title: Alan Eyre (diplomat)
text: # Alan Eyre (diplomat)
  
  Alan E. Eyre is the first-ever Persian language spokesperson of the United States Department of State. Eyre became the State Department's Persian-language spokesperson in April 2011. The post was created as part of U.S. government efforts to communicate with the Iranian peoples.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  He studied American literature at Dartmouth College and became interested in Sufi poetry, so he taught himself Persian. He lived for a few years in Los Angeles and made friends in the city's large Iranian expatriate community.
  
  ## Career
  
  Eyre was the head of Iran office at the U.S. Consulate in Dubai, and is a fluent Persian speaker with Iranian proverbs and expressions. Eyre has been interviewed in Persian by some Persian-language media.
  
  Eyre was involved in the nuclear talks with Iran and participated in written framework agreement negotiation.
  
  