PAAIA & Coalition Welcome United Nations Decision to Remove Iran from Commission on Status of Women
PAAIA and a coalition of Iranian American organizations welcome a decision by the United Nations to expel Iran from the body's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
Leila Pearson, Spring CHIP Intern, Shares Her Capitol Hill Experience
by Leila Pearson This past Spring semester, I had the opportunity to intern on Capitol Hill with the office of Senator Chris... Read More
PAAIA Marks Fourth Annual National AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate
Washington, DC – Today, the Public Affairs of Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) joins its Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) partners... Read More
PAAIA Announces Spring 2022 Capitol Hill Internship Program Fellows
PAAIA congratulates our newest Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) recipients: Leila Pearson and Daniel Khoshkepazi!
PAAIA Announces Fall 2021 Capitol Hill Internship Program Recipients
Washington, DC – PAAIA congratulates our newest Akbar Ghahary Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) interns, Hanna Ahmaripour and Daniel Khoshkepazi! The Capitol Hill Internship... Read More
Iranian American Groups Call for Aid to “Brave and Resilient” Iranian People
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: Aman ArdalanEmail: aman@paaia.orgPhone: (202) 828-8370 Washington, DC – A coalition of major Iranian American organizations today called on the Biden administration to... Read More
Meet Darius, PAAIA’s Summer 2021 CHIP Fellow
Washington, DC – PAAIA congratulates our newest Akbar Ghahary Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) fellow, Darius Stenstedt. Originally from Berkeley, CA, Darius Stenstedt is... Read More
Ansari Fellowship Announces 2021 Summer Fellows
Washington, DC – The Ansari Fellowship Program, a PAAIA initiative generously funded by PAAIA member Bijan Ansari, is excited to announce its 2021 summer... Read More
PAAIA Applauds Senator Coons for Introducing the NO BAN Act in U.S. Senate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Emily Porter Email: emily@paaia.org Phone: (202) 828-8370 Washington, DC – Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), a nonprofit,... Read More
PAAIA’s 2020 Summer CHIP Fellow Reflects on Internship
Washington, DC — For the past three months, I had the pleasure of interning in the office of Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07).... Read More









