Setareh Derakhshesh

Program Executive Editor & Anchor, Persian News Network (PNN)

Setareh Derakhshesh is executive editor and anchor for the Persian News Network (PNN) program Perspectives with Setareh. The one-on-one interview program is a first-time initiative by VOA, as it is produced both in English and in Farsi. Ms. Derakhshesh is a multimedia veteran of VOA, gaining wide-ranging experience since joining in 1993. She is frequently approached to speak on issues concerning Iran.

A graduate of the Sorbonne in Paris, with a Ph.D. in political science, Ms. Derakhshesh is fluent in Farsi, French and English. She uses her trilingual skills to interview people from different walks of life and from inside and outside Iran, the United States and Europe, including Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi, former First Lady Laura Bush, and former President George W. Bush. She covers international conferences and presidential trips to various parts of the world, including South Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America.

In addition to her work at VOA, she has taught at Georgetown University, American University, and George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

See what she has to say about:

Iran's regime

U.S.-Iran relations

Social media use in Iran

Expertise

• Iran
• U.S.-Iran relations
• New media use in Iran

Education

• Bachelor of Law; Masters of Arts, Political Science – Sorbonne, Paris, France
• Ph.D. Political Science, summa cum laude – University of Paris, Paris, France

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