美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿在对突尼斯进行访问时敦促突尼斯临时政府实行改革，促进经济发展。在结束对埃及两天的访问之后，克林顿于星期三晚间抵达突尼斯。克林顿在埃及也鼓励该国领导人进行民主改革。克林顿是自从一月反政府叛乱推翻总统本.阿里统治以来出访突尼斯级别最高的美国官员。
突尼斯这次叛乱的部分起因是国内的高失业率，而此次叛乱也在中东和北非地区的其他国家引发类似暴动。在访问突尼斯红新月会的一个办公室时，克林顿说，突尼斯的这次革命点燃了希望，现在必须将这种希望通过经济和政治改革转化成现实成果。克林顿将会见突尼斯民运领导人、活动人士、以及包括临时总统迈巴扎在内的突尼斯官员。
数百突尼斯人在克林顿星期三到访前举行示威抗议，表示反对外国干涉他们的国内事务。
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a visit to Tunisia, is urging the country’s interim government to enact reforms that encourage economic development.
Clinton arrived in Tunis late Wednesday after wrapping up a two-day visit to Egypt, where she also encouraged leaders to pursue democratic reforms. She is the most senior U.S. official to visit Tunisia since an anti-government revolt ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January.
The revolt — which sparked similar uprisings in other countries of the Middle East and North Africa — was partly spurred by Tunisia’s high unemployment. During a visit to a Tunisian Red Crescent office, Clinton said Tunisia’s revolution created hopes that must now be translated into results through economic and political reform. linton is meeting with civic leaders, activists and officials, including interim President Fouad Mebazaa.
Several hundred Tunisians demonstrated against Clinton’s visit before her arrival Wednesday, saying they oppose what they consider foreign intervention in their country.