Biography

Oussama Romdhani was born on December 15, 1956 in Metouia

Métouia

Métouia is a town and commune in the Gabès Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 9,946.-References:...

, Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

. He received a PhD in American Studies

American studies

American studies or American civilization is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the United States. It traditionally incorporates the study of history, literature, and critical theory, but also includes fields as diverse as law, art, the media, film, religious studies, urban...

 from Tunis University

Tunis University

-Profile:The Tunis University has been watchful, for sixteen years, for the best use of the human and material means granted to higher education and scientific research institutions it supervises to improve their opening on the social, cultural and economic environments.With the aim of a better...

 and was a Fullbright scholar at Georgetown University

Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...

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He started his career as a journalist for Agence Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP). From 1983 to 1987, he worked as press secretary in the Tunisian embassy of Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

, and from 1987 to 1990 as the head of the DC branch of the Agence Tunis Afrique Presse. From 1991 to 1994, he worked as head of the DC branch of the Agence Tunisienne de Communication Extérieure (ATCE) and additionally as a Tunisian diplomat to the United States from 1991 to 1995. From 1995 to 2009, he was the Chair of the ATCE. In 2009 he was appointed as Communications Minister. As such, he blamed satellite TV for promoting the veil

Veil

A veil is an article of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, that is intended to cover some part of the head or face.One view is that as a religious item, it is intended to show honor to an object or space...

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Mr. Oussama Romdhani was one of the best Tunisian communication specialists. The dictator of Tunisia Mr. BenAli fired Mr. Romdhani in December 2010, just before the great popular Tunisian protest which topled Mr. BenAli and forced him to flee the country to Saudi Arabia.