Dr. John Vafai, Organizer of "Azerbaijanis for McCain, elected delegate
to Republican Convention
09 February 2008 [10:57] – Today.Az
John Changiz Vafai, an attorney from New York, has been elected a
Delegate to the Republican National Convention, pledged to Senator John
McCain.
Dr. Vafai organized the `Azerbaijanis for McCain’ effort in the United
States.
As a delegate from the State of New York, Dr. Vafai will attend the
Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, scheduled for
Sept. 1-4, 2008.
Born in Tabriz, Iran, Dr. Vafai was educated at Harvard University,
Yale University and Tehran University. He served as the bureau chief
for the international law firm of Baker Botts in Baku, Azerbaijan, and
with their Russian offices. A former scholar with the Woodrow Wilson
Center for International Scholars, Dr. Vafai has taught on the faculty
of Yale University, Rutgers University, and the University of Hawaii.
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