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Since the Iranian revolution in [[1979]], Iran has had no ambassador to the United States. Diplomatic relations were severed in April [[1980]]. Another noticeable change was in 1953, after the US-arranged coup against Prime Minister [[Mohammad Mossadegh]].
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*After the 1953 coup, the ambassadors were close to the royal court, such as [[Nasrollah Entezam]], who was "Grand Master of Ceremonies".
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*[[Ali Amini]], who later became Prime Minister, was counted as a "protégé of the United States".<ref>Avery, P.; Bayne Fisher, William; Hambly, G. R. G.; Melville, C., eds. (1990). The Cambridge History of Iran. 7. Cambridge University Press. p. 275</ref>.
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*[[Ardeshir Zahedi]] attended the deep state intelligence meetings of[[Le Cercle]].
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*[[Hushang Ansary]] "arrived in the U.S. a very wealthy man"<ref>Milani, p. 83: "According to William Shawcross, Ansary 'was one of the richest men' in Iran."; Milani, p. 84: "...he had clearly come to America a very rich man—Forbes called him a 'multimillionaire refugee'—...".</ref> after going in exile in 1979, and is a former friend and business partner of [[Henry Kissinger]], [[Alexander Haig]], and [[James Baker]].
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==List==
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*1888: [[Haji Washington|Hossein-Gholi Khan Noori]] ([[Haji Washington]])
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*May 17, 1897 [[Mirza Alinaghi Khan]], Ambassador Extraordinary on Special Mission
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**August 1897 List: mission removed
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**December 11, 1900, legation opened - listed as Persia
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*December 11, 1900, General [[Isaac Khan]], [[Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary|E.E. and M.P.]]
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*June 1904 List General [[Morteza Khan]], Appt. E.E. and M.P.
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*February 24, 1905, E.E. and M.P. (Minister removed from September 1911 List)
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*August 31, 1910 [[d:Q27210579|Mirza Ali-Gholi Khan]], [[Charge d'Affaires]] (NOT [[ad interim|a.i.]])
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*March 17, 1914 Mehdi Khan (diplomat) E.E. and M.P.
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*April 25, 1918 Mirza Ali-Gholi Khan, [[Chargé d'affaires ad interim|Chargé d'Affaires a.i.]]
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*June 18, 1919 [[d:Q27210579|Mirza Abdul Ali Khan, Sadigh-es-Saltaneh]], Appt. E.E. and M.P. (August 8, 1919, August E.E. and M.P.)
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*August 30, 1921 [[Hossein Alai]], Appt. E.E. and M.P. (November 15, 1921, E.E. and M.P.)
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*October 5, 1926 [[Fathollah Khan Noury Esfandiary]], Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
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*December 7, 1926 [[Mirza Davoud Khan Meftah]], E.E. and M.P.
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*October 17, 1931 [[Yadollah Azodi]], Chargé d'Affaires (NOT a.i.)
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*June 12, 1933 [[Ghaffar Djalal]], E.E. and M.P.
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**April 1935 Listed as Iran
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*January 14, 1936 [[Hossein Ghods]], Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
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**May 1936 Legation removed from list
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**February 1939 Legation replaced in list
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*January 25, 1939, Dr. [[Ali Akbar Daftary]], Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
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*January 11, 1940 [[H. Hadjeb-Davallou]], in charge of Legation (NOT Chargé d'Affaires)
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*February 7, 1940 [[Mohammad Schayesteh]], Appt. E.E. and M.P. (February 13, 1940, E.E. and M.P.)
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**November 29, 1945, Legation raised to embassy
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*November 19, 1945 [[Hossein Ala]], Appt. [[Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary|Amb. E. and P.]] (November 29, 1945, Amb. E. and P.)
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*September 8, 1950 [[Nasrollah Entezam]], Appt. Amb. E. and P. (September 18, 1950, Amb. E. and P.)
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*September 18, 1952 [[Allah-Yar Saleh]], Appt. Amb. E. and P. (September 24, 1952, Amb. E. and P.)
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*September 28, 1953, Mr. [[Abbas Aram]], Chargé d'Affaires a.i. (Ambassador carried as absent)
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*October 22, 1953 [[Nasrollah Entezam]], Appt. Amb. E. and P. (November 2, 1953, Amb. E. and P.)
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*January 19, 1956 [[Ali Amini]], Appt. Amb. E. and P. (January 24, 1956, Amb. E. and P.)
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*May 14, 1958, Dr. [[Ali Gholi Ardalan]], Appt. Amb. E. and P. (May 22, 1958, Amb. E. and P.)
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*March 16, 1960 [[Ardeshir Zahedi]], Appt. Amb. E. and P. (March 23, 1960, Amb. E. and P.)
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*March 30, 1962, P.C. [[Hossein Qods-Nakhai]], Appt. Amb. E. and P. (April 6, 1962, Amb. E. and P.)
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*April 5, 1963 [[Mahmoud Foroughi]], Appt. Amb. E. and P. (April 24, 1963, Amb. E. and P.)
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*May 11, 1965, Dr. [[Khosrow Khosrovani]], Appt. Amb. E. and P. (June 7, 1965, Amb. E. and P.)
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*May 17, 1967 [[Hushang Ansary]], Appt. Amb. E. and P. (May 25, 1967, Amb. E. and P)
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*October 16, 1969, Dr. [[Amīr Aṣlān Afshār|Amir-Aslan Afshar]], Amb. E. and P.
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*March 7, 1973 [[Ardeshir Zahedi]], Appt. Amb. E. and P. (April 9, 1973, Amb. E. and P. until the Iranian Revolution)
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** In February 1979, [[Shahriar Rouhani]] took over the revolutionary embassy and controlled it at least until April 1979<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1979/02/14/irans-point-man-in-washington/285ad54e-6dea-4204-9b2b-f91fc0ebc46b/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1979/04/08/the-ayatollahs-embassy/11073127-1dda-4dfa-a14b-007a11d69d77/</ref>
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** Ali Asgar Agah was in charge as the Minister Counselor and Chargé d'affaires as of June 1979<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120925150456/https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/comm_printIranBribe.pdf</ref>
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*Dr [[Mehdi Haeri Yazdi]] (1979 until Iran hostage crisis)
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*April 7, 1980, Embassy closed - severed diplomatic relations
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Revision as of 06:23, 4 May 2021


