US ambassador 'killed in Libya'?

The US ambassador to Libya has died after an attack by militiamen on the US consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi. However, the US state department has only confirmed the death of one official - but it has not named them.

Ambassador Christopher Stevens is said to be among four US officials killed in a protest over a US-produced film that is said to insult the Prophet Muhammad.

Protesters have also attacked the US embassy in Cairo over the film.

In the attack in Benghazi, unidentified armed men stormed the grounds, shooting at buildings and throwing handmade bombs into the compound.

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Olsen likely next U.S. ambassador to Pakistan

President Barack Obama intends to nominate Ambassador Richard Olsento be the next U.S. ambassador to Pakistan.

Olsen, a senior member of the foreign service, has been serving as the coordinating director for development and economic affairs at U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, since June 2011. If confirmed, he will replace Ambassador Cameron Munter, who announced in May that he would step down from his post after only 18 months on the job. 

Before going to Kabul, Olsen was U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 2008-2011. He previously served abroad in Mexico, Uganda, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Iraq, and as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. mission to the NATO.

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Sherry Rehman: Pakistan new envoy to USA in FP Top 100 Global Thinkers

[ FP Magazine ] and [ The Express Tribune ]

Sherry Rehman, who was appointed Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States (US) after the Memogate scandal, makes it to the FP Top 100 Global Thinkers for championing the cause of amending the country’s Blasphemy Laws. The only other Pakistani to be included in the list is Pervez Hoodbhoy, Nuclear physicist and defence analyst. 

Sherry Rehamn, Pakistan's new Ambassador to USA (Photo: AFP)

Sherry Rehman says her ‘muse’ is Steve Jobs and she prefers stimulus over austerity. The newly appointed ambassador has picked China over the US in response to a question by the magazine.

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