American Iranian Council

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American Iranian Council
AbbreviationAIC
Formation1990
Type Public policy think tank
Location
Website us-iran.org

The American Iranian Council (AIC) was formed in 1990 as a US-based bi-partisan think tank focused upon promoting better relations between the United States and Iran. Former United States Secretary of State Cyrus Vance was the original honorary Chair of the organization. The AIC is an academic research and education organization that is focused upon improving the dialogue between two countries that often fail to take into account misperceptions, misunderstandings, and mischaracterizations. The AIC seeks to help policy makers as well as concerned citizens become better aware of the interests in common to both countries.

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Goals and mission

The AIC is designated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan, non-political, non-sectarian organization that is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. The AIC is generally focused upon working at the national and international levels of public policy, it is also increasingly involved in helping Iranian-American citizens in the United States to have their voices and concerns articulated and heard.

The AIC is guided by its core values – (i.) truth, (ii.) understanding, (iii.) dialogue and (iv.) participation – for an organization to promote and protect those values, the AIC helps turn these into more specific principles. The organization believes in intellectual and practical rigor, a free and open and nonpartisan inquiry, full accountability and transparency, fair and balanced treatment of issues, the enhancement of a public-service ethic, broad participation of those who wish to be involved, and the promotion of common ground and mutual interests.

Leadership

The AIC has a board which includes many of the top academics, diplomats, and business leaders. AIC's honorary board includes secretary Donna Shalala, and its board of directors is composed of Thomas R. Pickering, former Senator J Bennet Johnson, former Vice-Chairman of Chevron Richard Matzke, Fereidun Feksharaki President of FACTS, and Professor Hooshang Amirahmadi of Rutgers University, Ambassador Sargent Shriver, Ambassador Robert H. Pelletreau, Ambassador Chas W. Freeman.

Key figures

The AIC's various boards of directors comprise personalities from both the public and private sectors. This includes former US politicians and diplomats. Some notable members include:

Hooshang Amirahmadi registering as a 2017 candidate for Islamic Republic of Iran's presidential election Hooshang Amirahmadi registering as 2017 presidential candidate 01.jpg
Hooshang Amirahmadi registering as a 2017 candidate for Islamic Republic of Iran's presidential election

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "People". American Iranian Council. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 The Washington Times. "Iran and its apologists". The Washington Times. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Board of Trustees". www.crisisgroup.org. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "In Memoriam of Dr. Akbar Ghahary". PAAIA. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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