Name
Metrinko, Michael J (Interviewee)
Burr, William (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Michael J. Metrinko, 1989
Other Titles
Reminiscences of Michael J. Metrinko, 1989
Abstract
Education; Peace Corps experiences in Turkey and Iran; teacher with Literacy Corps in Iran; entry into foreign service; postings in Turkey and Iran; experiences as Consul General in Tabriz, Iran; impressions of embassy in Tehran, Iran; work in visa section; discussion of Iranian military, intellectual, student, and religious groups; impressions of Shah and Iranian elite figures; personal experience s during Iranian Revolution and as hostage
Collection Name
Iranian-American relations project
Subjects
Diplomats--United States; Hostages--Iran; Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981; Iran Foreign relations United States; Iran History Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, 1941-1979; Metrinko, Michael J; United States. Department of State
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1989
Note (Biographical)
Diplomat
Note
Interviewed by William Burr on May 23, June 14, August 29 and October 27,1988 and March 2, 1989
Note (Provenance)
Michael J. Metrinko, Gift 1989
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
14385310
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-t7hn-7n13
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.