The President announced today his intention to nominate Elliott Abrams as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations. Mr. Abrams is currently an attorney with the Washington law firm of Verner, Lupert, Bernhard and McPherson.
From 1977 to 1979, Mr. Abrams served as special counsel to Senator Daniel Moynihan. In 1975-76 he served in the same capacity for Senator Henry Jackson. From 1970 to 1973, he was an attorney with the Boston firm of Breed, Abbott and Morgan.
Mr. Abrams received his B.A. degree from Harvard University in 1969, an M.S. degree from the London School of Economics in 1970, and his J.D. in 1973 from Harvard Law School.
Mr. Abrams is 33 years old and a resident of Washington, D.C.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Elliott Abrams To Be an Assistant Secretary of State Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/247605