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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 588 

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 22 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 21), 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, 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— 

(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 


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(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; 

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 

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1 vens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty 

2 in assisting the Libyan people as they navigate the 

3 complex currents of democratic transition marked in 

4 this case by profound instability; 

5 (2) praises Ambassador Stevens, who rep6 resented the highest tradition of American public 

7 service, for his extraordinary record of dedication to 

8 the United States’ interests in some of the most dif9 ficult and dangerous posts around the globe; 

10 (3) sends its deepest condolences to the families 

11 of those American public servants killed in 

12 Benghazi; 

13 (4) commends the bravery of Foreign Service 

14 Officers, United States Armed Forces, and public 

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

16 recognizes the deep sacrifices made by their families; 

17 and 

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

19 the despicable attacks on American diplomats and 

20 public servants in Benghazi and calls for the per21 petrators of such attacks to be brought to justice. 

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