David Manker Abshire
David Manker Abshire (April 11, 1926 – October 31, 2014) was an American politician. He served as a Special Counselor to President Ronald Reagan and was the U.S. Ambassador to NATO from 1983-87. Abshire was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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]
Abshire died on October 31, 2014 in Alexandria, Virginia from pulmonary fibrosis, aged 88.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ USC Center on Public Diplomacy Profile of David M. Abshire[permanent dead link], uscpublicdiplomacy.org; accessed October 31, 2014.
- ↑ "National Advisory Council". Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ Profile Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, americaabroadmedia.org; accessed October 31, 2014.
- ↑ Ambassador David M. Abshire, CPSC Vice Chairman, dies
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