"Ambassador Christopher Stevens, 52, wanted to help Libya’s transition" by Anne Gearan |
Washington Post, September 13, 2012
WASHINGTON — Friends said John Christopher Stevens, the American ambassador killed Tuesday in an attack in Benghazi, Libya, also had a wry sense of humor and a direct
style of speaking that is unusual for many diplomats. Preparing
then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for a meeting with Libyan
leader Moammar Khadafy, he alluded to Khadafy’s crush on Rice.
‘‘A self-styled intellectual and philosopher, he has been eagerly
anticipating for several years the opportunity to share with you his
views on global affairs,’’ Stevens wrote in an August 2008 diplomatic
cable published by WikiLeaks.
Rice herself later recalled Khadafy’s interest in her as ‘‘creepy.’’
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