Female Ambassador to Iran
News about Professor Fazeeha Azmi becoming Sri Lanka's first female ambassador appointed to Iran. Coverage includes her assumption of duties at the embassy in Tehran and her address to staff.
Breaking: Sri Lanka finally sends a woman to Iran, and she's a *professor*—because apparently we needed to make absolutely sure she could handle it. Turns out the bar for "first female ambassador" was just "can read, write, and survive Tehran without calling home crying."
Professor Fazeeha Azmi has assumed duties as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador-designate to Iran, becoming the country’s first female envoy appointed to the post. She formally assumed duties at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Tehran on June 30. Addressing embassy staff, Prof. Azmi outlined the https://t.co/HGkYyAwNwJ