▁men ▁were ▁conv icted ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment . ▁Several ▁consp ir ators ▁remain ▁at ▁large ▁however . ▁ ▁Os ama ▁Bin ▁L aden , ▁former ▁leader ▁of ▁al - Q a eda , ▁was ▁ind icted ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁ordering ▁the ▁attacks . ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁in ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁Gu atem ala ▁Bush nell ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Cl inton ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Gu atem ala . ▁She ▁was ▁sw orn ▁into ▁that ▁position ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁by ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Made le ine ▁Al br ight . ▁While ▁amb assador , ▁Bush nell ▁sought ▁to ▁boost ▁Gu atem ala ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁organ ic ▁and ▁special ty ▁coff ees ▁following ▁a ▁world wide ▁drop ▁in ▁coffee ▁prices . ▁Of ▁her ▁position ▁as ▁Amb assador , ▁she ▁said : ▁▁ ▁I ▁think ▁that ▁my ▁getting ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁letting ▁people ▁see ▁me , ▁puts ▁a ▁human ▁face ▁on ▁the ▁myst ique ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America . ▁Every ▁now ▁and ▁then ▁you ▁touch ▁somebody , ▁and ▁somebody ▁touch es ▁you . ▁It ▁is ▁extraordinary ▁to ▁overcome ▁race , ▁culture , ▁language , ▁sometimes ▁gender , ▁economic ▁issues , ▁and ▁simply ▁connect ▁as ▁human ▁be ings . ▁What ▁is ▁extraordinary