U.S. Department of State
Philo Dibble, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Philo Dibble is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. The following is excerpted from the April 6, 2011, House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing “Is America’s Overseas Broadcasting Undermining Our National Interest and Undermining the Fight Against Tyrannical Regimes?” The United States and Iran have not had diplomatic relations since 1980. We do not have an embassy in Tehran. Our diplomats do not have regular contact with their Iranian counterparts. We have very few official avenues for dialogue, communication, influence, or interaction with Iranian people. For that reason, U.S. Government broadcasting and public diplomacy…
