Batu Kutelia and James Mellor
Saeid Ghafouri and Massih Tayebi
Minoo Lari, Houri Kalilian and Serge Sira
Gissou and Bijan Kian
CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF NOROOZ AT THE 5TH ANNUAL NOWRUZ COMMISSION GALA
Kazakhstanian Amb. Kairat Umarov, Dusen Kaseinov and Firaz Purat
Aijan Muktar and Kyrgyzian Amb. Muktar Djumaliev
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium | PHOTOS BY ALFREDO FLORES A NEW YEAR: This years gala brought together Ambassadors from 12 nations, which in addition to Iran, celebrate the first day of Spring as marking the beginning of a new year. Founders Nasser Kazeminy, Bijan and Gissou Kian welcomed over 500 guests with a sumptuous Persian feast catered by Design Cuisine and entertainment from The Silk Road Dance company and artists from other member countries. The organization auctioned off an electric guitar made out of a first aid kit bought on ebay and made by Ma/ Schaub raising $100,000 from two Patrons, Nasser Kazeminy who bid $50,000 and then immediately gi8ed it back to the Commission to be placed on bid again and bought by Dr. Massih Tayebi who paid another $50,000 only to gi8 it back to the Commission. The funds will be used for critically needed heart operations for poor young children and for graduate student fellowships.
Major Jesse Greaves, Hetaher Greaves and Ghassan Aidi
Keyvan Massali, Bulgarian Amb. Elena Poptodorova and Shahin Mafi
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Bobby and Jasmin Barakat
Nasser Kazeminy and Farah Pahlavi
Turkish Amb. Namik Tan and Ukrainian Amb. Olexander Motsyk
Scott Bruggeman and Narges Gheissari
Peter Robinson, Dr. Asad Kazeminy and Louis Freeh
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Mary Darling, Lady Homayoun Rewnwick and Naomi Tate
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Setareh and Kiomars Jahanbin with Fred Fardshisheh
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