United States Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
In office April 20, 1970 – January 8, 1973
President
Richard Nixon
Preceded by
William B. Macomber Jr.
Succeeded by
Marshall Wright
Personal details
Born
David Manker Abshire
(1926-04-11)April 11, 1926 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died
October 31, 2014(2014-10-31) (aged 88) Alexandria, Virginia
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Carolyn Lamar Sample
Education
U.S. Military Academy (B.S.) Georgetown University (Ph.D.)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Army
Years of service
1951–1955
Battles/wars
Korean War
Awards
Bronze Star Medal
David Manker Abshire (April 11, 1926 – October 31, 2014) served as a Special Counselor to President Ronald Reagan and was the United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 1983 to 1987. Abshire presided over the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress.
In July 2002, he was elected President of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation of New York. He was a member of the exclusive Alfalfa Club.[1]
Abshire was a Republican and the author of seven books, the most recent being A Call to Greatness: Challenging Our Next President, which was published in 2008. Abshire was married and had five children.
He was a member of the advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation[2] and sat on the advisory board of America Abroad Media.[3]
^"David M. Abshire". www.csis.org. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
^"National Advisory Council". Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
^Profile Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, americaabroadmedia.org; accessed October 31, 2014.
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