Foundation for Iranian Studies
The Foundation for Iranian Studies is an American non-profit institution founded in 1981 in Washington DC, and later moved to Maryland, dedicated to educating the public about Iran/Persia. Since 1982 they host an oral history program. The director of the foundation is Mahnaz Afkhami, former women minister in Iran.
| Established | 1981 |
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| Mission | to preserve, study, and transmit Persian/Iranian cultural heritage; to study contemporary issues in Iranian government and society; and to point to the probable social, economic, political, and military directions Iran might take in the 21st century. |
| Executive director | Mahnaz Afkhami |
| Address | 4343 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 200, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 |
| Website | http://fis-iran.org/en |
| A Section 501(c)(3) organization (non-profit) | |
The foundation was founded with the support of Princess Ashraf Pahlavi. It has organized various Persian cultural events with cooperation of American universities, museums and academic institutions in the United States, including Georgetown University, National Museum of Asian Art (formerly known as Freer|Sackler Galleries of Smithsonian Institutions), Society of Iranian Studies, Pacific Museum, Middle East Studies Association, etc.