TRIPOLI, LIBYA

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COUNTRY INFORMATION
(Excerpts from Wikipedia (List of Ambassadors to Libya)

1951:
December 24 : The United States recognized the Kingdom of Libya
U.S. Consulate-General was elevated to a legation with Andrew Lynch designated as Charge d'Affaires ad interim.

1979:
December 2, a mob attacked and burned the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli.

1980:
February 8: The Chargé d’Affaires was recalled.
May 2: and the embassy was closed

2006
Diplomatic relations were resumed

2011:
February 25: The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli was closed and all diplomatic personnel were evacuated due to the Libyan civil war.
The embassy of Hungary in Tripoli acted as the protecting power for U.S. interests.

September 22: US Embassy Reopened

2012:
September 12, the US ambassador to Libya was killed in an attack on the Benghazi consulate, along with three other embassy employees.

2014:
July 26: The U.S Embassy was again evacuated and closed. Embassy staff totaling approximately 150 personnel, including about 80 U.S Marines, were evacuated overland to Tunisia

However, the United States did not sever diplomatic relations with Libya. Working from the U.S. Embassies in Valletta, Malta and, after August 2015, Tunis, Tunisia under the authority of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, U.S. diplomats in the Libya External Affairs Office maintained regular dialogue with the provisional Libyan Government.

Presidentual visits to LIBYA (None)
List of Travels SECSTATE to LIBYA
List of US Ambasssadors to LIBYA
List of Natural Disasters to LIBYA
List of Terror Incidents in LIBYA

U.S. Embassy: LIBYA
Britannica: LIBYA
Google: LIBYA
CIA World Factbook: LIBYA
Wikipedia: LIBYA
DOS History: LIBYA
Travel: LIBYA
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DETACHMENT HISTORY

2012 Detachment Commander :
Watchstanders:
September 11,

US Consulate Benghazi, Libya attacked / Ambassador killed
US evacuates embassy in Libya amid clashes in Tripoli | Fox News
U.S. Orders Americans to Evacuate Embassy in Libya
US Ambassador to Libya killed in Banghazi

2014 Detachment Commander :
Watchstanders:
Detachment Deactivated

2004
February 8: The United States established an Interests Section in Tripoli.
June 28: It became the U.S. Liason Office, with Greg Berry as the Principal Officer.

1986
US Attacks Tripoli and Banghazi, killing 20 including Col Gadhafi's infant daughter
Attack on Tripoli - as described by Air Force Pilot

1979 Detachment Commander :
Watchstanders:
Ambassador Withdrawn from Embassy

1971 NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Sgt. Harvey, LCpl. McHugh, Louis G. Stavely Jr.,

1970 NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Kirk Magruder, Louis G. Stavely Jr.,

1969 NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Kirk Magruder, Brock H.Young,

1968 NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Kirk Magruder, Elvis M. Russell, Brock H.Young,

1967 NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Elvis M. Russell,

1965 NCOIC:
Watchstanders: LCpl. Kasyjanski, LCpl. Parks,

1964 NCOIC: MSgt Phillip Miller
Watchstanders: LCpl. Knight,

1963 NCOIC: MSgt Phillip Miller
Watchstanders:

1962 NCOIC: MSgt Phillip Miller
Watchstanders:

1961 NCOIC: MSgt Phillip Miller
Watchstanders: R. G. Bartlett, Jerry Favaro,
Syria seceded from the union in
Egypt continued to be known officially as the United Arab Republic until 1971.

1958 NCOIC :
Watchstanders:
Egypt and Syria united to form a new state, the United Arab Republic (UAR),
The U.S. embassy in Damascus was reclassified as a consulate general.

1957 NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Ronald W. Strong,

1956 NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Ronald W. Strong,

1955 NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Virgil E. Hickman, Ronald W. Strong,

1954 NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Virgil E. Hickman
September 9: John N. Gatch, Jr., was serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim when the Legation in Libya was raised to Embassy status, Sep 25, 1954.

1953 NCOIC:
Watchstanders: Virgil E. Hickman

DETACHMENT DEACTIVATED 2012
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