David Manker Abshire

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David Manker Abshire (April 11, 1926 – October 31, 2014) was an American politician who 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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<ref name="victimsofcommunism.org">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and sat on the advisory board of America Abroad Media.<ref>Profile Template:Webarchive, americaabroadmedia.org; accessed October 31, 2014.</ref>

BackgroundEdit

Early lifeEdit

Abshire was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on April 11, 1926.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Education and early careerEdit

He graduated from The Bright School in 1938, and Baylor School in Chattanooga in 1944.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Abshire graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1951.<ref name=":1" /> Then he received his doctorate in History from Georgetown University in 1959, where for many years he was an adjunct professor at its Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is a member of the Project on National Security Reform.<ref>CSIS Abshire biodata Template:Webarchive, csis.org; accessed October 31, 2014.</ref><ref name=":0">Abshire profile Template:Webarchive, rlounsbery.org; accessed October 31, 2014.</ref> Till 1977 he worked as administrator in the Advisory Board at St. Albans School and in the Board of Advisors at Naval War College.<ref name=":1" />

MilitaryEdit

Abshire fought in the Korean War 1951–1955,<ref name=":1" /> where he served as platoon leader, division intelligence officer and company commander. He received various distinctions: the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster with V for Valor, Combat Infantry Badge and Commendation Ribbon with medal pendant.<ref name=":0" />

Political lifeEdit

In 1962, Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke founded the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).<ref name=":3" /> In 1988, as President of CSIS, he merged the Hawaii-based Pacific Forum into his organization to give it more input from the Asia-Pacific region. Dr. Abshire served as Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations from 1970 to 1973 and later as Chairman of the U.S. Board of International Broadcasting (1975–77). He was a member of the Murphy Commission (1974–75), the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (1981–1982), and the President's Task Force on U.S. Government International Broadcasting (1991).<ref name="thepresidency.org">Profile Template:Webarchive, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress], thepresidency.org; accessed October 31, 2014.</ref>

During the transition of government in 1980, Abshire was asked by President-elect Reagan to head the National Security Group, which included the State and Defense Departments, the U.S. Information Agency, and the Central Intelligence Agency. He served for nine years on the board of Procter & Gamble.<ref name="Civility Defense Force"/>

PersonalEdit

Abshire was married to Carolyn Lamar Sample. He had four daughters and one son: Anna Lamar Bowman, Mary Lee Jensvold, Phyllis d'Hoop, Caroline Hall and Lupton Abshire.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Ambassador to NATOEdit

In 1983–1987 Abshire was Ambassador to NATO where, in reaction to the threat posed by Soviet SS-20 missiles, he was appointed to oversee the deployment of Pershing and Cruise missiles. For his service, he was given the Distinguished Public Service Medal.<ref name="Civility Defense Force">The Civility Defense Force, Washington Post, April 7, 2006; accessed October 31, 2014.</ref>

Special Counselor to President ReaganEdit

Abshire was recalled as the Iran-Contra Affair unfolded to serve as Special Counselor to President Reagan with Cabinet rank.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> His charge was to assure a full investigation of the sale of arms to Iran so as to restore the confidence of the nation in the Reagan presidency.

HonorsEdit

Doctor of Humane Letters from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1992.<ref name=":4" />
Doctor of Civil Law, honoris causa, from the University of the South in 1994.
John Carroll Award for outstanding service by a Georgetown University alumnus.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Distinguished Graduate Award of the United States Military Academy.<ref name=":4" />
1994 U.S. Military Academy's Castle Award
Gold Medal of the Sons of the American Revolution<ref name=":4" />
Baylor Distinguished Alumni Award
Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Medal of the President of the Italian Republic, Senate, Parliament, and Government.
Grand Official of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Heung-In Medal (Korea)
Insignia of the Commander, First Class, Order of the Lion of Finland
Order of the Liberator (Argentina) in 1999.
Order of the Sacred Treasure Gold and Silver Star (Japan) in 2001.
Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.<ref name=":4">Template:Cite book</ref>
Presidential Citizens Medal – Awarded in 1989 by President Ronald Reagan.<ref>Awards and Honors.com</ref>
Doctor of Civil Law, honoris causa, from the University Georgetown in 2006.<ref name=":4" />

DeathEdit

Abshire died on October 31, 2014, of pulmonary fibrosis in Alexandria, Virginia.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Ambassador David M. Abshire, CSPC Vice Chairman, dies</ref> He is survived by his wife of 56 years, the former Carolyn Sample, his son, Lupton, his daughters Anna Bowman, Mary Lee Jensvold, Phyliis d'Hoop and Carolyn Hall. He has 11 grandchildren.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite news</ref>

BooksEdit

National Security: Political, Military, and Economic Strategies in the Decade Ahead, 1963. Template:LCCN.
The South Rejects a Prophet: The Life of Senator D. M. Key, 1824–1900, Praeger, 1967. Template:OCLC.
International Broadcasting: A New Dimension of Western Diplomacy, 1976. Template:ISBN. Template:OCLC.
Foreign Policy Makers: President vs. Congress, 1979. Template:ISBN. Template:OCLC.
Preventing World War III: A Realistic Grand Strategy, 1988. Template:ISBN.
Putting America's House in Order: The Nation as a Family (with Brock Brower), 1996. Template:ISBN. Template:OCLC.
Saving the Reagan Presidency: Trust Is the Coin of the Realm (with Richard E. Neustadt), 2005. Template:ISBN. Template:OCLC.
A Call to Greatness: Challenging Our Next President, 2008. Template:ISBN. Template:OCLC.

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