TEHRAN – Iran’s minister of foreign affairs has appointed Esmaeil Baghaei as the new head of the Public Diplomacy Center and spokesperson for the Iranian foreign ministry.

Baghaei has an extensive background in diplomacy, having served as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Office in Geneva from 2018 to 2022. 

Baghaei also held the position of Head of the Legal Department at Iran’s foreign ministry from 2015 to 2019 and represented Iran at the United Nations Legal Committee in New York from 2006 to 2009. 

Prior to this appointment, Nasser Kanaani served as the spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry.