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Azita Raji ( Persian: آزیتا راجی, September 29, 1961 – February 6, 2022) was an Iranian-born American diplomat, banker, and philanthropist. She was nominated by President Barack Obama in October 2014 [1] to serve as the United States ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden, [2] and confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate in ...
Azita Raji served as the U.S. Ambassador to Sweden between March 2016 and January 2017. Ambassador Raji was nominated for the State Department’s highest award for a non-career ambassador, the Sue M. Cobb Prize for Exemplary Diplomatic Service.
Feb 8, 2022 · Azita Raji was a human-rights advocate and the first Iranian-born American ambassador to Sweden. She served on the board of Freedom House, a democracy and human-rights organization, until her death in 2022.
Azita Raji served as the U.S. Ambassador to Sweden between March 2016 and January 2017. Ambassador Raji was nominated for the State Department’s highest award for a non-career ambassador, the Sue M. Cobb Prize for Exemplary Diplomatic Service.
The former U.S. ambassador to Sweden, Azita Raji addresses troops. Though her tenure is over, she has promised not to give up pushing and promoting core U.S. values.
A former investment banker, Raji has extensive experience in U.S. and global financial markets, and has held senior executive positions on Wall Street. She is a senior fellow at the Institute of European Studies at the University of California, Berkeley and is a recipient of the 2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, which celebrates distinguished ...
Azita Raji was an Iranian-born American diplomat, banker, and philanthropist. She was nominated by President Barack Obama in October 2014 to serve as the United States ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden, and confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate in February 2016.
