Sahar Nowrouzzadeh

President Barack Obama is briefed by Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, Director for Iran, NSC, before taping a Nowruz message to the Iranian people in the Blue Room of the White House, March 18, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) [1]

Sahar Nowrouzzadeh (Persian: سحر نوروز زاده‎‎) is an Iranian-American foreign policy expert. She is currently a member of the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff and responsible for the Iran portfolio.[2] She previously served as a Director for Iran on the National Security Council Staff at the White House under President Barack H. Obama.[3]

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office, March 27, 2015. Attendees from left are Sahar Nowrouzzadeh, Director for Iran; National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice; Phil Gordon, White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region; Charles Kupchan, Senior Director for European Affairs and Avril Haines, Deputy National Security Advisor. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)[4]

Biography

Nowrouzzadeh was born in Connecticut. She received her bachelor's degree in International Affairs with a double concentration in International Economics and Middle East Studies from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University.[5] She completed her master's degree in Persian Studies at the University of Maryland-College Park.

Nowrouzzadeh has worked for the United States government in various capacities. She began her career at the U.S. Department of Defense, where she served as a Foreign Affairs Analyst. After several years she became a Senior Foreign Affairs Analyst, and was later promoted to be a Team Chief. Following her tenure at the U.S. Department of Defense, she joined the U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Affairs Officer and was subsequently detailed to the White House in 2014. As a Director for Iran at the NSC, she was part of the team responsible for supporting the P5+1 nuclear negotiations with Iran.[3][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sahar Nowrouzzadeh - Tehran, Iran - Virtual Embassy of the United States". iran.usembassy.gov. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  2. ↑ "Nowrouzzadeh, Sahar". Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Department of State Virtual Embassy - Tehran".
  4. ↑ "P032715PS-0047". Flickr - Photo Sharing!. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  5. ↑ "GW Magazine - An Insight Into Iran".
  6. ↑ "White House: Pres. Obama convenes national security team to discuss Iran nuclear talks". CCTV America. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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