Elliott Abrams
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Elliott Abrams is an American diplomat and foreign policy official known for his prominent role in shaping U.S. interventionist policies in Latin America during the Reagan administration and later serving in senior national security positions under subsequent Republican presidents.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elliott Abrams canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American diplomat
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foreign policy official ⓘ human ⓘ political appointee ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
National Endowment for Democracy
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Republican Jewish Coalition ⓘ U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom ⓘ
surface form:
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard Law School ⓘ London School of Economics ⓘ |
| employer |
Council on Foreign Relations
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Ethics and Public Policy Center ⓘ United States Department of State ⓘ National Security Council of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States National Security Council
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| fieldOfWork |
Latin American politics
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Middle East policy ⓘ United States foreign policy ⓘ |
| ideology | neoconservatism ⓘ |
| legalIssue | conviction in 1991 for withholding information from the U.S. Congress in the Iran–Contra affair ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | pardoned by President George H. W. Bush in 1992 ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| notableFor |
advocacy of neoconservative foreign policy positions
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senior national security roles under multiple Republican presidents ⓘ shaping U.S. interventionist policies in Latin America in the 1980s ⓘ support for U.S. backing of anti-communist forces in Central America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
book "Faith or Fear: How Jews Can Survive in a Christian America"
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book "Realism and Democracy: American Foreign Policy after the Arab Spring" ⓘ book "Security and Sacrifice: Isolation, Intervention, and American Foreign Policy" ⓘ book "Tested by Zion: The Bush Administration and the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict" ⓘ book "Undue Process: A Story of How Political Differences Are Turned Into Crimes" ⓘ involvement in U.S. policy toward Central America during the Reagan administration ⓘ role in Iran–Contra affair ⓘ role in U.S. policy toward Iran under the Trump administration ⓘ role in U.S. policy toward Venezuela under the Trump administration ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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government official ⓘ lawyer ⓘ political advisor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Special Envoy of the President of the United States
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surface form:
Special Representative for Iran (United States Department of State)
Special Representative for Venezuela (United States Department of State) ⓘ Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor ⓘ
surface form:
United States Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs ⓘ
surface form:
United States Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs ⓘ
surface form:
United States Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
United States Deputy National Security Advisor ⓘ |
| workedUnder |
Donald Trump
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George W. Bush ⓘ Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
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