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This is a list of assassinated serving ambassadors.[1][2]

  • Alexander Griboyedov Russian Ambassador to Iran
    Alexander Griboyedov Russian Ambassador to Iran
  • Baron von Ketteler German Ambassadors to China
    Baron von Ketteler German Ambassadors to China
  • Wilhelm von Mirbach German Ambassador to Russia
    Wilhelm von Mirbach German Ambassador to Russia
  • Pyotr Voykov Soviet Ambassadors to Poland
    Pyotr Voykov Soviet Ambassadors to Poland
  • John Gordon Mein United States Ambassador to Guatemala
    John Gordon Mein United States Ambassador to Guatemala
  • Place of the assassination of Richard Sykes, at the Westeinde in The Hague. Inside the gate, to the left, was the door from which Sykes exited his residence. The door to his Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was being held open by his Dutch valet Karel Straub. At that moment two gunmen fired eight shots from the street (front) at both Sykes and Straub.
    Place of the assassination of Richard Sykes, at the Westeinde in The Hague. Inside the gate, to the left, was the door from which Sykes exited his residence. The door to his Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was being held open by his Dutch valet Karel Straub. At that moment two gunmen fired eight shots from the street (front) at both Sykes and Straub.
  • Arnold Lewis Raphel United States Ambassador to Pakistan
    Arnold Lewis Raphel United States Ambassador to Pakistan
  • J. Christopher Stevens United States Ambassador to Libya
    J. Christopher Stevens United States Ambassador to Libya
  • Andrei Karlov Russian Ambassador to Turkey
    Andrei Karlov Russian Ambassador to Turkey

List

Ambassador Post Place Country Date of death Killed by
Antonio Rincon French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire Rivoli  Venice July 3, 1541 killed by Venetian Imperial Guard
Alexander Griboyedov Russian Ambassador to Persia Tehran  Persia February 11, 1829 killed by Iranian mob
Clemens von Ketteler German Ambassadors to China Beijing  China June 20, 1900 killed by Boxer rebel
Grigoriy Schterbina Russian diplomat to Turkey Kosovo Vilayet  Ottoman Empire April 10, 1903 killed by Albanian corporal
Wilhelm von Mirbach German Ambassador to Russia Moscow  Russian SFSR June 6, 1918 killed by Left Socialist Revolutionaries
Pyotr Voykov Soviet Ambassadors to Poland Warsaw  Poland June 7, 1927 killed by Boris Kowerda
Henry Gurney United Kingdom High Commissioner in Malaya Fraser's Hill  Malaya October 6, 1951 killed by Malayan Communist Party
John Mein United States Ambassador to Guatemala Guatemala City  Guatemala August 28, 1968 killed by Rebel Armed Forces
Karl von Spreti West German Ambassador to Guatemala May 4, 1970
Vladimir Rolović Yugoslav Ambassador to Sweden Stockholm  Sweden April 15, 1971 killed by Croatian National Resistance
Joaquin Zenteno Anaya Bolivian Ambassador to France Paris  France April 15, 1971 killed by Hugo Banzer regime
Germain Mba Gabonese Ambassador to Japan Libreville  Gabon November 5, 1971 killed by African mercenaries led by Bob Denard
Cleo Noel United States Ambassador to Sudan Khartoum  Sudan February 3, 1973 killed by Black September
Rodger Davies United States Ambassador to Cyprus Nicosia  Cyprus August 19, 1974 killed by EOKA B
İsmail Erez Turkish Ambassador to France Paris  France October 24, 1975 killed by Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
Daniş Tunalıgil Turkish Ambassador to Austria Vienna  Austria October 11, 1975 killed by Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide
Christopher Ewart-Biggs United Kingdom Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland Dublin  Ireland June 21, 1976 killed by Provisional Irish Republican Army
Carlos Abdala Uruguayan Ambassador to Paraguay Asunción  Paraguay November 5, 1976 killed by Croatian Revolutionary Brotherhood
Francis Meloy United States Ambassador to Lebanon Beirut  Lebanon June 16, 1976 killed by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Taha Carım Turkish Ambassador to Holy See Rome  Italy June 9, 1977 killed by Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide
Adolph Dubs United States Ambassador to Afghanistan Kabul  Afghanistan February 14, 1979 killed by Settam-e-Melli
Richard Sykes United Kingdom Ambassador to the Netherlands Hague  Netherlands March 22, 1979 killed by Provisional Irish Republican Army
Archibald Gardner Dunn South African Ambassador to El Salvador San Salvador  El Salvador October 8, 1980 killed by Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí
Louis Delamare French Ambassador to Lebanon Beirut  Lebanon September 5, 1981 killed by Pro-Iranian hitmen
Shlomo Argov Israel Ambassador to the United Kingdom London  United Kingdom February 24, 2003
(Assassination June 3, 1982)		 killed by Abu Nidal Organization
Galip Balkar Turkish Ambassador to Yugoslavia Belgrade  Yugoslavia March 9, 1983 killed by Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide
Lee Gye-cheol South Korean Ambassador to Burma Rangoon  Burma October 9, 1983 killed by North Korean agents
Saleh Mehdi Amash Iraqi Ambassador to Finland Helsinki  Finland January 30, 1985 killed by Baathist Iraqi agents
Arnold Raphel United States Ambassador to Pakistan Bahawalpur  Pakistan August 17, 1988 plane crash
Pedro Manuel de Aristegui Spanish Ambassador to Lebanon Beirut  Lebanon April 16, 1989 killed by a rocket
Alfredo Enrique Vargas-Hirsch Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica  Jamaica November 6, 1997 Shot and killed in his apartment[3]
Michael Courtney Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi Bujumbura  Burundi December 29, 2003 killed by National Forces of Liberation
J. Christopher Stevens United States Ambassador to Libya Benghazi  Libya September 11, 2012 killed by Ansar al-Sharia
Jamal al-Jamal Palestinian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Prague  Czech Republic January 1, 2014 killed by a bomb
Andrei Karlov Russian Ambassador to Turkey Ankara  Turkey December 19, 2016 killed by Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş
Kyriakos Amiridis Greek Ambassador to Brazil Nova Iguaçu  Brazil December 26, 2016 killed by Sérgio Moreira

References

  1. ^ "US Ambassadors Killed in the Line of Duty". Associated Press. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  2. ^ "How many U.S. Ambassadors have been killed by militants?". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs United States Department of State.
  3. ^ "Venezuelan Ambassador Killed". Associated Press. 1997-11-06. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
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