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(Ambassador to the US)
Position not in use since 1979. Lots of interesting connections during the Shah's rule.

Since the Iranian revolution in 1979, Iran has had no ambassador to the United States. Diplomatic relations were severed in April 1980. Another noticeable change was in 1953, after the US-arranged coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.

  • After the 1953 coup, the ambassadors were close to the royal court, such as Nasrollah Entezam, who was "Grand Master of Ceremonies".
  • Ali Amini, who later became Prime Minister, was counted as a "protégé of the United States".[1].

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Office Holders on Wikispooks

NameFromTo
Ardeshir Zahedi7 March 197311 February 1979
Ardeshir Zahedi16 March 19603 March 1962
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References

  1. ↑ Avery, P.; Bayne Fisher, William; Hambly, G. R. G.; Melville, C., eds. (1990). The Cambridge History of Iran. 7. Cambridge University Press. p. 275
  2. ↑ Milani, p. 83: "According to William Shawcross, Ansary 'was one of the richest men' in Iran."; Milani, p. 84: "...he had clearly come to America a very rich man—Forbes called him a 'multimillionaire refugee'—...".
  3. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1979/02/14/irans-point-man-in-washington/285ad54e-6dea-4204-9b2b-f91fc0ebc46b/
  4. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1979/04/08/the-ayatollahs-embassy/11073127-1dda-4dfa-a14b-007a11d69d77/
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120925150456/https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/comm_printIranBribe.pdf
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