"Biden's Surprising Nomination: Former Trump-Appointee Returns to Public Diplomacy Commission"

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Elliott Abrams, a former Trump appointee with a controversial past in Latin America, to the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Abrams, who served in three Republican administrations, was previously involved in the Iran-Contra affair and was criticized for downplaying reports of a massacre in El Mozote. The commission is a bipartisan body that assesses US government activities aimed at understanding, informing, and influencing foreign publics.