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Washington, D.C. — The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), PAAIA’s affiliated PAC, is proud to announce its endorsement of Mayor Sepi Shyne for California’s 30th Congressional District! Currently the […]...
Washington, D.C. — On June 30th, in an important step toward addressing the oppressive crackdown on internet access by the Iranian regime, Representative Katie Porter introduced an Amendment to the […]...
Washington, D.C. — The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), PAAIA’s affiliated PAC, proudly announces its endorsement of Yassamin Ansari for Congress in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District. If elected, she […]...
Washington, D.C. — PAAIA is excited to announce our summer 2023 Ansari Fellows: Kian Rajaeian and Persia Zurita. The Ansari Fellowship, a Civic Leadership Program initiative generously funded by PAAIA […]...
Washington, D.C. — PAAIA congratulates our three summer Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) fellows: Nader Granmayeh, Kevin Mani, and Saba Mehrzad. As part of our Civic Leadership Program (CLP), the […]...
Click here to view a commemoration video we put together featuring some of Dr. Naderi’s mentees as they share the immense impact he had on their lives....
Washington, DC — On Monday, PAAIA briefed over 150 congressional staffers and members of the public on the latest developments regarding the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran and what the […]...
Washington, DC — Today, PAAIA led a coalition letter calling on the Biden Administration to retract the appointment of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ambassador as Chair-Rapporteur of the 2023 Social […]...
The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is thrilled to announce our new Executive Director, Dr. Neda Bolourchi. PAAIA is excited to welcome our new Executive Director, Dr. Neda […]...
Washington, DC — On May 12th, 2023, the Ellis Island Honors Society awarded seven highly accomplished Iranian Americans its Medal of Honor for outstanding achievement in their professional and personal […]...