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US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State to visit Azerbaijan

Erika Olson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

25 April 2022 16:14 (UTC +04:00)

Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Erika Olson will travel to Azerbaijan, US Embassy to Azerbaijan told APA.

"She will attend meetings with government officials and participate in a regional Chiefs of Mission Conference on April 27-28, joining U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Earle D. (Lee) Litzenberger, U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Kelly C. Degnan, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne M. Tracy, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Mark Simakovsky, Acting Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Greg Naarden, and Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations Andrew Schofer.

Such Chiefs of Mission conferences take place on a regular basis. Most recently, U.S. Embassy Yerevan hosted in 2021. U.S. Embassy Baku and U.S. Embassy Tbilisi also hosted in 2019 and 2018, respectively. Due to COVID-19, the conference was not held in 2020," noted in the information.