Ardeshir Zahedi, Patriot, Diplomat, Statesman
 
"A life of Duty for IRAN"
For Decades In the Limelight of Grandeur and Controversy, he forged Bonds with the World's Leaders and Opinionmakers

   
At Golestan Palace on Coronation Day, 1967
The Center of Controversy more often then not. The Shah's former Son in Law.
Minister of Foreign Affairs
1967 - 1972
With US President Richard Nixon

State Visit to India

1956

 

State Visit to Germany

1955

 
With
King Hussain
of Jordan
 
With young King Juan Carlos of Spain
Gatwick Airport 1962
Ardeshir and Daughter welcome Shah
 
Guest of Earl Mountbatten of Burma
 
 
With Queen and CENTO Representatives at Windsor Castle
With Pope Paul VI
 
 
Foreign Ministers
in Accord
 
Close friends. With Henry Kissinger and Ronald and Nancy Reagan
Hosting Richard Nixon
At his private Residence at Hessarak, Tehran
 
with King Faisal
of Saudi Arabia
With Shah on
Pilgrimage to Mecca
In Mecca
 
 
 
Emir of Kuwait
Kuwaiti State visit to Iran
With Shah in St. Moritz
(Who broke his Arm Skiing)
Ardeshir greeting clleague Willy Brandt

State visit to Germany

1967

 
 
On the River Rhine, at Cologne

With Empress and Spouse of

the State President,

Wilhelmine Lübcke

 
With President
Broz Tito
of Yougoslavia
President Tito
Ambassador to Washington
Second Time
1972 - 1979
 
Pleasant Duties
Evening Function at Iranian Embassy in Washington DC
JoanFontain
1973
At Iranian Embassy Reception in Washington DC
Frequent Guests:
Veronique and Gregory Peck
Kirk and Anne Douglas
James Mason
Liza Minelli
Dinner with Gerald and Betty Ford
At the White House
With Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter
With David Rockefeller at Iranian Embassy Reception
Hosting a Charity Event
"Caviar Diplomacy" ?
 
DAYTONA, 1978
With George Bush
 
With Admiral Farzaneh, Military Attaché at the Iranian Embassy, Washington DC
 
With Crown Prince
Takover of Fighter Jets for Imperial Iranian Airforce
 
Aboard US Presidential Plane "Airforce One" with Shah and Mr & Mrs H. Chatto
During State Visit to USA
November 1977
Hassan II of Marocco's 60th Birthday
Sentimental Moments
Trying to persuade Shah not to leave Iran, Niavaran Palace January 1979
With President Portillo of Mexico, negotiating Asylum for Shah and Family 1979

See Also

Ardeshir in Private