PAAIA News   Striving to be the credible voice of the Iranian American community.            We are PAAIA. Amir Omar Announces Bid for Richardson Mayor November 16, 2012, Dallas, TX – Richardson City Council member Amir Omar

PAAIA News    We strive to be the credible voice of the Iranian American community. We are PAAIA. Candidate Makes History, Becoming First Iranian American Elected to a State Legislature   November 6, 2012, Seattle,

PAAIA News   PAAIA Releases Scorecard for the 112th Congress October 24, 2012, Washington D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) today released its congressional scorecard for the 112th Congress, which informs

  On Friday, September 28, 2012, nearly 250 guests attended the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) Annual Gala at the West Lounge of the historic Metropolitan Club in New York City to commemorate

PAAIA News   Striving to be the credible voice of the Iranian American community.            We are PAAIA. Meet Rob Sobhani: Independent Thinker for U.S. Senate October 2, 2012, Washington D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian

September 25, 2013, Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI) has launched a “Free Amir” photo campaign in Congress to raise awareness of, and call for the release of, Amir Hekmati, an Iranian American who

This Q&A was provided by the Ploughshares Fund. Learn more about Maz and Elon’s incredible dance and add your name to their call at givepeaceadance.org.   MAZ JOBRANI: Why do you think this issue is important? I

  Farhad AlaviPartner at Akrivis Law Group, PLLC Erich FerrariPrincipal of Ferrari & Associates, P.C. September 19, 2013, Washington, D.C. – PAAIA is pleased to announce that Farhad Alavi, Partner at Akrivis Law Group, PLLC,

September 17, 2013, Washington, D.C. – There is a new Iranian American on Capitol Hill this fall. Parnia Zahedi is the recipient of PAAIA’s Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP), working at the office of Congressman Gerald Connolly

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 round-up on the status of the legislation.

Set to become the second Iranian American to be elected to public office in the State of NY September 11, 2013, Albany, NY – Darius Shahinfar claimed victory in Tuesday’s primary election for City Treasurer

September 11, 2013, Washington, D.C. – The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued two licenses on Tuesday that authorized humanitarian-related activities by nongovernmental organizations in Iran, as well as athletic exchanges between Iran

  Athletes and members of the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) celebrate after the International Olympic Committee announced that wrestling won the bid to fill the final sports slot left vacant for the

By: Mitra Yazdi September 9, 2013, San Francisco, CA – This summer I had the incredible opportunity to take part in PAAIA’s Capitol Hill Internship Program by interning in Senator Dianne Feinstein’s office in San Francisco.

September 6, 2013, Albany, NY – On September 4, 2013, the Times Union (Albany), the largest daily newspaper serving the Capital Region of New York, endorsed  Darius Shahinfar for City Treasurer of Albany.   “Darius