U.S. Congressmen Solomon Ortiz, Michael McMahon, Michael Conaway, Bill Shuster, Sue Myrick and Shelley Moore Capito backed Matthew Bryza’s nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, reads a letter addressed to the Congress.

The Congressmen mentioned that Azerbaijan is a key strategic partner of U.S. in the military and economic fields, asking the Congress to fully analyze the candidature.

In their letter, they ask for the appointment process to be speeded up and express content with Bryza’s nomination by U.S. President Barack Obama.

The seat of U.S. Ambassador has remained vacant for more than a year. Earlier Matthew Bryza assumed the office of U.S. OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair.