Azita Raji
| Azita Raji | |
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| United States Ambassador to Sweden | |
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In office March 8, 2016 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Robert Gilchrist (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | David Lindwall (Acting) |
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September 29, 1961 Tehran, Iran |
| Spouse(s) | Gary Syman |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
Azita Raji (Persian: آزیتا راجی, born September 29, 1961) is an 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. She presented her credentials to His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on March 15, 2016. Raji completed her tour of duty on January 20, 2017. She was the first female United States ambassador to Sweden, as well as the first Iranian-American to serve as a United States ambassador.
Born in Tehran, Iran, Raji completed her high school education in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she competed nationally as a downhill skier and chess player, before moving to the United States at the age of 17. She earned a B.A. in 1983 in architecture and French from Barnard College, Columbia University, followed by an M.B.A. in 1991 in Finance from Columbia Business School. Raji became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1988.
Raji is a Chartered Financial Analyst (C.F.A.) and has been a member of the Institute for Chartered Financial Analysts since 1991. She is a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, an elite organization which supports international finance institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Earlier in her career as an international investment banker, she held senior positions at firms including J.P. Morgan, Salomon Brothers and Drexel Burnham Lambert.
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