David M. Abshire

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David M. Abshire

David Manker Abshire (born April 11, 1926 in Chattanooga , Tennessee , † October 31, 2014 in Alexandria , Virginia ) was an American diplomat and political advisor. He was President of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation , previously Political Advisor to President Ronald Reagan and Ambassador of the United States .

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Abshire graduated from West Point , New York Military Academy in 1951 . In the Korean War he was a platoon leader . In 1962 he founded the Center for Strategic and International Studies , which he subsequently headed. From 1970 to 1973 he was Secretary of State for Congress Relations ( Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs ), then first chairman of the International Broadcasting, which he remained until 1977th From 1981 he was secret service advisor to the US president for a year, then permanent US ambassador to NATO . He held this post until 1987, in the same year he was also an advisor to Ronald Reagan in the Iran-Contra affair . Abshire died on October 31, 2014 in Alexandria, Virginia, at the age of 88.

bibliography

  • The South Rejects a Prophet. The life of Senator DM Key, 1824-1900. Praeger, New York et al. a. 1967
  • International broadcasting. A New Dimension of Western Diplomacy. Sage, Beverly Hills, etc. a. 1976
  • Foreign Policy Makers. President vs. Congress. Sage, Beverly Hills, etc. a. 1979, ISBN 0-8039-1332-X
  • Preventing World War III. A Realistic Grand Strategy. Harper & Row, New York 1988, ISBN 0-06-015986-3
  • Putting America's House in Order. The Nation as a Family. With Brock Brower. Praeger, Westport 1996, ISBN 0-275-95431-5
  • Saving the Reagan Presidency. Trust Is the Coin of the Realm. Texas A&M Univ. Press, College Station 2005, ISBN 1-585-44466-9
  • A call to greatness. Challenging Our Next President Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham 2008, ISBN 978-0-7425-6245-5

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Emily Langer: David M. Abshire, CSIS founder, NATO ambassador and policymaker, dies at 88. Obituary in The Washington Post of November 1, 2014 (accessed November 4, 2014).
personal data
SURNAME Abshire, David M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abshire, David Manker (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American diplomat and President of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Chattanooga , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 2014
Place of death Alexandria , Virginia