TUNIS, Tunisia – The top U.S. commander in Africa met with Tunisian defense leaders in Tunis this week to discuss security concerns in the region and opportunities for strengthening partnerships. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command, along with U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia Donald Blome, engaged with the Tunisian minister of defense ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 17 May, 2019 | Topics:
Foreign Assistance, News, U.S. & Tunisia
| Tags: Military Assistance
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 13, 2019 State Dining Room THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much, everybody. Please. And good evening. During this very special time when Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan, it is my great privilege to welcome you to this Iftar dinner at the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 16 May, 2019 | Topics:
News, President of the United States
In conjunction with Embassy Tunis, NEA/AC posted the CSO Accelerator (Excel) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) today. This NOFO aims to strengthen the capacity of Tunisian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) to become sustainable entities by encouraging them to seek diverse funding sources and implement best practices related to ethical standards and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 16 May, 2019 | Topics:
Foreign Assistance, News
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Statement by Secretary Pompeo May 5, 2019 On behalf of the U.S. Department of State, I extend best wishes to Muslim communities at home and abroad for a blessed Ramadan. For many Muslims, this month is an occasion to focus on spiritual rejuvenation, kindness ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 7 May, 2019 | Topics:
News, U.S. Secretary of State
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program Apply Now! The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a prestigious yearlong exchange in the United States for young and mid-career professionals with a proven track record of leadership, a commitment to public service, and potential for professional advancement. Humphrey Fellows pursue a self-directed, individualized, non-degree graduate-level study program. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 2 May, 2019 | Topics:
News, Scholarships and Exchanges
Request For Quote PR#8206137-M001 – Heavy duty steel sheets Offers due date: May 13, 2019 – 14:00 Local time. Dear Prospective Offeror, The U.S Embassy in Tunis is seeking the purchase of 600m2 steel sheets according to the below specifications: Armored/reinforced steel technical specification: Steel Technical description Steel 450 HB This is ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 29 April, 2019 | Topics:
News
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) and the United States Embassy in Tunisia, Assistance Unit, are seeking proposals from eligible applicants for the 2019 Tunisia MEPI Local Grants Program. U.S. Embassy Tunisia has identified two priority areas for which it seeks responsive applications: Transparency and Entrepreneurship. The first objective of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 23 April, 2019 | Topics:
Foreign Assistance, News
| Tags: MEPI
Two American artists, the Roosevelt Collier Band and Peter Cincotti, participated in the Carthage Jazz Festival thanks to the support of the U.S. Embassy. While in town for the festival, the artists also performed for a packed crowd at the American Center, and answered questions from Tunisians about life in the music business. Peter Cincotti ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 23 April, 2019 | Topics:
Art & Culture, News
“Tunup” team, winners of Open Start up Tunisia (OST) of the third edition of the Fostering Entrepreneurship in Tunisian Higher Education project participated in Columbia’s Venture Competition in New York City 3-12 April 2019. The team composed of cross-disciplinary students, as well as their two coaches, pitched their idea of transforming the waste from harissa ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 23 April, 2019 | Topics:
Education, News, Scholarships and Exchanges
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Readout April 10, 2019 The following is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus: Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan met today with Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui in Washington, D.C. The Deputy Secretary and the Foreign Minister committed to continuing the strong partnership between ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 11 April, 2019 | Topics:
News, U.S. & Tunisia
By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 10 April, 2019 | Topics:
News, U.S. Secretary of State
Thank you, Mr. President of the INLUCC and Mr. Governor. Ladies and Gentlemen, good morning and welcome. Thank you for inviting me to attend the inauguration of the regional office of the Anti-Corruption Authority (INLUCC) in the governorate of Medenine. This is the opening of the second of five offices that the Embassy is supporting in interior regions. The United States collaborates with Tunisia ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 10 April, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Foreign Assistance, News
The U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Inspector General continues to receive credible information that bad actors are targeting vendors overseas in an effort to defraud foreign businesses. The current scheme, affecting posts in the Bureaus of Near Eastern and African Affairs, involves unknown individuals purporting to be contracting officials from Department posts who ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 3 April, 2019 | Topics:
News
PRESS RELEASE Tunis, March 22, 2019 The United States Navy ship USS Arlington and its 1,063 crewmembers visited Tunisia this week (March 21-24, 2019). The visit was part of the longstanding maritime partnership between Tunisia and the United States. Tunisian Navy officers met with the ship’s captain and leadership, and Tunisian government officials and journalists ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 23 March, 2019 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
USAID and Tunisia JOBS organized the “Women Entrepreneurs’ Forum” on Wednes- day, March 6, 2019. The Forum celebrated In- ternational Women’s Rights Day, with the Min- ister of Vocational Training and Employment, His Excellency the United States Ambassador to Tunisia, the USAID Mission Director, and the Tunisia JOBS Chief of Party in attendance. The event ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 19 March, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Business, Economic Affairs, News, USAID
ACEA (Action Collaborative pour les Exportations Artisanales) is a project made possible by the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia, implemented by
FHI 360 (a U.S.-based NGO), and in partnership with the National Office for Handicrafts (
ONAT ). It aims to strengthen the Medicinal and Aromatic Plant (MAP) value chain in the Northwest of Tunisia by developing exports of its ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 13 March, 2019 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, Foreign Assistance, News, Trade
