The American Iranian Council is deeply saddened to announce the passing of its Honorary Board Member, Professor Ruhi Ramazani. 

Dr. Ramazani joined AIC at its inception, first as a Board Member, and later becoming a member of our Honorary Board.  Dr. Ramazani was a strong advocate of improved relations between the United States and Iran and spoke passionately at many AIC conferences.  He is widely credited for being "The Dean" of Iran's foreign policy and for training numerous scholars and diplomats who have served the United States government, universities and private think tanks in the U.S. and throughout the world.  While clear-eyed about the challenges in overcoming years of animosity between the two nations, he was convinced that rapprochement between the U.S. and Iran was instrumental to resolving many of the Middle East’s outstanding regional issues.