Majid Takht-Ravanchi | |
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Under Secretary for European and American Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 4 September 2013 |
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President | Hassan Rouhani |
Minister | Mohammad Javad Zarif |
Preceded by | Ali Ashghar Khaji |
Ambassador of Iran to the Switzerland and Lichtenstein | |
In office 2002–2006 |
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President |
Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Personal details | |
Born |
Tehran, Iran |
15 October 1958
Nationality | Iranian |
Alma mater |
University of Kansas Fordham University University of Bern |
Awards | Order of Merit and Management (2nd class) |
Majid Takht-Ravanchi (also Takht-e-Ravanchi) (Persian: مجید تختروانچی, born 15 October 1958 in Tehran) is an Iranian diplomat and current Iran's deputy foreign minister for European and American Affairs.
Takht-Ravanchi holds a BS and MS from The University of Kansas in Civil Engineering, an MA from Fordham University in International Political Economy and Development, and a PhD from the University of Bern in Political Science.
Takht-Ravanchi is a top negotiator of Iran, who accompanies Javad Zarif in the series of negotiation with the P5+1 (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Russia plus Germany).