He is a veteran U.S. diplomat and a former official at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, where he was held captive during the Iran hostage crisis.

[4] Limbert's wife, Parvaneh, is a naturalized American citizen of Iranian descent,[5] and since 1980 she has been a resident of Stockbridge, Vermont.

[3] They have a daughter, Mandana, who is an associate professor of anthropology at the City University of New York,[6] and a son named Shervin.

[8] His overseas postings included Algeria, Djibouti, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

While still Ambassador, he was one of the first civilian officials to enter Baghdad in April 2003 with the Organization of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance.

Naval Academy (1981–84), Senior Fellow at Harvard University's Center for International Affairs (1991–92), Dean of the Foreign Service Institute's School of Language Studies, and an appointment as the Distinguished Professor of International Affairs in the departments of political science and history at the U.S.

"[9] In 1979, Limbert was a newly appointed Foreign Service officer posted to the U.S. Embassy in Tehran when it was overrun by Iranian students.