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U.S. EMBASSY TO AZERBAIJAN WAITS FOR APPROVAL OF NEW AMBASSADOR BY SENATE
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May 14 2012
Azerbaijan
The U.S. embassy to Azerbaijan waits for approval of new ambassador
by Senate, U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Azerbaijan Adam Sterling told
journalists on Monday.
According to Sterling, President Obama nominated Ambassador Richard
Mornigstar several weeks ago to be a new U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan
under the U.S. constitution, and the Senate now should approve him,"
he said.
"The next step is that Senate Foreign Relations Committee has to
schedule a hearing for ambassador Morningstar and we are waiting this
to take place," he said.
Sterling stressed that there are no rule that dictate how fast the
Senate has to work.
"So it is really very hard to predict when the ambassador will come
and we hope this will go very fast and we will see him (ambassador)
very soon," he said.
The U.S. has no ambassador to Azerbaijan since former U.S. ambassador
Matthew Bryza ended his mission in the country in late December.
The U.S. President Barack Obama appointed a career diplomat,
former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza as ambassador
to Azerbaijan bypass the Senate on Dec.29, 2010, which a few months
blocked his nomination under pressure of pro-Armenian senators Barbara
Boxer and Robert Menendez.
Trend
May 14 2012
Azerbaijan
The U.S. embassy to Azerbaijan waits for approval of new ambassador
by Senate, U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Azerbaijan Adam Sterling told
journalists on Monday.
According to Sterling, President Obama nominated Ambassador Richard
Mornigstar several weeks ago to be a new U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan
under the U.S. constitution, and the Senate now should approve him,"
he said.
"The next step is that Senate Foreign Relations Committee has to
schedule a hearing for ambassador Morningstar and we are waiting this
to take place," he said.
Sterling stressed that there are no rule that dictate how fast the
Senate has to work.
"So it is really very hard to predict when the ambassador will come
and we hope this will go very fast and we will see him (ambassador)
very soon," he said.
The U.S. has no ambassador to Azerbaijan since former U.S. ambassador
Matthew Bryza ended his mission in the country in late December.
The U.S. President Barack Obama appointed a career diplomat,
former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza as ambassador
to Azerbaijan bypass the Senate on Dec.29, 2010, which a few months
blocked his nomination under pressure of pro-Armenian senators Barbara
Boxer and Robert Menendez.