Is USAN a (grassroots) lobbying firm, government-relations company, PAC or a public-relations organization?
No, USAN is not a lobbying shop or grassroots lobbying firm. Neither is it a political action committee (PAC), media outlet, or an organization that pays anyone to do “electioneering”, lobbying, etc. Simply put, USAN is a registered non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian single-purpose organization, which serves as a conduit and network for Azerbaijani-American voters and activists (grassroots) and their national, state, and local coalitions, associations, organizations, councils, conferences, and other formal, semi-formal and informal groups. In other words, USAN only provides a streamlined, organized channel for the Azerbaijani-American grassroots and their diaspora organizations to deliver their message. To paraphrase it, USAN is just the power transmission line of this world – meanwhile the poles along with the electricity generation plants and hydrocarbon sources that power them are the Azerbaijani-Americans and other voters and organizations. We are the power line, but you are t