David Manker Abshire - People - Department History
David Manker Abshire (1926–2014)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Virginia
State of Residence: Virginia
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
Appointed: April 8, 1970
Entry on Duty: April 20, 1970
Termination of Appointment: January 8, 1973 - U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
Appointed: July 13, 1983
Termination of Mission: January 5, 1987