Tunisia: Work and Love

The week in Tunisia was a packed program and has gone by very quickly. The week began meeting with TACC members to discuss the US market, a trip to Hammamet for the first Tunisia Olive Oil Expo, and finished with a discussion of how best to promote the Tunisian textile industry with textile experts and members of CEPEX.



The Tunisia Olive Oil Expo in Hammamet was a wonderful experience. A colleague told me, "You're going to Hammamet in June? You are a lucky man,indeed." You were right, Slim. Not only were we ale to conduct business on behalf of our program to promote Tunisian olive oil to the US market, we experienced the incredible sea breezes and views from Hammamet.



Anyone who knows me is aware of my deep feelings for Tunisia, its people, culture, and history. And now, it seems whenever I visit Tunisia, I find new friends who know old friends, and my attachment to Tunisia grows. As always, I look forward to continuing the current projects, and seek new opportunities to share my love of Tunisia with my friends and colleagues in many industries in the US.

I'll return soon, insha'Allah.