Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi Confirmed As Ambassador

Mayor Bill Bazzi

The U.S. Senate Tuesday confirmed Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi as U.S. ambassador to Tunisia in North Africa.

Bazzi was approved by a party-line vote of 51-47 as part of a bloc of 108 nominees ― a group confirmation made possible by a recent rule change by Senate Republicans to expedite the confirmation process for President Donald Trump's nominations, the Detroit News reports.

Bazzi, 62, a native of Lebanon, was one of the local Arab-American politicians to back Presaident Trump in 2024 along with Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib, a native of Yemen. Trump has nominated Ghalib to be the ambassador to Kuwait, but he has yet to be confirmed.