Azita Raji

Quick Facts

Full Name	Azita Raji
Occupation	Diplomat
Date Of Birth	Sep 29, 1961(1961-09-29)
Age	63
Birthplace	Tehran
Country	United States
Horoscope	Virgo

Azita Raji Biography

Azita Raji is one of the most popular and richest Diplomat who was born on September 29, 1961 in Tehran, United States. Azita Raji (Persian: azyt rjy , born on September 29, 1961) is an Iran-born American politician, banker and philanthropist. She was appointed to the presidency by President Barack Obama in October 2014 to be Ambassador of the United States ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden and was confirmed unanimously in the United States Senate in February 2016. The ambassador presented her credentials to Her The King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on March 15th 2016 and concluded her duty on January 20th, 2017.

On the 10th of December in 2016, while serving as ambassador of the United States Ambassador to Sweden, Raji read Bob Dylan’s letter to the Nobel Committee on behalf of the artist at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm to celebrate Dylan receiving the prize for 2016: the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Raji is an honoree of the 2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

In in 2008 Raji quit the finance industry to concentrate on politics at the national level. She was elected to the 2012 presidential race. was appointed in the position of National Finance Vice-Chair and Chair of the Swing State Victory Fund for the Obama campaign. Raji was an advisory board member for the national level from the Democratic National Committee and a member of the Obama for America National Finance Committee between 2008 and 2012. In 2013 the year 2013, President Obama named Raji to be the President’s Commissioner for the Commission on White House Fellows. Additionally, Raji was appointed as Commissioner for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

Azita Raji Net Worth

Azita Raji is one of the richest Diplomat from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Azita Raji 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

born in Tehran, Iran, Raji finished her high school education at Lausanne, Switzerland, where she was a national champion as an downhill skier as well as a Chess player before moving in America. United States at the age of 17. She received an undergraduate degree in Arts in 1983, focusing on architectural design along with French in French from Barnard College, Columbia University and followed that with the Master of Business Administration in 1991 in Finance from Columbia Business School. Raji was able to become an U.S. citizen in 1988.

Raji is a Chartered Financial Analyst (C.F.A.) and is a member of the Institute for Chartered Financial Analysts since 1991. She is an active part of the Bretton Woods Committee, an elite organization that helps international finance institutions, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. In the beginning of her career in the field of international bankers she held top posts at companies such as J.P. Morgan, Salomon Brothers and Drexel Burnham Lambert.

On July 4, 2016, Raji was recognized as an honoree of Great Immigrants: The Pride of America, the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s annual recognition of inspiring naturalized U.S. citizens who have made notable contributions to the progress of American society.

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Who is Azita Raji Dating?

According to our records, Azita Raji married to Gary Syman. As of December 1, 2023, Azita Raji’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Azita Ranked on the list of most popular Diplomat. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Azita Raji celebrates birthday on September 29 of every year.

What happened Azita Raji?

Raji died on February 6, 2022 , after a short illness at the age of 60.

Who is the American ambassador to Sweden?

U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden Ambassador Erik D. Ramanathan became ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden on January 20, 2022.

Who is the ambassador of Switzerland?

Swiss Ambassador to the United States, Jacques Pitteloud presented his credentials to President Donald J. Trump during a ceremony on September 16, 2019.

Who is the ambassador to Norway?

Ambassador of the United States to the Kingdom of Norway
Incumbent Richard Riley Chargé d’Affaires a.i, since May 29, 2020
U.S. Department of State Embassy of the United States, Oslo
Style| His Excellency (formal) Mr. Ambassador (informal)
Reports to| U.S. Secretary of State

What do you mean by Ambassador?

1 : an official envoy especially : a diplomatic agent of the highest rank accredited to a foreign government or sovereign as the resident representative of his or her own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment She’s the American ambassador to Italy.