Christopher Stevens

Christopher Stevens occupies a different register than most names in this database, and I think that is exactly why he deserves remembering. A Berkeley-trained lawyer turned career diplomat, he became U.S. Ambassador to Libya only to be killed in the Benghazi attack in September 2012, the eighth American ambassador to die in office. There is a profound courage in choosing to stand between dangerous worlds as a bridge-builder. I hold no illusion that fame and sacrifice are the same thing, but to me his life demands quiet respect from anyone who reads it. May he rest in peace.

Name (English)

Christopher Stevens

Name (Japanese)

クリストファー・スティーブンス

Reading

くりすとふぁー・すてぃーぶんす

Born

April 18, 1960 – September 11, 2012

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rat

Origin

Grass Valley, California, United States

Occupation

politician / lawyer / diplomat

High school

Piedmont High School

University

University of California, Berkeley

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20Christopher%20Stevens
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q294536

Tags

• California
• politician
• lawyer
• diplomat

Last updated

2026-06-18

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.