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Elliott Abrams

Diplomat · Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Elliott Abrams is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Elliot Abrams · Elliott Abrams · Елліот Абрамс · Эллиот Абрамс · אליוט אברמס · 6 more...				[sources]
Other name	Абрамс Э. · Абрамс Эллиот				[sources]
Weak alias	エリオット・エイブラムス				[sources]
Birth date	1948-01-24				[sources]
Place of birth	New York City				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
First name	Elliott				[sources]
Last name	Abrams				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1263846				[sources]
Position	Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1981-1985) · Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1981-1981) · Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1985-1989) · Former United States Special Representative for Iran · United States Special Representative for Venezuela (2019-2021)				[sources]
Education	Harvard College · Harvard Law School · Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School · London School of Economics and Political Science				[sources]
Religion	Judaism				[sources]
Source link	www.congress.gov · www.congress.gov · www.congress.gov · www.congress.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2024-05-30

Descriptions

politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-08-22

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Iran	Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs		-	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Rachel Abrams Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
US Presidential Advisor	-	-

Data sources

Iran Sanctions List405

Individuals and entities in the sanctions list of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran · MFA

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,663

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata334,036

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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