I couldn’t say if it’s a bow or not out of context in a still photo. I do wonder what forces are at play in Morningstar’s long-term involvement with oil pipeline development in Azerbaijan, a pet project of his since the Clinton administration, with renewed involvement since Obama came into office and appointed him Special Envoy of the United States Secretary of State for Eurasian Energy. The latter led him into additional involvement in the Nabucco pipeline project in Turkey, a 12-15 billion Euro project being financed by the the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The project is deeply enmeshed in disputes with Russia and Iran and the Kurdistan Workers Party. Morningstar was active in this before his recent diplomatic appointment to Azerbaijan.
Thanks for the additional info.
[snip]...But then came the Clinton email dump which may have spelt doom for Amiri. Two emails in particular, which were made public and which were undoubtedly read by the Iranians shed light on the voluntary nature of Amiri’s defection and attempts by the U.S. to address his concerns and facilitate his return to Iran.
The first email, sent to Clinton on July 5, 2010, and processed through her home-brewed bathroom server, was authored by Richard Morningstar, acting special envoy of the U.S. secretary for Eurasian energy. This email implied that Amiri needed a cover story to return to Iran and that the U.S. should make an effort to address his concerns. He writes, “Per the subject we discussed, we have a diplomatic, ‘psychological’ issue, not a legal issue,” and notes further that “Our friend has to be given a way out. We should recognize his concerns and frame it in terms of a misunderstanding with no malevolent intent and that we will make sure there is no recurrence. Our person won’t be able to do anything anyway. If he has to leave, so be it.”... ——Did Clinton’s Email Negligence Lead to the Execution of an Iranian Defector?
Frontpage Mag ^ | August 8, 2016 | Ari Lieberman
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/263776/did-clintons-email-negligence-lead-execution-ari-lieberman