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(Ambassador to Libya)
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John Christopher Stevens was ambassador from May 22, 2012 to September 2012, who was killed when the U.S. Special Mission in Benghazi was attacked. Several writers have alleged that the official narrative is a cover up, and that the US authorities lied about his death.

StartFebruary 7, 1952
InterestsLibya
Websitehttp://libya.usembassy.gov/
The United States ambassador to Libya

The United States ambassador to Libya is the official representative of the president of the United States to the head of state of Libya.

History

The United States recognized the Kingdom of Libya on December 24, 1951.

On December 2, 1979, a mob attacked and burned the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli. On December 29, the U.S. Department of State designated Libya as a state sponsor of terrorism. However, diplomatic relations were not formally severed. Diplomatic relations were not resumed until 2006.

The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli was closed and all diplomatic personnel were evacuated on February 25, 2011[1], due to the US-NATO regime change in Libya.

John Christopher Stevens was an American career diplomat and lawyer who was the ambassador from May 22, 2012 to September 11, 2012. Stevens was killed when the U.S. Special Mission in Benghazi, Libya, was attacked by members of Ansar al-Sharia Several writers have alleged that the official narrative is a cover up, and that the US authorities lied about his death.[2][3]

The U.S Embassy was again evacuated and closed on July 26, 2014[4], due to the continued civil war after the 2011 regime change.


 

Office Holders on Wikispooks

NameFromTo
J. Christopher Stevens7 June 201212 September 2012
David Newsom22 July 196521 June 1969
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