Dearborn Bill Bazi is appointed as the ambassador of Washington in Tunisia

Yesterday, Tuesday, US President Donald Trump chose the mayor of Derborn “Bill Bazi” (Lebanese origin), to be the new US ambassador to Tunisia, succeeding Ambassador Joy Hood, and awaiting the Senate’s ratification of this appointment, some believe that this appointment is Trump’s gift to Bazi.

The current ambassador of the United States, Joy Hood, said today, Wednesday, that “the leadership of the Mayor of Derborn, Bill Bazi, and his experience, will contribute to strengthening the diplomatic relationship between Tunisia and his country that extends for 227 years,” adding in a post published on the embassy page on the social media platform: “Tunisia is a country with a long history, firm traditions and distinguished hospitality, wishing the new ambassador success and that it will be approved by a council The sheikhs are smooth and fast. “

On Tuesday, Trump announced the social media platform “Truth Social”, his choice of Dearborn Heights Bill Bazi, as ambassador of the United States of America in Tunisia. He stressed in the post that Bazi had a military history, as well as he worked with many diplomatic missions, praising his experience as an engineer in Ford and Boeing, and Bazi contributed to the 2024 election campaign for Trump, where he was credited with the serious work achieved by the campaign, and Trump said: He helped achieve our historical victory.

The former Tunisian diplomat, Abdullah Al -Obaidi, said in a statement to Al -Arabi Al -Jadeed, that “this choice from Trump is due to the long experience of Bazi, as he worked in several fields, and the ambassadors are usually chosen according to several basic factors, including knowing the language and distinctive relationships with the country, and it seems that Trump is a search for a gift for Bazi, a reward for his efforts in the electoral campaign, and a stable and comfortable place for him, any country without problems.”

Al -Ubaidi added that “there are no strategic implications for this choice, which is confirmed by returning to Trump’s statements. When this choice is announced, he focused on Bazi’s experience, and said that he helped them, and therefore he will be sent to Tunisia,” adding that “historical relations with Tunisia are ancient, and there are distinguished relations a special place for Tunisia.”

And Al -Ubaidi stated that “Tunisia is always the voice of wisdom, even when the Arab world allied with the Communist camp, and some countries sided with it, Tunisia remained on its neutrality, and it maintained its dealings with the Western camp, and the late leader Habib Bourguiba was previously received in the streets of Washington, and the first Arab president called John Kennedy to America,” confirming that “Tunisia has a special place,” For America to help her even independence. “