Azita Raji

Azita Raji (, September 29, 1961 – February 8, 2022) was an Iranian-born American politician, banker, and philanthropist. She was nominated by President Barack Obama in October 2014 to serve as the United States Ambassador to Sweden. She was confirmed by the United States Senate in February 2016. Her term ended on January 20, 2017.
In 2016, Raji read Bob Dylan's letter to the Nobel Committee on his behalf in Stockholm, in recognition of Dylan being awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Raji died on February 8, 2022 in California after a short-illness at the age of 60.