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Board of Directors of the U.S. Azeris Network: Appointment of ambassadors to Azerbaijan and Turkey by President Obama is triumph of U.S. national interests and security over special interest of two Senators and one ethnic community

30 December 2010 08:42 (UTC +04:00)

The Organization also was joined by the US Turkic Network (USTN), are similarly rejoiced with the appointment of Francis Ricciardone as the new Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey.

Both nominations have been placed on hold in the Senate during the confirmation hearings over the past summer and fall.
"While today’s appointment is a recess appointment that bypasses the U.S. Senate, and would thus last only until the end of the next calendar year, it is nevertheless triumph of U.S. national interests and security over special interest of two Senators and one ethnic community. A recess appointment is the appointment, by the President of the United States, of a senior federal official while the Senate is in recess. The U.S. Constitution requires that the most senior federal officers must be confirmed by the Senate before assuming office, but while the U.S. Senate is in recess the President can act alone by making a recess appointment. To remain in effect a recess appointment must be approved by the Senate by the end of the next session of Congress, or the position becomes vacant again; in current practice this means that a recess appointment must be approved by roughly the end of the next calendar year. Recess appointments are authorized by Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, which states: "The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.", says USAN statement.

"On behalf of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Azeris Network (USAN), we wish a Happy New Year and many successes to the new Ambassadors to Azerbaijan and Turkey", - the Azeri Diaspora members mentioned.