Xenophobia, Member of the board of directors (2002–2006) German Football Association (DFB), Member of the Sustainability Council (2009–2013) German Orient Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (2002–2006) Recognition 2004 – Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur 2014 – Bavarian Order of Merit Criticism Roth has been criticized for her positive relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Along with fellow lawmakers Günter Gloser, Monika Grütters, Luc Jochimsen and Peter Gauweiler, she travelled to Iran in 2010 to meet with Ali Larijani, Manouchehr Mottaki and others; the trip was heavily criticized by international human rights organizations. In February 2013, she was reprimanded by German media outlets and Iranian dissidents for warmly greeting the Iranian ambassador to Germany, Alireza Sheikhattar, with a high five; Iranian Kurdish dissidents hold Sheikhattar responsible for the murder of Kurds during his tenure as governor of Iran's Kurdistan and West Azerbaijan provinces from 1980 to 1985. In 2015, Roth again led a German parliamentary delegation for a five-day visit to Tehran, including meetings with Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, Deputy Speaker Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard, Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi, presidential candidate Mohammad Reza Aref as well as two of President Hassan Rouhani's deputies namely Shahindokht Molaverdi, the vice president for women's affairs, and Masoumeh Ebtekar, the vice president and chairwoman of the Department of Environment; she was, however, denied a meeting with human-rights activist Narges Mohammadi. Personal life Roth lives in Berlin's Charlottenburg district. In addition, she maintains a holiday home in Bodrum, Turkey. References External links Official website (archived) European Parliament data 1955 births Living people 20th-century women MEPs for Germany 21st-century German women politicians Alliance 90/The Greens MEPs Female members of the Bundestag Members of the Bundestag 2002–2005 Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria MEPs for Germany 1989–1994 People from Ulm Recipients of the Legion of Honour