List of Iranian Ambassadors to the United States

This is a list of Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian Ambassadors to the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. (Note that Iran currently has no ambassador to the United States but simply a chief of the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States

Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States

The Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States is a part of the embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C., and is the de facto diplomatic representation of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States....

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1886: Haji Washington
Haji Washington
Haji Hossein-Gholi khan Noori , also known as Haji Washington , was an Iranian politician, cabinet minister, and diplomat.- Early life and education :...
May 17, 1897 Mirza Alinaghi Khan, Ambassador Extraordinary on Special Mission
- August 1897 List MISSION REMOVED
- December 11, 1900 LEGATION OPENED - Listed as Persia
December 11, 1900 General Isaac Khan, E.E. and M.P.
June 1904 List General Morteza Khan, Appt. E.E. and M.P.
February 24, 1905 E.E. and M.P. (Minister removed from September 1911 List)
August 31, 1910 Mirza Ali-Gholi Khan, Charge d'Affaires
Chargé d'affaires
In diplomacy, chargé d’affaires , often shortened to simply chargé, is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic mission, either on a temporary basis or when no more senior diplomat has been accredited.-Chargés d’affaires:Chargés d’affaires , who were...

(NOT a.i.
Ad interim
The Latin phrase ad interim literally means "in the time between" denotes the meaning of "in the meantime", "for an intervening time" or "temporarily" in the English language...

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March 17, 1914 Mehdi Khan, E.E. and M.P.
April 25, 1918 Mirza Ali-Gholi Khan, Nabil-ed-Dovleh, Charge d'Affaires a.i.
June 18, 1919 Mirza Abdul Ali Khan, Sadigh-es-Saltaneh, Appt. E.E. and M.P. (August 8, 1919 August E.E. and M.P.)
August 30, 1921 Hossein Alai, Appt. E.E. and M.P. (November 15, 1921 E.E. and M.P.)
October 5, 1926 Fathollah Khan Noury Esfandiary, Charge d'Affaires a.i.
December 7, 1926 Mirza Davoud Khan Meftah, E.E. and M.P.
October 17, 1931 Yadollah Azodi, Charge d'Affaires (NOT a.i.)
June 12, 1933 Ghaffar Djalal, E.E. and M.P.
- April 1935 List LISTED AS IRAN
January 14, 1936 Hossein Ghods, Charge d'Affaires a.i.
- May 1936 List LEGATION REMOVED
- February 1939 List LEGATION REPLACED
January 25, 1939 Dr. Ali Akbar Daftary, Charge d'Affaires a.i.
January 11, 1940 H. Hadjeb-Davallou, in charge of Legation (NOT Charge d'Affaires)
February 7, 1940 Mohammad Schayesteh, Appt. E.E. and M.P. (February 13, 1940 E.E. and M.P.)
- November 29, 1945 LEGATION RAISED TO EMBASSY
November 19, 1945 Hossein Ala, Appt. Amb. E. and P. (November 29, 1945 Amb. E. and P.)
September 8, 1950 Nasrollah Entezam
Nasrollah Entezam
Nasrollah Entezam was an Iranian diplomat. He held the position of the President of the United Nations General Assembly during the fifth session, in 1950.Mr...

, Appt. Amb. E. and P. (September 18, 1950 Amb. E. and P.)
September 18, 1952 Allah-Yar Saleh, Appt. Amb. E. and P. (September 24, 1952 Amb. E. and P.)
September 28, 1953 Mr. Abbas Aram, Charge d’Affaires a.i. (Ambassador carried as absent)
October 22, 1953 Nasrollah Entezam
Nasrollah Entezam
Nasrollah Entezam was an Iranian diplomat. He held the position of the President of the United Nations General Assembly during the fifth session, in 1950.Mr...

, Appt. Amb. E. and P. (November 2, 1953 Amb. E. and P.)
January 19, 1956 Ali Amini
Ali Amini
Ali Amini was an Iranian politician and writer who was the Prime Minister of Iran from May 6, 1961 to July 19, 1962.-Early life:...

, Appt. Amb. E. and P. (January 24, 1956 Amb. E. and P.)
May 14, 1958 Dr. Ali Gholi Ardalan, Appt. Amb. E. and P. (May 22, 1958 Amb. E. and P.)
March 16, 1960 Ardeshir Zahedi
Ardeshir Zahedi
Ardeshir Zahedi was an important Iranian diplomat during the 1960s and 1970s, serving as the country's foreign minister and its ambassador to the United States and the United Kingdom.-Early life:...

, Appt. Amb. E. and P. (March 23, 1960 Amb. E. and P.)
March 30, 1962 P.C. Hossein Qods-Nakhai, Appt. Amb. E. and P. (April 6, 1962 Amb. E. and P.)
April 5, 1963 Mahmoud Foroughi, Appt. Amb. E. and P. (April 24, 1963 Amb. E. and P.)
May 11, 1965 Dr. Khosrow Khosrovani, Appt. Amb. E. and P. (June 7, 1965 Amb. E. and P.)
May 17, 1967 Hushang Ansary
Hushang Ansary
Hushang Ansary is an Iranian-American diplomat, businessman, and philanthropist. He served for eighteen years in the Iranian government prior to the Iranian Revolution and has also been chairman or director of companies both in Iran and in the United States.-Political career:Born in Ahvaz, in...

, Appt. Amb. E. and P. (May 25, 1967 Amb. E. and P)
October 16, 1969 Dr. Amir-Aslan Afshar, Amb. E. and P.
March 7, 1973 Ardeshir Zahedi
Ardeshir Zahedi
Ardeshir Zahedi was an important Iranian diplomat during the 1960s and 1970s, serving as the country's foreign minister and its ambassador to the United States and the United Kingdom.-Early life:...

, Appt. Amb. E. and P. (April 9, 1973 Amb. E. and P. until the Iranian Revolution)
Dr Mehdi Hairi Yazdi (1979 until Iran hostage crisis)
April 7, 1980 EMBASSY CLOSED - Severed Diplomatic

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