2015 PAAIA NexGen Leadership Conference July 31- August 2, 2015 Santa Clara University June 5, 2015, Washington, DC – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans is proud to announce that the second annual NexGen Leadership Conference (NLC)

June 4, 2015, Washington D.C. – The artwork of acclaimed Iranian artist, Shirin Neshat, is making its first solo appearance in Washington, DC at the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum. The exhibition, entitled “Shirin Neshat: Facing History,”

***UPDATE: On Monday, June 15th, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.Res.233 urging for the release of Americans detained in Iran including Iranian Americans Amir Hekmati, Jason Rezaian and Saeed Abedini.  “Today Congress spoke

June 6, 2015, Washington, DC – iBridge Berlin, a conference of high-tech entrepreneurship in Iran and the largest gathering to date of the Iranian diaspora on this topic, is set to take place June 4th

June 6, 2015, Washington, DC – PAAIA NexGen is proud to announce the 2015 National NexGen Board has been reorganized with a renewed commitment to strengthen the next generation of Iranian American leaders. The National

May 27, 2015, Washington, DC – PAAIA, along with six other Iranian American organizations, signed a joint statement today calling on Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to clarify his comments at the Southern Republic Conference last

May 25, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Addressing the Southern Republican Leadership Conference on Friday, May 22nd, Senator Lindsey Graham made highly offensive and incendiary comments by equating all Iranians to liars.  Explaining his leadership style

Available Now The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is seeking a qualified Public Relations Intern to work on an upcoming bridge-building project on healthcare diplomacy. Preference is given to rising college juniors and

May 21, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Like much of the world, Iranian Americans have followed the Iran nuclear negotiations and ensuing developments with great interest. The PAAIA Public Policy Center is pleased to provide a resource page that

New York, May 19, 2015 – In support of increased collaboration between the medical and public health communities of the United States and Iran, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is hosting a

May 14, 2015, Washington DC – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 by a margin of 400 to 25. The vote comes a week after the Senate

May 14, 2015, Washington, D.C. –  Seven highly accomplished Iranian Americans were awarded the 2015 Ellis Island Medal of Honor on May 9th, 2015 for distinguishing “themselves within their own ethnic [group] while exemplifying the values

May 12, 2015, Washington, DC – The Senate adopted yesterday a concurrent resolution calling on the Iranian government to immediately release all  3 US citizens held in Iran and help locate a fourth. The measure

May 12, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Dr. Nikki Iravani is the inventor of the EyeXam app – the first and only patented self-administered vision screening test for mobile devices. The EyeXam app is the eye

May 8, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Like much of the world, Iranian Americans have followed the Iran nuclear negotiations and ensuing developments with great interest. The PAAIA Public Policy Center is pleased to provide a resource page that