U.S. Charge d’Affaires to Azerbaijan Donald Lu left his office to be replaced by Adam Sterling, Azerbaijani Trend agency reports.

Prior to his appointment, Sterling worked in the structure of the U.S. Department of State, the White House and National Security Council on the position of the Central and Eastern Europe Department Head. He also served in the U.S. Embassies in Israel, Kazakhstan, Belgium and Peru.


Sterling is a career American diplomat, speaks French, Spanish, Azerbaijani and Russian languages. He is married and has two children.