THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release September 19, 2000
PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES LESLIE RUSSELL JIN AS STAFF DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED
STATES COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
The President today announced his intent to appoint Leslie Russell Jin
to serve as Staff Director of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Mr. Leslie Russell Jin, of Vallejo, California, currently serves as
General Counsel to the United States Broadcasting Board of Governors. From
1993 to 1999, he served as General Counsel to the United States Information
Agency (USIA). Prior to his service at USIA, Mr. Jin lived in Chicago,
Illinois, where he served as Associate Regional Counsel to the United
States Environmental Protection Agency from 1990 to 1993. He was a trial
attorney for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from
1986 to 1990. Mr. Jin is a former National Asian Pacific American Bar
Association Civil Rights Committee Co-Chair and a recipient of their 1994
"Trailblazer" award for his professional achievements that have paved the
way for other Asian Pacific American lawyers. In addition, Mr. Jin has
served as a Hearings Officer for the Chicago Commission on Human Relations
and is a former National General Counsel for the Organization of Chinese
Americans.
Mr. Jin received a B.S. degree from the University of California,
Davis, a J.D. degree from the University of Oregon, and a M.P.A. degree
from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is
admitted to the Bar in the states of Illinois and California.
The United States Commission on Civil Rights investigates allegations
of discrimination because of color, race, religion, sex, age, disability,
or national origin. The Commission also investigates allegations of fraud
concerning the right of citizens to vote and have votes counted, and serves
as a national clearinghouse to collect and disseminate information to the
public to discourage discrimination or denials of equal protection under
Federal law. The Commission submits at least one report annually to the
President and Congress that monitors Federal civil rights enforcement
efforts.
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