Bijan Sabet | |
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| United States Ambassador tothe Czech Republic | |
| In office February 15, 2023 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Stephen B. King |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Merrick |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Boston College (BS) |
Bijan Sabet is an American venture capitalist who had served as theUnited States ambassador to the Czech Republic.
Sabet's mother immigrated from Korea in the 1960s, his father immigrated from Iran at the same time.[1] Sabet earned a bachelor's degree fromBoston College.[2]
Sabet co-foundedSpark Capital in 2005, a venture capital firm that focuses on entrepreneurs and their designs; he currently serves as General Partner. It handles billion of dollars spanning venture and venture growth funds. In his role at Spark Capital, Sabet has led investments and served on the board of directors of early-stage startup companies that have transformed into global leaders. Sabet worked as a senior executive in numerous technology startup companies inSilicon Valley, California, andMassachusetts. Sabet helped lead early investments in other companies, such asWayfair, Cruise Automotive,Oculus,Slack,Tumblr,Warby Parker,Discord,Stack Overflow, etc.[2][3]
Sabet serves on the boards of two independent schools;[4] while his wife Lauren is on the Board of Regents of Boston College.[5]
On August 3, 2022, PresidentJoe Biden nominated Sabet to serve as the United States ambassador to the Czech Republic.[2][6] Hearings on his nomination were held before theSenate Foreign Relations Committee on November 29, 2022. On December 7, 2022, the committee favorably reported his nomination to the Senate. On December 13, 2022, his nomination was confirmed by the Senate byvoice vote.[7] He was sworn in on December 16, 2022, and presented his credentials to PresidentMiloš Zeman on February 15, 2023.[8]
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| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic 2023–2025 | Succeeded by |
| Czechoslovakia (1919–1992) |  | |
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| Czech Republic (1993–present) | ||
