Ambassadors Killed in Office
Eight United States Ambassadors have been killed in office, six of them by armed attack and the other two in plane crashes.
| Name | Ambassador to | Place of death | Date of death | Killed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence A. Steinhardt | Canada | Ramsayville, Ontario, Canada | 01950-03-28March 28, 1950 | plane crash |
| John Gordon Mein | Guatemala | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 01968-08-28August 28, 1968 | attack by Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes |
| Cleo A. Noel, Jr. | Sudan | Khartoum, Sudan | 01973-03-02March 2, 1973 | attack by Black September |
| Rodger Davies | Cyprus | Nicosia, Cyprus | 01974-08-19August 19, 1974 | attack during Greek Cypriot demonstration |
| Francis E. Meloy, Jr. | Lebanon | Beirut, Lebanon | 01976-06-16June 16, 1976 | attack by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine |
| Adolph Dubs | Afghanistan | Kabul, Afghanistan | 01979-02-14February 14, 1979 | attack by Setami Milli |
| Arnold L. Raphel | Pakistan | Bahawalpur, Pakistan | 01988-08-17August 17, 1988 | plane crash |
| J. Christopher Stevens | Libya | Benghazi, Libya | 02012-09-11September 11, 2012 | attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission |
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