ALAN L. KEYES (Republican - Maryland)

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS: Founder & Chair, The Declaration Foundation public policy organization, 1996-present. Founder & Chair, Black America's Political Action Committee (BAMPAC), 1993-present. Chair, Life & Liberty PAC. Unsuccessful candidate for the GOP nomination for President, 1996. Unsuccessful GOP nominee for US Senator, 1988 (38%) and 1992 (29%). President, Citizens Against Government Waste, 1989-91. Assistant US Secretary of State, 1985-87. US Ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, 1983-85.

PERSONAL: Born August 7, 1950 in New York City, New York. Married to Jocelyn Marcel Keyes. Three children. Roman Catholic.

EDUCATION: B.A. (Government Studies), Harvard University, 1972. Ph.D., (Government Studies), Harvard University, 1979.

PROFESSIONAL: Host of nationally syndicated radio talk show The Alan Keyes Show, 1997-present. Former Interim President, Alabama A&M University. Foreign Service Officer, US State Department, 1979-83.