Kennedy 's role in diplomatic security decisions has come under scrutiny from politicians since the terrorist attacks on the U.S. Mission in Benghazi in 2012 . Kennedy testified to the House Oversight Committee on October 10 , 2012 , about the death of Chris Stevens . He testified that , after the October 2011 fall of Gaddafi , the government of Libya was in flux , and that Stevens first arrived in Benghazi " during the height of the revolution " , which occurred between February 17 and October 23 , 2011 , " when the city was the heart of the opposition to Colonel Qadhafi and the rebels there were fighting for their lives . " At that time he was Special Representative to the National Transitional Council . Stevens returned to Libya as ambassador in June 2012 , and was killed on September 11 of that year
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