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

May 7, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Democratic  members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter today to President Barack Obama, expressing support for diplomatic efforts to curtail Iran’s nuclear program.  The letter was

May 7, 2015, Los Angeles, CA – In a ruling issued on April 23rd, U.S. District Judge George Wu rejected a motion by the federal government to dismiss Iranian American immigration judge Ashley Tabaddor’s claim

May 6, 2015, Washington, D.C. – On April 29, 2015, Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI-5) introduced a resolution calling on the Iranian government to immediately release all U.S. citizens detained in Iran as well as provide

April 30, 2015, Washington, D.C. – In 2013, Sally Salari applied to the PAAIA Mentorship Program and was matched with Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh – a renowned New York plastic surgeon who has appeared on CNN,

April 22, 2015, Washington, D.C. – On Monday, April 20th, the U.S. Institute of Peace in conjunction with eight prominent think tanks held a panel discussion entitled, Deal or No Deal?, which explored the challenges

By Kian Sani and Cameron Khansarinia  April 20, 2015, Cambridge – Presented by the Harvard College Iranian Association (HCIA) and the Harvard Law Middle East Law Students Association in collaboration with the Harvard Center for

April 16, 2015, Washington, D.C. – On April 9th, the Washington State Senate passed a Nowruz resolution introduced by Iranian American State Senator Cyrus Habib (D-48th) in honor of the Iranian New Year. The resolution