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Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Aug 17 2012
New U.S. Ambassador to arrive in Azerbaijan
New U.S. Ambassador Richard Morningstar will arrive in Azerbaijan
after August 25, it was announced at a private event held in honour of
the new U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan in the office of the United
States-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce (USACC) in Georgetown.
Morningstar raised the issues of energy security and cooperation in
the Caspian region, adding that the South Energy Corridor is important
for Azerbaijan in terms of energy diversification, according to a
press release of the United States-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce
(USACC).
The Ambassador also stressed the importance of the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for both countries. The event was also
attended by members of USACC, representatives of the U.S. and the
Government of Azerbaijan, Trend News reports.
On June 30, the U.S. Senate approved the nomination of Richard
Morningstar as U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan.
The nomination of Morningstar, who was nominated for the post in
April by U.S. President Barack Obama, was unanimously approved by the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
The United States has had no ambassador in Azerbaijan since the
former Ambassador Matthew Bryza completed his mission in late December
last year.
On December 29, 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama appointed by his
personal order Matthew Bryza, a career diplomat and former Assistant
Secretary of State, to the post of U. S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan,
bypassing the Senate, which blocked his appointment for a few months
under pressure from pro-Armenian senators Barbara Boxer and Robert
Menendez.
Aug 17 2012
New U.S. Ambassador to arrive in Azerbaijan
New U.S. Ambassador Richard Morningstar will arrive in Azerbaijan
after August 25, it was announced at a private event held in honour of
the new U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan in the office of the United
States-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce (USACC) in Georgetown.
Morningstar raised the issues of energy security and cooperation in
the Caspian region, adding that the South Energy Corridor is important
for Azerbaijan in terms of energy diversification, according to a
press release of the United States-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce
(USACC).
The Ambassador also stressed the importance of the settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict for both countries. The event was also
attended by members of USACC, representatives of the U.S. and the
Government of Azerbaijan, Trend News reports.
On June 30, the U.S. Senate approved the nomination of Richard
Morningstar as U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan.
The nomination of Morningstar, who was nominated for the post in
April by U.S. President Barack Obama, was unanimously approved by the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
The United States has had no ambassador in Azerbaijan since the
former Ambassador Matthew Bryza completed his mission in late December
last year.
On December 29, 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama appointed by his
personal order Matthew Bryza, a career diplomat and former Assistant
Secretary of State, to the post of U. S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan,
bypassing the Senate, which blocked his appointment for a few months
under pressure from pro-Armenian senators Barbara Boxer and Robert
Menendez.