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The US Senate held hearings on approval of the candidacy of a new ambassador to Azerbaijan on Dec.4.
The US President Barack Obama nominated the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Energy Resources at the US Department of State, Robert Cekuta for the post of ambassador to Azerbaijan.
The candidacy of the ambassador was earlier discussed in the Committee on Foreign Relations of the US Senate.
Cekuta’s recent overseas assignments include Tokyo (2007 – 2009) and Berlin (2003 – 2007) where he led the US government’s participation in the full range of economic issues.
Cekuta’s activity as Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs at the US embassy in Germany covered counter-terrorism activities and efforts to combat international crime. He also served as the Senior Advisor for Food Security in the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs and as the Senior Deputy Coordinating Director for Economic and Development Affairs at the US embassy in Kabul.
Moreover, Cekuta served as a Senior Advisor in the Office of the US Trade Representative from 1999 to 2000. He was also a Special Negotiator for Biotechnology in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs in 2002.
Cekuta received a B.S. from Georgetown University, an M.A. from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and an M.A. from the National Defense University.
The post of the US ambassador to Azerbaijan is vacant. Former Ambassador Richard Morningstar returned to the United States after ending his term of office.
Several hearings must be held in the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. These hearings are dedicated to the approval of Robert Cekuta’s nomination to the post of the new US ambassador to Azerbaijan.
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