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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 551 

Commending the 4 American public servants who died in Benghazi, Libya, 

including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, for their tireless efforts 

on behalf of the American people and condemning the violent attack 

on the United States consulate in Benghazi. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 

Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. KERRY, Mr. REID, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. 

AKAKA, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BAUCUS, 

Mr. BEGICH, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. 

BLUNT, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts, Mr. 

BROWN of Ohio, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, 

Mr. CASEY, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. COATS, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COCHRAN, 

Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. 

CRAPO, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. 

FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. 

HAGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. HELLER, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. 

HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Wisconsin, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. KIRK, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. LAUTENBERG, 

Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. 

MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. PRYOR, 

Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. RUBIO, 

Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. 

SHELBY, Ms. SNOWE, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. 

TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. VITTER, Mr. WARNER, Mr. WEBB, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. 

WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 

agreed to 


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RESOLUTION 

Commending the 4 American public servants who died in 

Benghazi, Libya, including Ambassador J. Christopher 

Stevens, for their tireless efforts on behalf of the American people and condemning the violent attack on the 

United States consulate in Benghazi. 

Whereas on September 11, 2012, 4 American public servants, 

including United States Ambassador to Libya, John 

Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, were killed in a 

reprehensible and vicious attack on the United States 

consulate in Benghazi, Libya; 

Whereas Ambassador Stevens— 

(1) was a courageous and exemplary representative 

of the United States; 

(2) had spent 21 years in the Foreign Service; 

(3) was deeply passionate about representing the 

United States through his diplomatic service; and 

(4) was an ardent friend of the Libyan people; 

Whereas Ambassador Stevens served as Special Envoy to the 

Libyan Transitional National Council in Benghazi during 

the 2011 Libyan revolution; 

Whereas Ambassador Stevens was a dear friend of the Senate, having served on the staff of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate in 2006 and 2007 as a distinguished Pearson Fellow; 

Whereas Foreign Service Information Management Officer 

Sean Smith— 

(1) was a husband and a father of 2 children; 

(2) joined the Department of State 10 years ago; 

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(3) had served in the Foreign Service, before arriving in Benghazi, in Baghdad, Pretoria, Montreal, and 

The Hague; 

Whereas the 2 other individuals from Ambassador Stevens’ 

team who perished in the attack made great sacrifices 

and showed bravery in taking on a difficult post in Libya; 

Whereas the violence in Benghazi coincided with an attack on 

the United States Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, which was 

also swarmed by an angry mob of protesters on September 11, 2012; 

Whereas on a daily basis, United States diplomats, military 

personnel, and other public servants risk their lives to 

serve the American people; and 

Whereas throughout this Nation’s history, thousands of 

Americans have sacrificed their lives for the ideals of 

freedom, democracy, and partnership with nations and 

people around the globe. 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes the dedicated service and deep 

3 commitment of the 4 American public servants, in4 cluding Ambassador John Christopher Stevens and 

5 Sean Smith, in assisting the Libyan people as they 

6 navigate the complex currents of democratic transi7 tion marked in this case by profound instability; 

8 (2) praises Ambassador Stevens, who rep9 resented the highest tradition of American public 

10 service, for his extraordinary record of dedication to 


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1 the United States’ interests in some of the most dif2 ficult and dangerous posts around the globe; 

3 (3) sends its deepest condolences to the families 

4 of those American public servants killed in 

5 Benghazi; 

6 (4) commends the bravery of Foreign Service 

7 Officers, United States Armed Forces, and public 

8 servants serving in harm’s way around the globe and 

9 recognizes the deep sacrifices made by their families; 

10 and 

11 (5) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, 

12 the despicable attacks on American diplomats and 

13 public servants in Benghazi and calls for the per14 petrators of such attacks to be brought to justice. 

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