US President Barack Obama has submitted to the Congress his nomination of Richard Morningstar—Special Envoy of the US Secretary of State for Eurasian Energy—as US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani media inform, referring to the Press Service of the US Embassy in Baku.

In 1999-2001, Morningstar served as US Ambassador to the European Union. And in April 2009, he was appointed Special Envoy of the US Secretary of State for Eurasian Energy, RIA Novosti News Agency of Russia reports.