abramsunced elliott would serve as the special envoy. the secretary would say more at the united nations security council. sec. pompeo: good afternoon everyone. today, i am incredibly excited to announce a season, principled, and tough-minded foreign policy veteran is joining our team. elliott abrams is coming aboard to lead our efforts on venezuela. his critical work will get started right away. tomorrow, he will travel with me to the un security council with united states has called a long overdue meeting to urge other nations to support venezuela's democratic transition. elliott's long career in foreign affairs includes a long time as a senior leader in this organization. under president reagan he served as assistant secretary of state for human rights and humanitarian affairs. under president george w. bush he served on the national security council on human rights and international affairs, senior director for north africa and near eastern affairs. the rightsassion for and liberties of all peoples makes him a perfect fit and a valua