What is Ron Brown?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Ron Brown | image = RonBrownUS.JPG | office = 30th [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] | president = [[Bill Clinton]] | term_start = January 22, 1993 | term_end = April 3, 1996 | predecessor = [[Barbara Franklin]] | successor = [[Mickey Kantor]] | office1 = Chair of the [[Democratic National Committee]] | term_start1 = February 11, 1989 | term_end1 = January 21, 1993 | predecessor1 = [[Paul G. Kirk]] | successor1 = [[David Wilhelm]] | birth_name = Ronald Harmon Brown | birth_date = {{birth date|1941|8|1}} | birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1996|4|3|1941|8|1}} | death_place = near [[Dubrovnik]], [[Croatia]] | restingplace = [[Arlington National Cemetery]] | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = Alma Arrington | children = 2, including [[Michael A. Brown (Washington, D.C., politician)|Michael]] | education = [[Middlebury College]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University, New York]] {{small|([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}} | allegiance = {{flag|United States}} | branch = {{army|United States}} | serviceyears = 1962–1967 | rank = {{Dodseal|USAO3-2015|25}} [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]] | battles = [[Vietnam War]] }} '''Ronald Harmon Brown''' (August 1, 1941 – April 3, 1996) was an American politician. He was the [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] during the first term of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]] from 1993 until his death in 1996. Before, he was chairman of the [[Democratic National Committee]] (DNC) from 1989 to 1993. He was the first [[African American]] to be both Secretary of Commerce and DNC Chair. Brown was killed in