John Christopher Stevens
(April 1, 1960 – September 11, 2012) was a diplomat and lawyer who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Libya from June 2012 to September 2012. He died when Libyan militiamen attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012.
| Christopher Stevens | |
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| 10th United States Ambassador to Libya | |
| In office June 7, 2012 – September 11, 2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Gene Cretz |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1, 1960 California, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 2012 (aged 52) Benghazi, Libya |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California at Berkeley University of California National War College |
| Profession | Diplomat, lawyer |
Early life
was born anStevens d raised in northern California. He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1982. From 1983 to 1985, he taught English as a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco. He graduated with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1989. He later studied for a Master of Science (M.S.) from the National War College in 2010. He spoke Arabic and French.
Prior to joining the United States Foreign Service, he was an international trade lawyer based in Washington, D.C
]Foreign Service
Stevens joined the United States Foreign Service in 1991. 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.
He served twice previously in Libya, as the Deputy Chief of Mission from 2007 to 2009 and as Special Representative to the National Transitional Council from March 2011 to November 2011 during the Libyan revolution. He arrived in Tripoli in May 2012 as the U.S. Ambassador to Libya.
Stevens was killed on September 11, 2012, when militiamen attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The attackers were reportedly enraged over the film Innocence of Muslims which was deemed to have insulted the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Stevens was the first sitting U.S. ambassador to be killed in office since Adolph Dubs in Afghanistan in 1979.
There are conflicting reports about the exact cause of death for Stevens, with some saying he died of smoke inhalation while the embassy burned, and others claiming that a car in which he was trying to escape was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. Two US Marines who were sent to the area when the disturbance began also died, along with Sean Smith, a father of two who was employed as an information management office
Death
tevens was killed on September 11, 2012, when militiamen attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The attackers were reportedly enraged over the film Innocence of Muslims which was deemed to have insulted the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Stevens was the first sitting U.S. ambassador to be killed in office since Adolph Dubs in Afghanistan in 1979.
There are conflicting reports about the exact cause of death for Stevens, with some saying he died of smoke inhalation while the embassy burned, and others claiming that a car in which he was trying to escape was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. Two US Marines who were sent to the area when the disturbance began also died, along with Sean Smith, a father of two who was employed as an information management officer.
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