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ANCA STATEMENT ON BRYZA'S CONFIRMATION HEARING
asbarez
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Senator Menendez questions Ambassador-designate Bryza.
WASHINGTON-Armenian National Committee of America Executive Director
Aram Hamparian made the following comments after the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee confirmation hearing with US Ambassador Azerbaijan
designate Matthew Bryza.
"Matt Bryza's testimony unfortunately raised more questions than it
answered, underscoring our longstanding concern that he is not the
right person to represent the United States in Azerbaijan."
"Today's hearing shed long overdue sunshine on a number of serious
shortcomings in Mr. Bryza's diplomatic activities, starting with
his consistent failure to challenge Azerbaijan's belligerence,
the dramatic under-spending of Congressional allocations for
Nagorno-Karabakh, and including, of course, his unwillingness to
forcefully confront Baku's video-taped destruction of the Djulfa
Armenian cemetery. In terms of addressing conflict of interest issues,
his responses also fell short. His announcement that his wife, who
professionally advocates on Caspian energy policy and works at the
Hudson Institute, whose supporters include Azerbaijani, Turkish,
and energy corporate interests, has now pledged to steer clear of
State Department policymakers dealing with Azerbaijan is too little,
too late, coming, as it does, ten years into his service in a series
of senior and sensitive posts dealing directly with Baku and the
Caspian energy industry.
"We want to share our special appreciation with Senators Boxer
and Menendez for their continued leadership in ensuring that the
Senate approves a diplomat to Baku who can most effectively advance
US interests and American values in the Caucasus region, and offer
thanks to Chairwoman Shaheen for raising relevant concerns regarding
a possible conflict of interest."
For a complete review of the ANCA's concerns
regarding the Bryza nomination, visit:
http://www.anca.org/assets/pdf/misc/BryzaNomination.pdf
To watch the complete hearing visit:
http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=f0f6218f-5056-a032-5226-5f5c40434a3b
From: A. Papazian
asbarez
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Senator Menendez questions Ambassador-designate Bryza.
WASHINGTON-Armenian National Committee of America Executive Director
Aram Hamparian made the following comments after the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee confirmation hearing with US Ambassador Azerbaijan
designate Matthew Bryza.
"Matt Bryza's testimony unfortunately raised more questions than it
answered, underscoring our longstanding concern that he is not the
right person to represent the United States in Azerbaijan."
"Today's hearing shed long overdue sunshine on a number of serious
shortcomings in Mr. Bryza's diplomatic activities, starting with
his consistent failure to challenge Azerbaijan's belligerence,
the dramatic under-spending of Congressional allocations for
Nagorno-Karabakh, and including, of course, his unwillingness to
forcefully confront Baku's video-taped destruction of the Djulfa
Armenian cemetery. In terms of addressing conflict of interest issues,
his responses also fell short. His announcement that his wife, who
professionally advocates on Caspian energy policy and works at the
Hudson Institute, whose supporters include Azerbaijani, Turkish,
and energy corporate interests, has now pledged to steer clear of
State Department policymakers dealing with Azerbaijan is too little,
too late, coming, as it does, ten years into his service in a series
of senior and sensitive posts dealing directly with Baku and the
Caspian energy industry.
"We want to share our special appreciation with Senators Boxer
and Menendez for their continued leadership in ensuring that the
Senate approves a diplomat to Baku who can most effectively advance
US interests and American values in the Caucasus region, and offer
thanks to Chairwoman Shaheen for raising relevant concerns regarding
a possible conflict of interest."
For a complete review of the ANCA's concerns
regarding the Bryza nomination, visit:
http://www.anca.org/assets/pdf/misc/BryzaNomination.pdf
To watch the complete hearing visit:
http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=f0f6218f-5056-a032-5226-5f5c40434a3b
From: A. Papazian