November 6, 2014, Washington, D.C. – After spending seven months in a Mexican prison on weapons trafficking charges, Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi was reunited with his family last weekend.  Tahmooressi, an Iranian American Marine and Afghanistan combat

November 5, 2014, Washington, D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) congratulates State Representative Cyrus Habib and Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education candidate, Richard Amir Tahvildaran-Jesswein, on their election victories. Habib was elected to the 48th Senate District

October 30, 2014, Washington, D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) congratulates Azita Raji on her nomination as the U.S. Ambassador to Sweden. Once her nomination is confirmed by the Senate, Raji will be

October 30, 2014, Washington D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) released its Congressional Scorecard for the 113th Congress today. PAAIA’s  2013-2014 Scorecard informs the public on positions taken by members of

October 29, 2014, Washington, D.C. – Last week, the New York Times reported that the Obama administration will sidestep Congress if a deal on Iran’s nuclear program is reached by the November 24th deadline. The

October 24, 2014, Washington, D.C. – Amir Afkhami is demonstrating how Iranian Americans are now, more than ever, engaging in the legislative process at the national level. Afkhami, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy

October 22, 2014, Washington, D.C. – Iranian American and award-winning computational geneticist at Harvard University, Pardis Sabeti, recently released an uplifting music video honoring the victims of the Ebola virus.  Born in Tehran, Iran, Sabeti

October 20, 2014, Washington, D.C. – On October 6, 2014, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it will test a new distinct category for respondents of Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) heritage as part of

October 15, 2014, Seattle, WA – The Seattle Times, the largest daily newspaper in Washington State, has endorsed the candidacy of State Representative Cyrus Habib for Washington State Senate.    “State Rep. Cyrus Habib, D-Kirkland,

October 9, 2014, Washington, D.C. – On October 2, 2014, PAAIA’S Director of Government Affairs & Policy, Morad Ghorban, was invited to serve as a member of the U.S. Census Bureau National Advisory Committee on

October 8, 2014, Washington, D.C. – On October 1, 2014, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a hearing to examine the case of Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, an Iranian American Marine and Afghanistan

October 8, 2014, Washington, D.C. – This week, the Public Affairs Alliance (PAAIA), along with 30 Years After, the Arab American Institute, the Armenian National Committee of America, and the PARS Equality Center sent a

September 30, 2014, Washington, D.C. – Last week the family of Amir Hekmati released a video message pleading for his immediate release.  Hekmati, an Iranian American and former U.S. Marine, has been detained in Iran

September 26, 2014 Washington, D.C. –  Yahoo! has recently restored Yahoo! email and messaging services to millions of Iranians who have been barred from account registration for the past year. Beginning September 2013, Yahoo! modified

Congress is considering a number of legislative initiatives that may be of interest to the Iranian American community.  The PAAIA Public Policy Center is pleased to provide a roundup on the status of the legislation.