Ardeshir Zahedi, former foreign minister and ambassador to the United States

In January 1979, soon after H.I.M the Shah and Shabanou Farah flew into exile, the Iranian embassy in Washington was taken over by militants loyal to Ayatollah Khomeini. Forever loyal to the emperor, Ardeshir Zahedi remained by his side. He was present at his death in Egypt on July 27th, 1980. His Excellency, Ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi is now residing in Switzerland.