Bryza’s nomination is getting complicated
Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Robert Menendez (D-N) have placed a "hold" on U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan nominee Matthew Bryza, as reported by "Azatutyun" Radio.
The nomination was put up for a vote at the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate and 17 out of 19 members voted for the nomination.
Only pro-Armenian senators Robert Menendez and Barbara Boxer had criticized Bryza's close ties with the Azerbaijani authorities and had indicated his flaws as OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair.
While Azerbaijani organizations and pro-Azerbaijani senators were congratulating Bryza on his appointment as Ambassador just hours after the vote, Barbara Boxer (D-CA) announced that she was going to place a "hold" on Bryza's appointment.
At the end of the day, the Armenian National Committee was informed that Robert Menendez had also placed hold on the appointment, meaning that the question will be on the Senate's plenary session agenda only when both senators change their stance on Bryza's nomination and no longer place a "hold".
