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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 575 

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

United States Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens, Sean 

Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty, 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 21, 2012 

Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. KERRY) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the 4 American public servants who died in 

Benghazi, Libya, United States Ambassador to Libya 

John Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, 

and Glen Doherty, 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, United States Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen 

Doherty, were killed in a reprehensible and vicious attack 

on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya; 

Whereas Ambassador Stevens— 

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(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 

after serving in the United States Air Force; and 

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

The Hague; 

Whereas Tyrone Woods was a husband and a father of three 

children, who, after two decades of service as a Navy 

SEAL that included tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, 

began working with the Department of State to protect 

United States diplomatic personnel; 

Whereas Glen Doherty, after 12 years of service as a Navy 

SEAL that included tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, 

began working with the Department of State to protect 

United States diplomatic personnel; 

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Whereas the 4 Americans who perished in the Benghazi 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 Ambassador John Christopher Ste4 vens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty 

5 in assisting the Libyan people as they navigate the 

6 complex currents of democratic transition marked in 

7 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 

11 the United States interests in some of the most dif12 ficult and dangerous posts around the globe; 

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1 (3) sends its deepest condolences to the families 

2 of those American public servants killed in 

3 Benghazi; 

4 (4) commends the bravery of Foreign Service 

5 Officers, United States Armed Forces, and public 

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

7 recognizes the deep sacrifices made by their families; 

8 and 

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

10 the despicable attacks on American diplomats and 

11 public servants in Benghazi and calls for the per12 petrators of such attacks to be brought to justice. 

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