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U.S. Department of State

Statement: Loss of Secretary Brown and Party

Secretary of State Warren Christopher

Released April 4, 1996 by the Office of the Spokesman

It was with terrible shock and sadness that I learned of the loss of Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown and his party off the coast of Croatia yesterday. The American business leaders and government officials were accompanying the Secretary on a mission of peace to help the people of the former Yugoslavia rebuild their economies and their lives after four years of war. This is an immeasurable loss for America, for the United States Government and for the families of those on board the aircraft.

I am honored to have served in President Clinton's Cabinet with Ron Brown, a man for whom I have had great respect and affection. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and those of the others lost in yesterday's tragedy.

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