former deputy national security advisor and Special Representative for Iran, Council on Foreign Relations
Elliott Abrams
former deputy national security advisor and Special Representative for Iran | Council on Foreign Relations
About Elliott
Elliott Abrams, born on January 24, 1948, is an American politician and lawyer with extensive experience in foreign policy. He has served in key positions for the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump. Abrams is currently a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and is recognized as a neoconservative. His career includes serving as the U.S. Special Representative for Iran from 2020 to 2021 and as the U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela from 2019 to 2021. Abrams was involved in the Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan administration, which led to his conviction in 1991 on two misdemeanor charges for unlawfully withholding information from Congress; he was subsequently pardoned by President George H. W. Bush. During George W. Bush's first term, Abrams served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director on the National Security Council for Near East and North African Affairs. In the second term, he was promoted to Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy, overseeing efforts to promote democracy abroad. Abrams supported the Iraq War and was a leading figure in the 1998 Project for the New American Century letter advocating the removal of Saddam Hussein. Under Donald Trump, he was appointed as Special Representative for Venezuela in 2019 and as the Special Representative for Iran in 2020. In July 2023, he was appointed by President Joe Biden to serve on the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
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Latest interviews
Every podcast episode Elliott Abrams has appeared on, newest first.
School of War
The New Middle Eastern Balance of Power, with Elliott Abrams
May 15, 2026
3 Takeaways™
The Hidden Iran Risk No One Is Talking About (#297)
Apr 14, 2026
Boundless Insights - with Aviva Klompas
Taking Stock of the Iran War – with Elliott Abrams
Mar 17, 2026
On the Record
On the U.S.-Israeli War in Iran
Mar 13, 2026
The Call by the Global Intelligence Desk
Is Venezuela a Precedent for Iran?
Feb 11, 2026
The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg
Black Box ‘Realism’ | Interview: Elliott Abrams
Feb 11, 2026
FDD Morning Brief
Could the Maduro playbook work on Khamenei? | feat. Elliott Abrams
Jan 28, 2026
Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott
What we just bought in Venezuela
Jan 6, 2026
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Appeared On
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School of War
3 episodes
Shows
3
FDD Morning Brief
2 episodes
Shows
2
Think Twice with Jonathan Tobin
2 episodes
Shows
2
3 Takeaways™
1 episode
Shows
1
Boundless Insights - with Aviva Klompas
1 episode
Shows
1
On the Record
1 episode
Shows
1
The Call by the Global Intelligence Desk
1 episode
Shows
1
The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg
1 episode
Shows
1
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