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Aboutalebi's professional publications include ''Basic Challenges of U.S Foreign Policy towards Iran'' (2009),<ref>[http://www.csr.ir/departments.aspx?lng=fa&abtid=07&&depid=44&&semid=1744]</ref> ''Rocky Mountains of Nuclear Extremism'' (2009),<ref>[http://www.csr.ir/departments.aspx?lng=fa&abtid=06&&depid=44&&semid=1705]</ref> ''Turkey: Modern Diplomacy and New Ottoman Caliphate'' (2009),<ref>[http://www.csr.ir/departments.aspx?lng=fa&abtid=06&&depid=44&&semid=1981]</ref> and ''New Challenges of Iran Foreign Policy towards U.S.'' (2010).<ref>[http://www.csr.ir/departments.aspx?lng=fa&abtid=07&&depid=44&&semid=2241]</ref>
Aboutalebi's professional publications include ''Basic Challenges of U.S Foreign Policy towards Iran'' (2009),<ref>[http://www.csr.ir/departments.aspx?lng=fa&abtid=07&&depid=44&&semid=1744]</ref> ''Rocky Mountains of Nuclear Extremism'' (2009),<ref>[http://www.csr.ir/departments.aspx?lng=fa&abtid=06&&depid=44&&semid=1705]</ref> ''Turkey: Modern Diplomacy and New Ottoman Caliphate'' (2009),<ref>[http://www.csr.ir/departments.aspx?lng=fa&abtid=06&&depid=44&&semid=1981]</ref> and ''New Challenges of Iran Foreign Policy towards U.S.'' (2010).<ref>[http://www.csr.ir/departments.aspx?lng=fa&abtid=07&&depid=44&&semid=2241]</ref>
Aboutalebi has also published a book on anthropology of ethics, ''Anthropology of Ethics; First Volume of Philosophy of Social Ethics'' in 2013.<ref>[http://www.president.ir/fa/72181]</ref>
Aboutalebi has also published a book on anthropology of ethics, ''Anthropology of Ethics; First Volume of Philosophy of Social Ethics'' in 2013.<ref>[http://www.president.ir/fa/72181]</ref>

==Controversy==
Hamid Aboutalebi has been identified as [[Iran hostage crisis|one of the kidnappers]] of a number of American diplomats from the US embassy in Tehran in 1979.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/senator-iran-taps-hostage-taker-ambassador-23150186</ref><ref>http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/04/irans-reformers-include-more-than-one-former-hostage-taker/?_php=true&_type=blogs&module=BlogPost-ReadMore&version=Blog%20Main&action=Click&contentCollection=General&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body&_r=0</ref> As a result, his appointment as ambassador to the UN has been opposed by numerous US lawmakers and diplomats, some of whom have asked the [[US Department of State]] to deny his application for a [[visa]].<ref>http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/202442-graham-rips-iran-pick-as-un-ambassador</ref><ref>http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2014/04/ted_cruz_says_proposed_iranian.html</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Hamid Aboutalebi
حمید ابوطالبی
Ambassador of Iran to the United Nations
Assuming office
25 July 2014
PresidentHassan Rouhani
SucceedingMohammad Khazaee
Ambassador of Iran to Australia
In office
2 September 2003 – 7 November 2006
PresidentMohammad Khatami
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Ambassador of Iran to Belgium and The European Union
In office
1 September 1995 – 1 September 2000
PresidentAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Mohammad Khatami
Preceded byMohammad Reza Bakhtiari
Succeeded byAbolghassem Delfi
Ambassador of Iran to Italy
In office
1 September 1988 – 1 September 1992
PresidentAli Khamenei
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Succeeded byMajid Hedayatzade
Personal details
Born (1957-06-16) June 16, 1957 (age 67)
Tehran, Iran
Alma materUniversity of Tehran

Hamid Aboutalebi (Persian: حمید ابوطالبی, born 16 June 1957 in Tehran, Iran)[1] is an Iranian diplomat and ambassador. He will be Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations from 25 July 2014, succeeding Mohammad Khazaee. Aboutalebi was previously ambassador of Iran to Australia, the European Union, Belgium, Italy and also political director general to Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2]

Professional Background

Hamid Aboutalebi, obtained his Ph.D. in historical sociology from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in 1999, after having completed master's degrees in sociology (from Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris) and in the history of Islamic civilization and culture (from Tehran University). Aboutalebi also earned his bachelor's degree in sociology from Tehran University. [3]

Aboutalebi is a member of numerous Iranian organizations, councils and committees, including:

  • The Scientific Board for Foreign Policy of Center for Strategic Research (C.S.R)
  • Member of the Strategic Board for Foreign Policy of C.S.R
  • Director for the Asia Studies Group at Foreign Policy Department of C.S.R
  • Director for the Iran's Foreign Policy Studies Group at Foreign Policy Department of C.S.R
  • The Scientific Council of the Great Islamic Encyclopedia
  • Dean of the Department for Scientific Research of the Great Islamic Encyclopedia
  • Author and editor of the Great Islamic Encyclopedia
  • The Strategic Planning Council of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Member of the Planning and Programming Council of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
  • Member of the Economic Coordination Committee of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
  • Member of the Policy Planning Board of the Center of Strategic Studies for the Presidential Office, (C.S.S)
  • Member of Advisory Board of Iranian Review of Foreign Affairs (IRFA)

Aboutalebi's professional publications include Basic Challenges of U.S Foreign Policy towards Iran (2009),[4] Rocky Mountains of Nuclear Extremism (2009),[5] Turkey: Modern Diplomacy and New Ottoman Caliphate (2009),[6] and New Challenges of Iran Foreign Policy towards U.S. (2010).[7] Aboutalebi has also published a book on anthropology of ethics, Anthropology of Ethics; First Volume of Philosophy of Social Ethics in 2013.[8]

Controversy

Hamid Aboutalebi has been identified as one of the kidnappers of a number of American diplomats from the US embassy in Tehran in 1979.[9][10] As a result, his appointment as ambassador to the UN has been opposed by numerous US lawmakers and diplomats, some of whom have asked the US Department of State to deny his application for a visa.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Hamid Aboutalebi, next Iranian UN ambassador
  2. ^ Hamid Aboutalebi's positions
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ [3]
  6. ^ [4]
  7. ^ [5]
  8. ^ [6]
  9. ^ http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/senator-iran-taps-hostage-taker-ambassador-23150186
  10. ^ http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/04/irans-reformers-include-more-than-one-former-hostage-taker/?_php=true&_type=blogs&module=BlogPost-ReadMore&version=Blog%20Main&action=Click&contentCollection=General&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body&_r=0
  11. ^ http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/202442-graham-rips-iran-pick-as-un-ambassador
  12. ^ http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2014/04/ted_cruz_says_proposed_iranian.html
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