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EMBASSY/CONSULATE ADDRESSES

Diplomatic Representation in US:
Ambassador: Yashar ALIYEV
Chancery: 2741 34th St., NW, Washington, DC 20008
Telephone: (202) 337-3500
Fax: (202) 337-5911

US Diplomatic Representation:
Ambassador: Richard Morningstar
Embassy: Azadliq Prospect 83, Baku
Mailing address: use embassy street address
Telephone: [9] (9412) 96-00-19, 98-03-37
Fax: [9] (9412) 98-37-55


Embassy and Consulate Web Sites for Azerbaijan
Embassy of Azerbaijan in the United States
Embassy of the United States in Azerbaijan


FOREIGN RELATIONS

The United States established diplomatic relations with Azerbaijan in 1992, following its independence from the Soviet Union. The United States is committed to strengthening democracy and the formation of an open market economy in Azerbaijan. It stands to gain benefits from an Azerbaijan that is peaceful, democratic, prosperous, and strategically linked to the United States and U.S. allies in Europe. The United States seeks new ways to partner with Azerbaijan to promote regional security and stability, enhance energy security, and strengthen economic and political reforms. The United States supports efforts to peacefully resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and reopen the closed border with Armenia.

U.S. Assistance to Azerbaijan

U.S. Government assistance to Azerbaijan aims to encourage reforms that promote the development of democratic institutions and processes, sustainable economic growth, and regional security. A fact sheet on U.S. assistance to Azerbaijan can be found here.

Bilateral Economic Relations

The United States and Azerbaijan have a bilateral trade agreement and a bilateral investment treaty. U.S. companies are involved in offshore oil development projects with Azerbaijan and have been exploring emerging investment opportunities in Azerbaijan in telecommunications and other fields. Azerbaijan has been designated as a beneficiary country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, under which a range of products that Azerbaijan might seek to export are eligible for duty-free entry to the United States. The GSP program provides an incentive for investors to produce in Azerbaijan and export selected products duty-free to the U.S. market.

Azerbaijan's Membership in International Organizations

Azerbaijan and the United States belong to a number of the same international organizations, including the United Nations, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank. Azerbaijan also is an observer to the Organization of American States and the World Trade Organization and a participant in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Partnership for Peace program.

Bilateral Representation

The U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan is Richard Morningstar; other principal embassy officials are listed in the Department's Key Officers List.

Azerbaijan maintains an embassy in the United States at 2741 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008; tel. (202) 337-3500.

More information about Azerbaijan is available from the Department of State and other sources, some of which are listed here:

Department of State Azerbaijan Country Page
Department of State Key Officers List
CIA World Factbook Azerbaijan Page
U.S. Embassy: Azerbaijan
USAID Azerbaijan Page
History of U.S. Relations With Azerbaijan
Human Rights Reports
International Religious Freedom Reports
Trafficking in Persons Reports
Narcotics Control Reports
Investment Climate Statements
U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics
Export.gov International Offices Page
Library of Congress Country Studies
Travel and Business Information




TRAVEL ADVISORIES

To obtain the latest Travel Advisory Information for Azerbaijan check the U.S. State Department Consular Information Sheet


TRAVEL TIPS

Driving U.S Driving Permit accepted
Currency (AZM) Azerbaijani Manat
Electrical 220 Volts
Telephones Country Code 994, City Code Baku 12+7D, Ganja 22+6D, Hodjali 102+5D



The two border crossings between Azerbaijan and Iran that foreigners can use are between Jolfa, Iran, which will put you in the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, and Julfa, Azerbaijan; and between Astara, Iran, and Astara, Azerbaijan, which is near the Caspian coast and much closer to Baku. A bus runs between Tehran and Baku (via Astara) daily; taking the bus is probably better than driving over because of the uncertainties of travelling independently in rural Azerbaijan. However, the delays at the border are inordinate, and you may want to cross over on foot and pick up public transport. Currently, there's no way to cross the border by train between Iran and Azerbaijan.

By sea, you can catch one of the freighters running between Baku and Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, though the schedule depends totally on what's to be taken and when it can be loaded. On average, there are three sailings a week, but the exact date and time of departure are rarely known until shortly beforehand. Each boat takes 300 passengers on the 12 hour voyage. The price for foreigners is around US$100 per passenger.

There are passenger-cum-cargo boats sailing between Baku and Bandar-é Anzali and Noshahr, Iran, about every other week. The fare is around US$100, plus some unspecified, possibly unauthorised, 'fee' of around US$70


CUSTOMS/DUTIES

Tobacco....1000 cigarettes or 1000 grams of tobacco

Liquor.....1.5 litre of spirit or 2 litres of wine

Perfume....reasonable for personal use

Goods/etc.....up to a value of us$10,000

Cameras....no restrictions

Film.......reasonalbe for personal use

Gifts......reasonable quantity

Currency...no restrictions

Note: on entering the country, tourist must complete a custom declaration form which must be retained until departure. this allows the import of articles intended for personal use, including currency and valuables which must be registered on the declaration form. custom inspection can be long and detailed.

Prohibited imports:
military weapons and ammunition, narcotics and drug paraphernalia, live animals (subject to special permit), photograph and printed material directed against azerbaijan, fruit and vegetables.

Prohibited exprts:
weapons and ammunition, precious metals, works of art and antiques (unless permission has been granted by the ministry of culture) and furs.



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