Event
CANCELLED: The Iranian Hostage Crisis at 40: Reflections of a Former Hostage: A conversation with ambassador John W. Limbert
John Limbert, Foreign Service Officer in Tehran (1978-1981) and US Deputy Secretary of State for Iran (2009-2010
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. We hope to have Ambassador Limbert on campus soon.
Forty years to the day since he was taken hostage by student radicals at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, John Limbert reflects on the experiences of that day and the direction U.S.-Iran relations have taken since.
During a 34-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service, Limbert has served as deputy assistant secretary of state for Iran (2009-2010), and as ambassador to Mauritania (2000-2003). From 1979 to 1981, Limbert was among 52 Americans held hostage after the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran.
John Limbert will be in conversation with John Ghazvinian, Interim Director of the Middle East Center and historian of US-Iran relations.