Category: Central Asia

U.S. Amb. Recalled Amid Prostitution Ring Probe

25 Apr 2006 @ 10:00 GMT | Permalink | Comments

There are few coincidences at Foggy Bottom. The sudden departure of Reno L. Harnish III, U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan, from Baku today is no different. Local and regional media are rife with speculations over the human smuggling ring that trafficked young Azeri women to be sex slaves in Florida. The F.B.I. suspects an inside job. Replacing the tarnished Mr. Harnish is Anne Elizabeth Derse, a career foreign service officer who has held the rank of minister-counselor. And neither President Bush nor the State Department mentioned the dirty business, for which there is a high demand in the Sunshine State.

Posted by Dayhawk Kim at 10:00 | Permalink | Comments (0)