Stanford Iranian Studies Program:

Director's note:

"It is with sadness that we share with you the news of Ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi’s passing. We were working with Hoover Archives as they were planning a conference on December tenth to celebrate his diplomatic career and the remarkable papers he donated to Hoover. That conference will be held now as much in his memory as in celebration of the papers."

The details of the upcoming conference are listed below. Also included are links to the obituaries in New York Times and Washington Post. 

Conference: Ardeshir Zahedi and the Zahedi Archives at Hoover
Friday, December 10, 10:00 AM

The Hoover Institution Library & Archives hosts "Ardeshir Zahedi and the Zahedi Archives at Hoover" on Friday, December 10, 2021 at 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM PT.

Ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi is considered one of the most remarkable and controversial figures in modern Iranian politics. He was the last Iranian ambassador to the U.S. under the Shah who also came to personally know nine American presidents—Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Bush senior, and Reagan. In 2018, the archive of Ardeshir Zahedi opened to the public for research. A selection of key documents from the collection was published in A Window into Modern Iran: The Ardeshir Zahedi Papers at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives (Hoover Press, 2019).

In light of recent events, this online symposium will be held in memory of Ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi, who passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, in Switzerland.

Please join Hoover fellows Henry Kissinger, Abbas Milani and Michael McFaul; Hoover director Condoleezza Rice; Eric Wakin, director of The Hoover Institution Library & Archives; and other speakers and panelists to talk about the singular collection of Zahedi's papers and discuss Ambassador Zahedi's life and work.

For additional information about the conference, click here.

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