Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Ron_Kirk> ?p ?o. }
- Ron_Kirk abstract "Ronald "Ron" Kirk (born June 27, 1954) is an American politician and the 16th United States Trade Representative, serving in the Obama Administration. Kirk is a member of the Democratic Party.Born in Austin, Texas, Kirk is a graduate of Austin's John H. Reagan High School (where General Mark Welsh, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force in the Obama Administration, was one year ahead of him), Austin College and the University of Texas School of Law. From 1994 to 1995, Kirk worked as the Secretary of State of Texas, until he was elected as the Mayor of Dallas, where he served from 1995 to 2002 and was the first African-American to hold either of those positions. He ran for the United States Senate in 2002, but was defeated by Republican opponent John Cornyn. After his defeat, Kirk worked as a partner at the Houston-based law firm Vinson & Elkins and worked as a lobbyist for Energy Future Holdings and Merrill Lynch.Kirk was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as U.S. Trade Rep and on March 18, 2009, and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 92–5 confirmation vote. On January 22, 2013, Kirk announced that he would be stepping down as U.S. Trade Rep.".
- Ron_Kirk activeYearsEndDate "1995-01-17".
- Ron_Kirk activeYearsEndDate "2002-02-20".
- Ron_Kirk activeYearsEndDate "2013-03-15".
- Ron_Kirk activeYearsStartDate "1994-04-04".
- Ron_Kirk activeYearsStartDate "1995-06-05".
- Ron_Kirk activeYearsStartDate "2009-03-18".
- Ron_Kirk almaMater Austin_College.
- Ron_Kirk almaMater University_of_Texas_School_of_Law.
- Ron_Kirk birthDate "1954-06-27".
- Ron_Kirk birthPlace Austin,_Texas.
- Ron_Kirk birthPlace Texas.
- Ron_Kirk birthPlace United_States.
- Ron_Kirk birthYear "1954".
- Ron_Kirk deputy Demetrios_Marantis.
- Ron_Kirk governor Ann_Richards.
- Ron_Kirk office "16th United States Trade Representative".
- Ron_Kirk office "57th Mayor of Dallas".
- Ron_Kirk office "97th Secretary of State of Texas".
- Ron_Kirk party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Ron_Kirk president Barack_Obama.
- Ron_Kirk successor Demetrios_Marantis.
- Ron_Kirk successor Laura_Miller.
- Ron_Kirk successor Tony_Garza.
- Ron_Kirk termPeriod Ron_Kirk__1.
- Ron_Kirk termPeriod Ron_Kirk__2.
- Ron_Kirk termPeriod Ron_Kirk__3.
- Ron_Kirk thumbnail Ron_Kirk_official_portrait.jpg?width=300.
- Ron_Kirk viafId "168912917".
- Ron_Kirk wikiPageExternalLink activity.aspx?id=117.
- Ron_Kirk wikiPageExternalLink Ambassador_Ron_Kirk.html.
- Ron_Kirk wikiPageID "479426".
- Ron_Kirk wikiPageRevisionID "604788292".
- Ron_Kirk almaMater Austin_College.
- Ron_Kirk almaMater University_of_Texas_School_of_Law.
- Ron_Kirk birthDate "1954-06-27".
- Ron_Kirk birthPlace Austin,_Texas.
- Ron_Kirk birthPlace Texas.
- Ron_Kirk birthPlace United_States.
- Ron_Kirk children "2".
- Ron_Kirk date "May 2012".
- Ron_Kirk dateOfBirth "1954-06-27".
- Ron_Kirk deputy Demetrios_Marantis.
- Ron_Kirk governor Ann_Richards.
- Ron_Kirk hasPhotoCollection Ron_Kirk.
- Ron_Kirk name "Kirk, Ron".
- Ron_Kirk name "Ron Kirk".
- Ron_Kirk office "16".
- Ron_Kirk office "57".
- Ron_Kirk office "97".
- Ron_Kirk party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Ron_Kirk placeOfBirth Austin,_Texas.
- Ron_Kirk placeOfBirth Texas.
- Ron_Kirk placeOfBirth United_States.
- Ron_Kirk predecessor Steve_Bartlett.
- Ron_Kirk predecessor Susan_Schwab.
- Ron_Kirk predecessor John_Hannah,_Jr..
- Ron_Kirk president Barack_Obama.
- Ron_Kirk reason "The Office of the United States Trade Representative article says that he is not "technically" a member of the Cabinet. So which is it?".
- Ron_Kirk shortDescription "American politician".
- Ron_Kirk spouse "Matrice Ellis".
- Ron_Kirk successor Laura_Miller.
- Ron_Kirk successor Tony_Garza.
- Ron_Kirk successor "Demetrios Marantis".
- Ron_Kirk termEnd "1995-01-17".
- Ron_Kirk termEnd "2002-02-20".
- Ron_Kirk termEnd "2013-03-15".
- Ron_Kirk termStart "1994-04-04".
- Ron_Kirk termStart "1995-06-05".
- Ron_Kirk termStart "2009-03-18".
- Ron_Kirk title List_of_mayors_of_Dallas.
- Ron_Kirk title Office_of_the_United_States_Trade_Representative.
- Ron_Kirk title Secretary_of_State_of_Texas.
- Ron_Kirk title "Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Texas".
- Ron_Kirk wordnet_type synset-incumbent-noun-1.
- Ron_Kirk years "1994".
- Ron_Kirk years "1995".
- Ron_Kirk years "2002".
- Ron_Kirk years "2009".
- Ron_Kirk description "American politician".
- Ron_Kirk description "American politician".
- Ron_Kirk subject Category:1954_births.
- Ron_Kirk subject Category:African-American_mayors.
- Ron_Kirk subject Category:African-American_politicians.
- Ron_Kirk subject Category:Austin_College_alumni.
- Ron_Kirk subject Category:Living_people.
- Ron_Kirk subject Category:Mayors_of_Dallas,_Texas.
- Ron_Kirk subject Category:Obama_Administration_cabinet_members.
- Ron_Kirk subject Category:People_from_Austin,_Texas.
- Ron_Kirk subject Category:Secretaries_of_State_of_Texas.
- Ron_Kirk subject Category:Texas_Democrats.
- Ron_Kirk subject Category:Texas_lawyers.
- Ron_Kirk subject Category:United_States_Trade_Representatives.
- Ron_Kirk subject Category:University_of_Texas_School_of_Law_alumni.
- Ron_Kirk type Adult109605289.
- Ron_Kirk type AfricanAmericanMayors.
- Ron_Kirk type AfricanAmericanPoliticians.
- Ron_Kirk type Alumnus109786338.
- Ron_Kirk type AustinCollegeAlumni.
- Ron_Kirk type Authority109824609.
