In May , one year after arriving aboard a cargo ship to work with those involved in the upstart rebellion , Stevens was appointed U.S. ambassador to Libya . U.S . Ambassador to Libya John Stevens was killed in a September 11 bombing in Benghazi . Police found his journal on a largely unsecured consulate property . Stevens ' family was notified in hours , and the journal was given to them via a third party .
U.S . Ambassador to Libya John Stevens was killed in a September 11 bombing in Benghazi . Police found his journal on a largely unsecured consulate property . Stevens ' family was notified in hours , and the journal was given to them via a third party .