Advocacy

Founded on uniting Tunisian Americans on a common cause of helping Tunisia regain its nascent democracy, the Tunisian United Network (TUN) is focused on building a strong relationship between the United States and Tunisia based on shared values of freedom, democracy, and respect to human rights.

LETTERS & STATEMENTS

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Faith, Anti-war, and Progressive Organizations Urge Biden to Suspend Military Assistance to Tunisia

50 Organizations from faith, anti-war, and progressive communities urge President Biden to suspend military assistance until Tunisia is on a …

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The Tunisian United Network Applauds President Biden and the U.S. Congress for Imposing New Conditionality on U.S. Assistance to Tunisia

(Washington, D.C., 3/12/2022) The Tunisian United Network (TUN) applauds the passage of new conditionality on U.S. assistance to Tunisia in …

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Tunisians in the U.S. Rally to Save Tunisia’s Democracy and Protest Saied’s Dictatorship

(Washington, D.C., 2/25/2022) The Tunisian United Network (TUN) has organized a rally with Tunisians from the United States and Canada …

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Advocacy & Outreach

Congressional Advocacy After the coup, TUN met with several members of U.S. Congress, including Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-09), Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-07), and Rep. David Price (D-NC-04). TUN worked with our partners on the Hill to write “Dear Colleague” letters to the Biden Administration.

In the leadup to the July 25th referendum, TUN met with 15 SFRC and HFAC offices to advocate for a clear U.S. response to Tunisia’s democratic backsliding. Our efforts translated into social media posts and statements from Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs leadership, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), a bipartisan letter from the House Democracy Partnership to Secretary Blinken

REP. YOUNG KIM

(R-CA-39)

SEN. CHRIS MURPHY

(D-CT)

SEN. CHRIS COONS

(D-DE)

REP. TED DEUTCH

(D-FL)

SEN. MARCO RUBIO

(R-FL)

REP. GREG STEUBE

(R-FL)

SEN. JAMES RISCH

(R-ID)

SEN. ED MARKEY

(D-MA)

REP. DAVID PRICE

(D-NC-04)

SEN. BOB MENENDEZ

(D-NJ)

REP. TOM MALINOWSKI

(D-NJ)

REP. ALBIO SIRES

(D-NJ-08)

SEN. TED CRUZ

(R-TX)

REP. SUSAN WILD

(D-PA-07)

SEN. JEFF MERKLEY

(D-OR)

REP. VICENTE GONZALEZ

(D-TX-15)

SEN. TIM KAINE

(D-VA)

REP. GERRY CONNOLLY

(D-VA-11)

REP. ADAM SMITH

(D-WA-9)