to kindergarten
together in a special place called Hope, Arkansas.  But Hope is
more than just the name of our hometown.  The word Hope represents
the very essence of the Clinton-Gore administration, putting people
first and bringing people together.  I am humbled by the
opportunity to participate in this great endeavor.

				###

NAME:                         Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty

ADMINISTRATION POST:          White House Chief of Staff

EDUCATION:                    University of Arkansas (1968)

DOB:                          June 14, 1946



     Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty is Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Arkla, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Arkansas and
operating in nine states.

     Following his graduation from college, he returned to his
hometown and joined his father in the family automobile business. 
Together, they built McLarty Companies into one of the region's
largest transportation companies, including a regional truck
leasing operation and Arkansas' largest automobile dealer group.

     At age 23, he was elected as Arkansas' youngest state
representative, carrying every box in the county and receiving 74%
of the vote.  He later served as chairman of the Arkansas
Democratic party and as treasurer in the successful elections of
Governors David Pryor and Bill Clinton.

     McLarty became the youngest man ever elected to the Arkla
(Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company) board in 1974 and served as
chairman of the finance and audit committees.  He was elected
President of Arkla in May, 1983 and became President and Chief
Operating Officer of Arkla, Inc. the following year.  In January
1985, he assumed the positions of Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer.

     Mr. McLarty received outstanding chief executive recognition
from Financial World in 1987 and Arkla was named by Forbes as the
most innovative natural gas company in the nation for the same
year.

     He is a member of the American Gas Association and has been
recognized for four consecutive years as one of the outstanding
chief executive officers in the industry by the Wall Street
Transcript, the journal for chief executives.  Recently, McLarty
was appointed by the Secretary of Energy to the National Petroleum
Council in Washington, DC.


     Arkla recently completed construction of the nation's largest
pipeline project of the 1980's and 90's.  In February, McLarty
received the U.S. Fish and Wildlife's first Corporate Environmental
Stewardship Award for its sensitivity in constructing the pipeline.


     President Bush recognized Arkla at the White House in 1990 for
corporate citizenship for its Operation Good Neighbor Program. 
This program employs and trains disadvantaged youth during the
summer months.

     In 1991 under McLarty, Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company, a
division of Arkla, received the NAACP's Fair Share Award for its
efforts in achieving greater minority employment, promotions and
training.

     McLarty's civic activities are many and varied.  He serves on
the Board of Directors of Hendrix College and the Board of Visitors
of the University of Arkansas.  He is a former Chairman of the
United Negro College Fund Campaign.  McLarty is also a member and
former Chairman of the Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce.

     Mr. McLarty serves on the National Advisory Board for First
Commercial Bank and on the Boards of the Federal Reserve Bank of
St. Louis and of TCBY Enterprises, Inc. of Little Rock.  McLarty
also serves on the Board of Directors of the Transition Planning 
Foundation.

     Mack is a native of Hope, Arkansas and has known Bill Clinton
since kindergarten.  He and his wife, Donna, presently reside in
Little Rock.  They have two sons, Mark, 20 and Franklin, 17.



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