[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 122 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6273-S6274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 551--COMMENDING THE 4 AMERICAN PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO 
 DIED IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA, INCLUDING AMBASSADOR J. CHRISTOPHER STEVENS, 
    FOR THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND 
    CONDEMNING THE VIOLENT ATTACK ON THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE IN 
                                BENGHAZI

  Mr. LUGAR (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Reid of Nevada, 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 of Rhode Island, 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) submitting the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 551

       Whereas on September 11, 2012, 4 American public servants, 
     including United States Ambassador to Libya, John Christopher 
     Stevens, and Sean Smith, were killed in a reprehensible and 
     vicious attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, 
     Libya;

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       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; and
       (3) had served in the Foreign Service, before arriving in 
     Benghazi, in Baghdad, Pretoria, Montreal, and The Hague;
       Whereas the 2 other individuals from Ambassador Stevens' 
     team who perished in the 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
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the dedicated service and deep commitment of 
     the 4 American public servants, including Ambassador John 
     Christopher Stevens and Sean Smith, in assisting the Libyan 
     people as they navigate the complex currents of democratic 
     transition marked in this case by profound instability;
       (2) praises Ambassador Stevens, who represented the highest 
     tradition of American public service, for his extraordinary 
     record of dedication to the United States' interests in some 
     of the most difficult and dangerous posts around the globe;
       (3) sends its deepest condolences to the families of those 
     American public servants killed in Benghazi;
       (4) commends the bravery of Foreign Service Officers, 
     United States Armed Forces, and public servants serving in 
     harm's way around the globe and recognizes the deep 
     sacrifices made by their families; and
       (5) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the 
     despicable attacks on American diplomats and public servants 
     in Benghazi and calls for the perpetrators of such attacks to 
     be brought to justice.

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