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The Foreign Ministry of Iran

Mohammad Javad Zarif

Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Education
1988 Ph.D. International Studies
Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver
1984 M.A. International Studies
Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver
1982 M.A. International Relations
San Francisco State University
1981 B.A. International Relations
San Francisco State University

Major National Responsibilities
2013- Minister of Foreign Affairs
2011 Vice President, International Affairs, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
2002-2007 Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York
1992- 2002 Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Tehran
1989-1992 Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York
1988-1989 Advisor to the Foreign Minister, Tehran
1982-1988 Advisor, later Counselor and Charge d'affaires, a.i., Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York

Major International Responsibilities
2007-2009 Chairman, Cultural Commission, UNESCO General Conference
2006-2007 Member, Group of Eminent Legal Experts to Revise the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Conference
2003-2005 Vice-President, United Nations General Assembly
2001 Chairman, Asian Preparatory Meeting of the World Conference on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
2000 - 2002 Member, UN Group of Eminent Persons on Dialogue among Civilizations
2000 Chairman, United Nations Disarmament Commission
2000 - 2002 Chairman, OIC High-Level Expert Committee on Dialogue among Civilizations
1998 Chairman of Political Committee, 12th Non-Aligned Summit, Durban
1998 Chairman, High-Level Governmental Expert Committee on Confidence Building
1997 - 2000 Member, Eminent Persons Advisory Group on Reform of Global Governance
1997 Spokesman, Chairman of Senior Officials, and Chairman of Political Committee, Eighth Islamic Summit Conference, Tehran
1997-1998 President, Asian African Legal Consultative Committee, New Delhi
1992-1993 Chairman, Sixth (Legal) Committee of the 47th United Nations General Assembly

Teaching Responsibilities
1997- 2009 Visiting Professor of International Law, University of Tehran.
1989- Visiting Professor, School of International Relations, Tehran.
Topics: Multilateral Diplomacy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations.

Books
Transition in International Relations of Post-Western World, Tehran: Center for International Research and Education, 2016. (Persian Textbook)
Multilateral Diplomacy: Conceptual and Functional Dynamism of Regional and International Organizations, Tehran: Center for International Research and Education, 2012. (Persian Textbook)
International Organizations, Tehran: Mizan Press, 2010. (Persian Textbook)
Multilateral Diplomacy in Theory and Practice (3 Volumes), Tehran: School of International Relations, 2008, (Persian Textbook).
New Trends in International Relations, Tehran: Institute for Political and International Studies, 2005 (Persian Textbook).
Crossing the Divide: Dialogue among Civilization, (South Orange, NJ, USA: Seton Hall University, 2001)
Self-Defense in International Law and Policy, (University of Denver, 1988.)

Personal Data
Born January 8, 1960
Married with two children and two grandchildren.