The United States ambassador to Libya and three embassy staff were killed after a mob stormed the U.S. consulate in the eastern city Benghazi late Tuesday. J. Christopher Stevens, a career U.S. foreign service officer, is one of the most experienced U.S. envoys in the region.
US Ambassador Christopher Stevens
![دوستداران نلسون ماندلا در گرامیداشت یاد او شمع روشن کردند. پاریس، ۵ دسامبر](https://gdb.voanews.com/B82CAD52-22AB-4BDC-A27A-7F1DF60F9413_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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دوستداران نلسون ماندلا در گرامیداشت یاد او شمع روشن کردند. پاریس، ۵ دسامبر
![Christopher Stevens (R), Britain's diplomatic representative Christopher Prentice (L) and deputy chairman of the TNC Abdul Hafiz Ghoqa (C) attend a memorial service for slain photojournalists Tim Hetherington an Chris Hondros in Benghazi, April 2011.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C8CACCFF-C7B9-4B5F-B5E4-42D1474AD20A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Christopher Stevens (R), Britain's diplomatic representative Christopher Prentice (L) and deputy chairman of the TNC Abdul Hafiz Ghoqa (C) attend a memorial service for slain photojournalists Tim Hetherington an Chris Hondros in Benghazi, April 2011.
![U.S. Ambassador-at-Large Stephen Rapp with Christopher Stevens (C), after a meeting with Libyan Justice Minister Ali Ashour discussing cooperation between the two countries on issues of human rights, in Tripoli June 27, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4C134CD3-9869-42A2-B792-D4B1C23D3793_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. Ambassador-at-Large Stephen Rapp with Christopher Stevens (C), after a meeting with Libyan Justice Minister Ali Ashour discussing cooperation between the two countries on issues of human rights, in Tripoli June 27, 2012.