The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns who was in Egypt Monday, called for a "second chance" for Egyptian democracy after the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi July 3.
His visit was followed by violent clashes in the streets of Cairo between pro- Morsi supporters and people who support the new military backed government.
"The United States is firmly committed to helping Egypt succeed in this second chance to realize the promise of the revolution," said William Burns after meeting with members of the new military-backed interim government including Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, the army chief and defense minister, according to the Washington Post.
"I am not naive. I know that many Egyptians have doubts about the United States, and I know that there will be nothing neat or easy about the road ahead," said William.
Secretary of State on Sunday flew to Egypt in a bid to end the unrest and urge the country's new government to hand over power to a "democratically elected civilian government," according to the U.S. State Department.
"The goal of his trip is to engage with and hear directly from interim Egyptian officials and civil society as part of our ongoing efforts to see Egypt transition to an inclusive, pluralistic, democratically elected civilian government," said Jen Psaki, spokeswoman of the State Department.
The Egyptian military ousted Morsi and put him under house arrest following massive protests demanding Morsi's resignation.
