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'''John Christopher Stevens''' (1960 – September 11, 2012) was the [[United States Ambassador to Libya|U.S. Ambassador to]] [[Libya]] from May 2012 to September 2012.<ref name=bbc19570254/><ref name=statedeptbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/193075.htm|title=Stevens, J. Christopher|publisher=U.S. Department of State|accessdate=2012-09-12}}</ref> He was killed by [[Anti-Gaddafi forces|Libyan militiamen]] in an [[September 11 2012 U.S. diplomatic missions attacks|attack on the U.S. consulate]] while he was visiting [[Benghazi]] on September 11 2012. The attackers were reportedly |
'''John Christopher Stevens''' (1960 – September 11, 2012) was the [[United States Ambassador to Libya|U.S. Ambassador to]] [[Libya]] from May 2012 to September 2012.<ref name=bbc19570254/><ref name=statedeptbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/193075.htm|title=Stevens, J. Christopher|publisher=U.S. Department of State|accessdate=2012-09-12}}</ref> He was killed by [[Anti-Gaddafi forces|Libyan militiamen]] in an [[September 11 2012 U.S. diplomatic missions attacks|attack on the U.S. consulate]] while he was visiting [[Benghazi]] on September 11 2012. The attackers were reportedly enraged over the film ''[[Innocence of Muslims]]''.<ref name=bbc19570254>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19570254|title=US ambassador 'killed in Libya'|publisher=BBC News|date=2012-09-12|accessdate=2012-09-12}}</ref> |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Revision as of 10:54, 12 September 2012
John Christopher Stevens (1960 – September 11, 2012) was the U.S. Ambassador to Libya from May 2012 to September 2012.[1][2] He was killed by Libyan militiamen in an attack on the U.S. consulate while he was visiting Benghazi on September 11 2012. The attackers were reportedly enraged over the film Innocence of Muslims.[1]
Early life
He was born and raised in northern California. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of California at Berkeley in 1982, a J.D. from the University of California’s Hastings College of Law in 1989, and an M.S. from the National War College in 2010. He spoke Arabic and French.[2]
Prior to joining the Foreign Service in 1991, he was an international trade lawyer in Washington, DC. From 1983 to 1985 he taught English as a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco.[2]
Foreign Service
He arrived in Tripoli in May 2012 as U.S. Ambassador to Libya. He served twice previously in Libya, as Special Representative to the National Transitional Council from March 2011 to November 2011 during the Libyan revolution and as the Deputy Chief of Mission from 2007 to 2009.[2]
His previous overseas assignments included: Deputy Principal officer and Political Section Chief in Jerusalem; political officer in Damascus; consular/political officer in Cairo; and consular/economic officer in Riyadh. In Washington, Ambassador Stevens served as Director of the Office of Multilateral Nuclear and Security Affairs; Pearson Fellow with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; special assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Iran desk officer; and staff assistant in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.[2]
He died of smoke inhalation after the Benghazi consulate was attacked by a mob and set on fire.[3]
References
- ^ a b "US ambassador 'killed in Libya'". BBC News. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ a b c d e "Stevens, J. Christopher". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ "US envoy dies in Benghazi consulate attack". Al Jazeera. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
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