Beyond Security:

Why a U.S.-Tunisian Strategic Partnership Matters

A Conversation with H.E. President Beji Caid Essebsi

The President of Tunisia, His Excellency Beji Caid Essebsi, will give remarks and take questions at the U.S. Institute of Peace on May 20, during his first visit to the United States since taking office in December. As Tunisia works to keep its largely peaceful transition on track, President Essebsi will address the challenges Tunisia is confronting and the opportunities it offers.

Recent violence in North Africa, including renewed unrest in Libya to the south, has increased religious and political tensions in the region, making security a priority for Tunisia. But Tunisia's democratic gains and stability also hinge on economic growth and educational initiatives that could advance Tunisia's reform agenda and secure a more prosperous future for its citizens. President Essebsi's message on these issues will focus on the unprecedented opportunity that democratic Tunisia offers to the United States to forge a durable strategic partnership in the region based on shared values and interests.

Please join us for his public address, which is scheduled for the day before he meets President Barack Obama at the White House. And take part in our conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #EssebsiUSIP.

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About CSID:

CSID is a Washington DC-based think tank and advocacy non-profit organization that seeks to promote freedom, democracy, and human rights in the Arab and Islamic World, and seeks to assist democratic transitions in the countries of the Arab Spring by promoting national dialogue and national unity between moderate Islamists and secularists and modern tolerant, and a progressive interpretation of Islam for the 21st century.