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Stevens, J. Christopher "Chris"
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| Affiliation | Nonpartisan |
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| Name | J. Christopher "Chris" Stevens |
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| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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April 18, 1960
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| Died | September 11, 2012
(52 years)
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Mar 10, 2024 09:56pm |
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| Info | John Christopher "Chris" Stevens was a diplomat and lawyer who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Libya from June 2012 to September 2012. He was killed when a mob attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012.
Stevens was born and raised in Northern California, and graduated from Piedmont High School in 1978. 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.
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 a group of violent Libyan protesters attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Stevens was the first sitting U.S. ambassador to be killed in office since Adolph Dubs in Afghanistan in 1979. The attackers were reportedly enraged over the film Innocence of Muslims which the attackers believed to have insulted the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
A grenade attack reportedly created a fire in the consulate building. Stevens then became separated from his staff while trying to escape to the roof and was ultimately overcome by smoke inhalation. Two U.S. Marines who were sent to the area when the disturbance began also died, along with Sean Smith, who was employed as an information management officer.
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