IAPAC is Proud to Endorse Yassamin Ansari for Congress
Washington, D.C. — The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), PAAIA’s affiliated PAC, proudly announces its endorsement of Yassamin Ansari for Congress... Read More
PAAIA Announces Summer 2023 Ansari Fellows
Washington, D.C. — PAAIA is excited to announce our summer 2023 Ansari Fellows: Kian Rajaeian and Persia Zurita. The Ansari Fellowship, a... Read More
Meet Our 2023 Summer CHIP Fellows
Washington, D.C. — PAAIA congratulates our three summer Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) fellows: Nader Granmayeh, Kevin Mani, and Saba Mehrzad. As... Read More
PAAIA Mourns the Loss of Former Vice Chair & Board Member Dr. Firouz Naderi
Click here to view a commemoration video we put together featuring some of Dr. Naderi’s mentees as they share the immense impact... Read More
PAAIA Hosts Briefing on Latest Developments in Iran
Washington, DC — On Monday, PAAIA briefed over 150 congressional staffers and members of the public on the latest developments regarding the Woman,... Read More
Retract Iranian Ambassador as UNHRC Social Chair
Washington, DC — Today, PAAIA led a coalition letter calling on the Biden Administration to retract the appointment of the Islamic Republic... Read More
PAAIA Welcomes New Executive Director
The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is thrilled to announce our new Executive Director, Dr. Neda Bolourchi. PAAIA is excited... Read More
PAAIA Congratulates the 8 Ellis Island Medal of Honor Recipients of Iranian Descent!
Washington, DC — On May 12th, 2023, the Ellis Island Honors Society awarded seven highly accomplished Iranian Americans its Medal of Honor... Read More
PAAIA Joins Coalition Letter in Support of a MENA Ethnic Category
Washington, DC — The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has requested public comments on the possibility of including a Middle East... Read More
PAAIA Applauds Passage of MAHSA Act by House Foreign Affairs Committee
Washington, DC — This morning, the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) passed the MAHSA Act (H.R.589) in their markup session! PAAIA applauds... Read More