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Fariba and Reza Jahanbani
CIVIC PARTICIPATION: To kick off its annual retreat and conference, PAAIA hosted an intimate dinner for distinguished guests who came from all corners of the country. PAAIA is a bipartisan, non-sectarian organization encouraging Americans of Iranian descent to participate in civic and political life and seeks to foster greater understanding between the people of Iran and the U.S. The dinner, catered by Design Cuisine and Shiraz Catering, included an energizing musical performance by the poetic singer songwriter Ziba Shirazi. Conference participants were treated to informative presentations by Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Thomas Friedman, David Ignatius, Dr. Vali Nasr, Azar Nafisi, Kamran Elahian, Afshin Molavi, Karim Sadjadpour, Steve Krubiner and Rep. Cyrus Habib as well as a private tour of the PAAIA sponsored Library of Congress exhibit, “1000 Years of the Persian Book.”
Mahnaz Kamel and Dr. Ahmad Esfandiary
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Dadi and Farinaz Akhavan
Fred and Stephanie Pezeshkan Afshin and Sheila Molavi
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