ANCA Chairman addresses letter to US Senate

Panorama, Armenia
July 23 2010

ANCA Chairman addresses letter to US Senate

The Chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Ken
Hachikian shared with members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations
Committee a review of policy-related reservations regarding President
Obama’s nomination of Matthew Bryza to serve as US Ambassador to the
Republic of Azerbaijan, Ermeni haber said.

Note that the Senate should approve the Ambassador-designate candidacy
so that he can assume the position.

In particular, in his latter Hachikian drew attention to `how the
professional activities of Mr. Bryza’s wife, scholar Zeyno Baran, a
Hudson Institute employee, may have created potential conflict of
interest issues with the conduct of his official duties. Her employer
receives funding from foreign and corporate interests, including
energy firms, that are financially affected by the conduct of the very
U.S. diplomacy that Mr. Bryza has overseen, and would certainly play a
central role in coordinating if approved as U.S. Ambassador to
Azerbaijan.” Besides, Bryza-Baran wedding was held in Istanbul, was
financed by Azeri businessmen, etc.

The Union of Azerbaijanis of the US spread a message to hail Matthew
Bryza’s appointment as the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan.

From: A. Papazian