<P> John Christopher Stevens ( April 18 , 1960 -- September 11 , 2012 ) was an American career diplomat and lawyer who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Libya from May 22 , 2012 to September 11 , 2012 . Stevens was killed when the U.S. Special Mission in Benghazi , Libya , was attacked by militants on September 11 -- 12 , 2012 . </P>
<P> John Christopher Stevens ( April 18 , 1960 -- September 11 , 2012 ) was an American career diplomat and lawyer who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Libya from May 22 , 2012 to September 11 , 2012 . Stevens was killed when the U.S. Special Mission in Benghazi , Libya , was attacked by militants on September 11 -- 12 , 2012 . </P>
u.s. ambassador killed in the line of duty
u.s. ambassador killed in the line of duty
John Christopher Stevens
John Christopher Stevens