PAAIA Accepting Applications for Spring 2022 Capitol Hill Internship Program
PAAIA is now accepting applications for the Spring 2022 Capitol Hill Internship Program! Deadline to apply is December 15th.
PAAIA Congratulates Samira Burns on Biden Administration Appointment
Washington, DC – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization serving the interests of Iranian Americans, congratulates Samira Burns for her historic appointment as the […]
Summer CHIP Fellow Darius Stenstedt Shares His Capitol Hill Experience
By Darius Stenstedt Darius Stenstedt interned with Congressman Tony Cardenas during Summer 2021. This Fall, Darius transitioned to work for Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney. I have just finished my Summer […]
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 Program offers Iranian American students and recent graduates an opportunity […]
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 a graduate from the University of Oregon, where […]
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). As I prepared to begin my first (and […]
Meet Arman, PAAIA’s Latest CHIP Fellow
Washington, DC – PAAIA congratulates our newest Akbar Ghahary Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) fellow, Arman Badrei. Born and raised in Houston, Arman is a rising junior at Princeton University, […]
PAAIA’s 2019 Spring CHIP Fellow Nikki Adeli Reflects on Internship
Washington, DC — This past semester, I had the honor of serving my home state of Pennsylvania as a Legislative Intern for the Office of Senator Bob Casey. Initially, I […]
Meet Nikki, PAAIA’s Latest CHIP Fellow
PAAIA congratulates our newest Akbar Ghahary Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) Fellow, Nikki Adeli. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nikki Adeli is a fourth year student at American University studying international […]
Alex Soltany, PAAIA’s Fall CHIP Fellow, Reflects on his Internship on Capitol Hill
Washington, DC – This past fall term, I was lucky to serve as a Health Policy Intern with the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP). […]