The Assistance Unit at the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia awarded to the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) a grant to establish – in partnership with INAT, the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture, the U.S. Soybean Export Council, and Iowa State University – the Center for Feed Manufacturing in Tunisia. This training facility will engage nutritionists and feed ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 13 March, 2019 | Topics:
Agriculture, Foreign Assistance, News
| Tags: MEPI
Good morning and Welcome to everyone صباح الخير ومرحبا بكم جميعا I am very pleased to be here today. As you all know, I am pretty new around here/I have just started working in Tunis, but I’ve already heard quite a bit lot about the Sharekna project. I’m very grateful for the opportunity to see ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 11 March, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Foreign Assistance, News, Speeches, U.S. & Tunisia, USAID
Make your calendar for the 2019 SelectUSA Investment Summit on June 10-12,2019 in Washington, DC. Apply to attend:
https://www.selectusasummit.us/Apply/Apply-to-Attend ; For more information, please visit
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 7 March, 2019 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, News
Ambassador Remarks at the Women Entrepreneurship Forum March 6, 2019 at the Movenpick Hotel in Gammarth Minister Ounissi, distinguished and honored guests, good morning. It is a pleasure to be with you today to celebrate your success. صباحَ الْخير السيّدة سيّدة الونيسي وزيرةْ التَكْوِين المِهْنِي والتَّشْغِيل؛ حَضَرَات الضُّيوف الْكِرام؛ سعيدٌ أنْ أَكُونَ بَيْنَكم اليوم لِلْاِحْتِفال ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 6 March, 2019 | Topics:
Ambassador, Economic Affairs, Foreign Assistance, News, Speeches, U.S. & Tunisia, USAID
Application Now Open! The U.S. Embassy Tunis is pleased to announce the opening of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program competition for 2020-2021. The Fulbright Program enables Tunisian students to pursue graduate-level study in the United States of America. Participants also have the unique opportunity to experience life in the United States and share Tunisia’s unique ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 1 March, 2019 | Topics:
News, Scholarships and Exchanges
There are over 240,000 persons in Tunisia with disabilities. In 2008, Tunisia ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, requiring the State to provide public information in accessible formats. However, TADAEEM’s Annual Investment Plan (PAI) municipal awareness campaigns were not reaching all Tunisians until the implementation of two groundbreaking initiatives. The project ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 27 February, 2019 | Topics:
News, Success Stories, USAID
Faten is the founder of “First Skills Club”, a non-profit organization that provides soft skill development and informal STEM education for kids and teenagers, with a special focus on robotics. Her TechWomen exchange experience gave her the opportunity to intern with leading Tech companies – such as Mozilla and Autodesk – with which she collaborated ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 8 February, 2019 | Topics:
Alumni, News
| Tags: Alumni of Tunisia
A Practical Guide to Franchise that provides the basic tools and principles that entrepreneurs and investors need to obtain useful information on various aspects of franchise. This guide is part of the Tunisian-American cooperation. It contains a series of recommendations to deal with the specifics of the Tunisian market with respect to franchise. The guide ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 17 December, 2018 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, News
Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC December 1, 2018 Devoted husband, loving father, steadfast friend, exemplary patriot: this is how I will always remember President George H. W. Bush. Whether he was serving in the skies over the Pacific during World War II, protecting America at CIA headquarters, or leading our nation ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 4 December, 2018 | Topics:
News
Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC November 23, 2018 Violence against women is a global issue that affects millions of people annually. Every woman and girl deserves a life free from violence. The United States is committed to advancing gender equality and preventing and responding to all forms of violence against women ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 25 November, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, U.S. Secretary of State
Today we commemorate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act (IRF Act) into law. The IRF Act expanded U.S. foreign policy capabilities to promote and defend religious freedom around the world. It builds on our founding fathers’ firm conviction that the freedom of individuals to believe as they see ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 30 October, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, U.S. Secretary of State
Good morning everyone. I am delighted to be here to participate in this special event. I want to thank our fantastic host, Mr. Chawki Tabib, as well as our local and international partners, the media, and each of you for taking the time to join us for this signing ceremony. As you know, corruption distorts ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 11 October, 2018 | Topics:
Foreign Assistance, News
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo Op-ed in USA Today July 24, 2018 Religious Freedom Belongs to Everyone Around the world, religious minorities are persecuted and stripped of human rights. This is an issue many countries must work together to solve. Last month, Mohammad Salas, a member of the Iranian Gonabadi Sufi dervish community persecuted ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 24 July, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC May 7, 2018 The United States congratulates the people of Tunisia on the country’s first-ever free municipal elections, which took place on Sunday. These elections represented an important step in the consolidation of its democracy. As Tunisia meets the democratic milestones set out in its constitution, the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 8 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
Mike Pompeo Secretary of State Remarks Ben Franklin Room Washington, DC May 2, 2018 This is truly humbling. Thank you very much, Mr. President, for those kind words. Thank you, Mr. Vice President, for being here today to honor me by swearing me in. Thank you, Ambassador Lawler. Ambassador Glendon, thank you so much for that ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 2 May, 2018 | Topics:
News, U.S. Secretary of State
| Tags: Michael R. Pompeo
Press Statement John J. Sullivan Deputy Secretary of State Washington, DC March 20, 2018 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I offer congratulations on the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of Tunisia’s independence. Tunisia’s impressive democratic transition continues to serve as an inspiration to the world. We commend the Tunisian ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tunis | 20 March, 2018 | Topics:
News, Press Releases
