U.S. BILATERAL RELATIONS FACT SHEETS: AZERBAIJAN
State Department Documents and Publications, USA
February 11, 2013
U.S. Relations With Azerbaijan
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
Fact Sheet
September 20, 2012
More information about Azerbaijan is available on the Azerbaijan Page
and from other Department of State publications and other sources
listed at the end of this fact sheet.
U.S.-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS
The United States established diplomatic relations with Azerbaijan
in 1992, following its independence from the Soviet Union. The United
States is committed to strengthening democracy and the formation of an
open market economy in Azerbaijan. It stands to gain benefits from an
Azerbaijan that is peaceful, democratic, prosperous, and strategically
linked to the United States and U.S. allies in Europe. The United
States seeks new ways to partner with Azerbaijan to promote regional
security and stability, enhance energy security, and strengthen
economic and political reforms. The United States supports efforts
to peacefully resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and reopen the
closed border with Armenia.
U.S. Assistance to Azerbaijan
U.S. Government assistance to Azerbaijan aims to encourage reforms
that promote the development of democratic institutions and processes,
sustainable economic growth, and regional security. A fact sheet on
U.S. assistance to Azerbaijan can be found here.
Bilateral Economic Relations
The United States and Azerbaijan have a bilateral trade agreement and a
bilateral investment treaty. U.S. companies are involved in offshore
oil development projects with Azerbaijan and have been exploring
emerging investment opportunities in Azerbaijan in telecommunications
and other fields. Azerbaijan has been designated as a beneficiary
country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program,
under which a range of products that Azerbaijan might seek to export
are eligible for duty-free entry to the United States. The GSP program
provides an incentive for investors to produce in Azerbaijan and
export selected products duty-free to the U.S. market.
Azerbaijan’s Membership in International Organizations
Azerbaijan and the United States belong to a number of the
same international organizations, including the United Nations,
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank.
Azerbaijan also is an observer to the Organization of American States
and the World Trade Organization and a participant in the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Partnership for Peace program.
Bilateral Representation
The U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan is Richard Morningstar; other
principal embassy officials are listed in the Department’s Key
Officers List.
Azerbaijan maintains an embassy in the United States at 2741 34th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20008; tel. (202) 337-3500.
More information about Azerbaijan is available from the Department
of State and other sources, some of which are listed here:
Department of State Azerbaijan Country Page Department of State
Key Officers List CIA World Factbook Azerbaijan Page U.S. Embassy:
Azerbaijan USAID Azerbaijan Page History of U.S. Relations With
Azerbaijan Human Rights Reports International Religious Freedom Reports
Trafficking in Persons Reports Narcotics Control Reports Investment
Climate Statements U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics
Export.gov International Offices Page Library of Congress Country
Studies Travel and Business Information
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