Matthew Bryza Said to be US envoy in Baku

Matthew Bryza, former Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group representing US, is said to be appointed as US ambassador to Azerbaijan.

The post of US ambassador has been vacant since July.

According to Azerbaijan news website 1news.az US embassy in Azerbaijan did not confirm that Bryza was named for confirmation as ambassador.
'Currently, we expect the White House to appoint the ambassador. The candidate for the position of US ambassador in Azerbaijan has not been submitted yet,' Head of the public relations department at the US embassy in Baku, Terry Davidson, told 1news.az today.

Davidson was reported saying that the candidate must first be presented by the White House and then confirmed by the Senate.

'We do not have any statement on the issue yet,' Davidson was reported as saying.