https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1493653951752900611 Azita Raji was a great friend and cherished member of my campaign team and administration who served our country with distinction. She represented the very best of America, and we are better off because of her leadership. She will be deeply missed. https://se.usembassy.gov/statement-on-the-passing-of-former-u-s-ambassador-to-sweden-azita-raji/ "Our Embassy community is saddened by the recent passing of former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden, Mrs. Azita Raji, who left us after a period of illness. Azita Raji served as the U.S. Ambassador to Sweden between March 2016 and January 2017. Ambassador Raji was nominated for the State Department’s highest award for a non-career ambassador, the Sue M. Cobb Prize for Exemplary Diplomatic Service. She was the first female United States ambassador to Sweden, as well as the first Iranian-born American to serve as an ambassador of the United States. "