Elliott Abrams

Elliott Abrams (born January 24, 1948), a lawyer, is a member of the administration of President George W. Bush. During Bush's first term in office, he was appointed the post of Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director on the National Security Council for Near East and North African Affairs. At the start of the president's second term (February, 2005), Abrams was promoted to be his deputy national security adviser, responsible for advancing Bush's strategy of advancing democracy abroad. A leading neoconservative, Abrams' appointment by the White House on December 2 2002 was considered highly controversial due to his involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair, over which he subsequently pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of unlawfully withholding information from Congress.

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January 24 - 1948 - George W. Bush - National Security Council - Neoconservative - White House - December 2 - 2002 - Iran-Contra Affair - Congress

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