Laurence Pope

Laurence Everett Pope II (September 24, 1945 – October 31, 2020) was an American politician. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. Pope worked for US Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama as a diplomat. From 1993 to 1996, Pope was the Ambassador to Chad. New US Charge d''Affairs starts his work in Libya, Kuwait News Agency.U.S. picks retired diplomat to serve as envoy in Libya , Reuters. In 2000, President Clinton nominated him to be Ambassador to Kuwait but Pope was not confirmed by the United States Senate.

Pope was a special envoy to Libya from October 11, 2012 until January 4, 2013 during the aftermath of the 2012 Benghazi attack. New U.S. charge d'affaires lands in Libya, UPI.

Pope died on October 31, 2020 at his home in Portland, Maine from cardiac arrest caused by pancreatic cancer, aged 75.Bowdoin Magazine-Laurence E. Pope '67

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