Majid Takht-Ravanchi

Majid Takht-Ravanchi
Under Secretary for European and American Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 September 2013
President	Hassan Rouhani
Minister	Mohammad Javad Zarif
Preceded by	Ali Ashghar Khaji
Ambassador of Iran to the Switzerland and Lichtenstein
In office 2002–2006
President	Mohammad Khatami Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Deputy Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations
In office 1996–1998
President	Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Mohammad Khatami
Personal details
Born	15 October 1958 Tehran, Iran
Nationality	Iranian
Alma mater	University of Kansas Fordham University University of Bern
Awards	Order of Merit and Management (2nd class)[1]

Majid Takht-Ravanchi (also Takht-e-Ravanchi) (Persian: ‌مجید تخت‌روانچی‎‎,^[2] born 15 October 1958 in Tehran) is an Iranian diplomat and current Iran's deputy foreign minister for European and American Affairs.^[3]

Education

Takht-Ravanchi holds a BS and MS from The University of Kansas in Civil Engineering, an MA from Fordham University in International Political Economy and Development, and a PhD from the University of Bern in Political Science.^[4]

Iranian negotiating team

Negotiation with the World Powers

Takht-Ravanchi is a top negotiator of Iran, who accompanies Javad Zarif in the series of negotiation with the P5+1 (the U.S., Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany).^[5]

References

1. جهانگیری مصوبه اعطای نشان به تیم مذاکره کننده هسته ای را ابلاغ کرد. Islamic Republic News Agency (in Persian). 12 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
2. Transliteration: Majīd-e Takht-e-Ravānchī; Persian pronunciation: [mæˌd͡ʒiːde tʰæxtʰeɾævɒnˈt͡ʃʰi]
3. Majid Takht-Ravanchi at MFA in Persian
4. http://www.mfa.gov.ir/index.aspx?siteid=3&pageid=2129
5. Officials: “Progress” at Iran Geneva Talks LobeLog.com