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In The Media

Ahmadinejad in America

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By Karim Sadjadpour
Published on Sep 24, 2007

Source: CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees

In an interview on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees, Carnegie's Karim Sadjadpour discusses Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s controversial U.S. visit and his interview with Columbia University President Lee Bollinger.

Click here for transcript.

About the Author

Karim Sadjadpour

Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Karim Sadjadpour is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Iran and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East.

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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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