[2] Prior to that, he served at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Washington, D.C. as a counselor for political and public affairs (2010-2012).

He joined Azerbaijan's diplomatic service in 1999 and also served at the country's Embassies in Austria (2000–03) and Germany (2005–08), as well as in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baku.

[4] In addition to his native Azerbaijani language, he also knows English, French, German, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.

[7] However, when this was raised with LA County Supervisors, they stated they had no prior awareness of the proclamation.

[7] All four of the LA County Supervisors whose names were on the certificate; Kathryn Barger,[8] Hilda Solis,[9] Janice Hahn,[10] and Holly Mitchell,[11] stated that their signatures had been added to the certificate without their knowledge or permission.