“I well remember a leading Egyptian liberal saying to me in 2003 that she did not favor free elections right then in Egypt; she favored them in a decade's time if she and others had those 10 years to organize freely.”

American diplomat and policy analyst. Abrams is best known for his decades-long involvement in U.S. foreign policy, particularly during the Reagan and Trump administrations, where he played a key role in shaping Middle East and human rights strategies. His career spans high-level negotiations, advocacy for democratic movements, and contentious debates over U.S. interventionism.