Abbas Araghchi
| Abbas Araghchi | |
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| Vice Minister for Legal and International Affairs | |
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Assumed office 1 September 2013 | |
| President | Hassan Rouhani |
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In office December 2005 – 27 October 2007[1] | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Vice Minister for Asia–Pacific and the Commonwealth Affairs | |
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In office 24 December 2011[2] – 30 August 2013 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 11 May 2013 – 30 August 2013 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Ramin Mehmanparast |
| Succeeded by | Marzieh Afkham |
| Ambassador to Japan | |
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In office 28 October 2007[1] – November 2011 | |
| President | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Preceded by | Mohsen Talaei |
| Succeeded by | Reza Nazarahari |
| Ambassador to Finland Accredited Ambassador to Estonia | |
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In office 1999–2003 | |
| President | Mohammad Khatami |
| Preceded by | Hossein Rezvani |
| Succeeded by | Javad Kachoyan Fini |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1960 (age 56–57)[3] Tehran, Iran[3] |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater |
School of International Relations Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch University of Kent |
| Awards |
 Order of Merit and Management (2nd class)[4] |
| Signature |
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Abbas Araghchi (Persian: عباس عراقچی, 
pronunciation Persian pronunciation: [ʔæbˌbɒːse æɾɒːɣˈt͡ʃʰi]; born 1960 in Tehran) is an Iranian politician and career diplomat who is Deputy for Legal and International Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran.[3] He is serving as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator in talks with the P5+1.[5]
Araghchi entered the Foreign Ministry in 1989. In early 1990s, he served as chargé d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Organization of Islamic Conference, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[3]
He served as ambassador to Finland (1999-2003) and Japan (2007–2011).[3]
Prior to becoming Ambassador, Araghchi served as Director General of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS). From 2004 to 2005, he was chancellor of School of International Relations.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Araghchi became Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). 28 October 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "Seyyed Abbas Araghchi became Asia–Pacific Deputy of Minister of Foreign Affairs". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). 24 December 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Deputy for Legal & International Affairs". Islamic Republic of Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- ↑ "Iran’s FM, nuclear chief, DM receive medals for role in nuclear deal". Iranian Students' News Agency. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ "'Iran building confidence through IAEA cooperation'". PressTV. 1 November 2013.
External links
- Abbas Araghchi on Twitter (in English) (in Persian)
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