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Ambassador
of Iran to Finland
Biography of Dr.
Seyed Abbas Araghchi
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On
December 22, 1999, Dr. Seyed Abbas Araghchi
arrived in Helsinki and presented his credentials
to President Martti Ahtisaari on January
20, 2000, as Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic
of Iran to the Republic of Finland.
He also presented his credentials to President
Lennart Meri on September 14, 2000, as non-resident
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Prior
to becoming Ambassador, Dr. Araghchi served from September
1998 as Director General of the Institute for Political
and International Studies (IPIS), a research institute
affiliated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Islamic Republic of Iran. Dr Araghchi has worked in
the Institute as a Senior Researcher since his return
from Britain, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1995.
From October 1997 to September 1998, Dr. Araghchi
was Head of the Center for Persian Gulf and the Middle
East Studies at the IPIS.
From 1998 to 1999 Dr. Araghchi was Editor in Chief
of the Journal of Foreign Policy, a quarterly
journal published by the IPIS. Since 1995 he
has been among the editorial board of several journals
and a lecturer at the Faculty of International
Relations.
A career diplomat, Dr. Araghchi entered the Foreign
Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1990.
He started his work in the International Department
and soon upgraded as Deputy Director for Regional
Organizations. From 1990 to 1991 he served as Charge´
d' Affairs of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic
Republic of Iran to the Organization of Islamic Conference,
based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Araghchi received B.A. in Diplomatic Relations
from Faculty of International Relations in 1989, M.A.
in Political Science in 1991, and Ph.D. in Politics
& Government from University of Kent at Canterbury,
Britain, in 1995.
Born in 1962, Ambassador Araghchi is married to Bahareh
and
they have three children,
Saeideh Sadat, Seyed Hosein and
Seyed Reza.
Speeches by the Ambassador:
The Latest Interview by the Ambassador
Remarks at
the Persian Carpet Exhibition
Remarks at
the Kalpourekan Exhibition
Remarks at
the Estonian Chamber of Commerce
Remarks
at the Seminar: Trade and Investment Opportunities
in Iran, at FINPRO
 The Latest Interview by the Ambassador
President Khatami confers with Finnish FM
Karroubi, Finnish FM discuss parliamentary relations
Iran, Finland reject military option to change Iraqi regime
Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja in Iran on globalization and human rights
A Photo Galary of Mr. Karroubi's visit to Helsinki
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