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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 March 28, 1950 plane crash

John Gordon Mein Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala August 28, 1968 attack by Fuerzas Armadas Rebeldes

Cleo A. Noel, Jr. Sudan Khartoum, Sudan March 2, 1973 attack by Black September

Rodger Davies Cyprus Nicosia, Cyprus August 19, 1974 attack during Greek Cypriot demonstration

Francis E. Meloy, Jr. Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon June 16, 1976 attack by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Adolph Dubs Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan February 14, 1979 attack by Setami Milli

Arnold L. Raphel Pakistan Bahawalpur, Pakistan August 17, 1988 plane crash

J. Christopher Stevens Libya Benghazi, Libya September 11, 2012 Attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi

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