Le S\u00e9nat am\u00e9ricain a confirm\u00e9, hier mardi 7 octobre 2025, la nomination de Bill Bazzi, maire de Dearborn Heights (Michigan), en tant qu\u2019ambassadeur des \u00c9tats-Unis en Tunisie. Cette d\u00e9cision a \u00e9t\u00e9 prise par un vote partisan de 51 voix contre 47, dans le cadre d\u2019un ensemble de 108 nominations approuv\u00e9es en bloc suite \u00e0 une r\u00e9cente modification des r\u00e8gles du S\u00e9nat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Le pr\u00e9sident am\u00e9ricain Donald Trump avait propos\u00e9 sa candidature en mars dernier, mettant en avant le profil d\u2019un \u00e9lu local ayant de solides liens avec la communaut\u00e9 arabo-am\u00e9ricaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Originaire du Liban, Bill Bazzi a \u00e9migr\u00e9 aux \u00c9tats-Unis \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de dix ans. Il a grandi \u00e0 Dearborn, dans le Michigan, o\u00f9 se trouve l\u2019une des plus grandes communaut\u00e9s arabo-am\u00e9ricaines du pays. Dipl\u00f4m\u00e9 de Fordson High School, il a servi dans la r\u00e9serve du Marine Corps de 1999 \u00e0 2016, atteignant le grade de sergent-chef. Son parcours militaire l\u2019a amen\u00e9 \u00e0 travailler dans la police militaire et les services de renseignement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Titulaire d\u2019un dipl\u00f4me en ing\u00e9nierie a\u00e9rospatiale de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical, il a \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 employ\u00e9 par Boeing et Ford Motor Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En 2021, Bill Bazzi est devenu le premier maire arabo-am\u00e9ricain et musulman de Dearborn Heights, une ville reconnue pour sa diversit\u00e9 culturelle mais \u00e9galement marqu\u00e9e par des tensions politiques internes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Il s\u2019est illustr\u00e9 par son engagement dans la campagne de Donald Trump dans l\u2019\u00c9tat du Michigan, traditionnellement favorable aux d\u00e9mocrates, en prenant la parole lors de plusieurs rassemblements du pr\u00e9sident r\u00e9publicain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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