Alan Eyre (diplomat)

Alan Eyre (2013)

Alan E. Eyre is the first-ever Persian language spokesperson of the United States Department of State. Eyre became the State Department's Persian-language spokesperson in April 2011. The post was created as part of U.S. government efforts to communicate with the Iranian peoples.^{[ citation needed ]}

Early life and education

He studied American literature at Dartmouth College and became interested in Sufi poetry, so he taught himself Persian. He lived for a few years in Los Angeles and made friends in the city's large Iranian expatriate community. ^[1] His favorite football team is "Tractor Tabriz" in Iran.

Career

Eyre was the head of Iran office at the U.S. Consulate in Dubai, and is a fluent Persian speaker with Iranian proverbs and expressions. Eyre has been interviewed in Persian by some Persian-language media. ^{[2] [3]}

Eyre was involved in the nuclear talks with Iran and participated in written framework agreement negotiation. ^[4]

References

1. Kufman, Stephen (12 October 2011). "Persian-Language Spokesman Seeks to Build U.S.-Iranian Ties". U.S. Department of State. Open Publishing. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
2. Esfandiari, Golnaz (9 April 2011). "State Department's First Persian-Language Spokesperson Could Appear in Iranian State Media". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
3. "Interview Alan Eyre". BBC persian. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
4. Morello, Carol (20 March 2015). "Alan Eyre: State Department's Farsi-speaking man at Iran nuclear talks". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 April 2015.