BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 2. U.S. President Donald
Trump has nominated Alexander Alden for the post of ambassador to
Azerbaijan, Trend
reports via the White House website.
Previously, Alden held senior positions at the U.S. State
Department, the National Security Council, and the Pentagon.
As Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and
Stabilization Operations, he was responsible for implementing the
2020 U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability.
As Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs,
Alden worked to strengthen relations between the U.S. and the
European Union.
At the National Security Council, he served as Senior Director
for Emerging Technologies and Director of Defense Policy, where he
established and chaired the Interagency Committee on Critical and
Emerging Technologies.
The previous U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mark Libby,
announced his resignation from this position in December 2024 due
to health issues.
