Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama
Friday, November 14th, 2008
Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama President-Elect of the United States of America Washington, DC November 5th, 2008 Dear Mr. President-elect, It is with a great pleasure that I offer you my heartfelt congratulations on your historic election victory. This is indeed a proud moment not just for America, but for millions of others around the globe who have come to believe in and aspire for the kind of values that have become universally acknowledged as the hallmarks of American society. Your success is a remarkable reminder of the potential for promoting major change through the b...
Reza Pahlavi: Leadership for Democracy in Iran
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 - The Washington Post
For almost three decades, Reza Pahlavi has been a strong voice for freedom and democracy the world over. Now, with the support of freedom seekers around the world, he is ready to lead an international effort for a new era in his native country. A letter to the World The recent parliamentary election in Iran, and, for that matter, all previous elections, have been a travesty, a sad farce, with the ruling government again making promises it cannot fulfill. During 28 years of involvement as a secular democrat, I have watched with sorrow the political and economic catastroph...
Letter to The Honorable Fabian Núñez
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 - Secretariat of Reza Pahlavi
The Honorable Fabian Núñez Speaker California State Assembly Sacramento, CA Dear Mr. Speaker, As an Iranian, it was with pride and admiration that I witnessed the courage my countrymen spontaneously demonstrated upon learning of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on America. On that day, thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran, marching and holding candle light vigils through the night in sympathy and solidarity with the American people. While many around the world also showed their support on that terrible day, doing so in Iran was in direct defiance of the ...