List of assassinated serving ambassadors

This is a list of assassinated serving ambassadors.[1][2]

  • Alexander Griboyedov Russian Ambassador to Iran
  • Baron von Ketteler German Ambassadors to China
  • Wilhelm von Mirbach German Ambassador to Russia
  • Pyotr Voykov Soviet Ambassadors to Poland
  • John Gordon Mein United States Ambassador to Guatemala
  • Place of the assassination of Richard Sykes, at the Westeinde in The Hague. Inside the gate, to the left, was the door from which Sykes exited his residence. The door to his Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was being held open by his Dutch valet Karel Straub. At that moment two gunmen fired eight shots from the street (front) at both Sykes and Straub.
  • Arnold Lewis Raphel United States Ambassador to Pakistan
  • J. Christopher Stevens United States Ambassador to Libya
  • Andrei Karlov Russian Ambassador to Turkey

List
Ambassador Post Place Country Date of death Killed by
Antonio Rincon French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire Rivoli  Venice July 3, 1541 killed by Venetian Imperial Guard
Alexander Griboyedov Russian Ambassador to Persia Tehran  Persia February 11, 1829 killed by Iranian mob
Clemens von Ketteler German Ambassadors to China Beijing  China June 20, 1900 killed by Boxer rebel
Grigoriy Schterbina Russian diplomat to Turkey Kosovo Vilayet  Ottoman Empire April 10, 1903 killed by Albanian corporal
Wilhelm von MirbachGerman Ambassador to RussiaMoscow Russian SFSRJune 6, 1918killed by Left Socialist Revolutionaries
Pyotr Voykov Soviet Ambassadors to Poland Warsaw  Poland June 7, 1927 killed by Boris Kowerda
Henry GurneyUnited Kingdom High Commissioner in MalayaFraser's Hill MalayaOctober 6, 1951killed by Malayan Communist Party
John MeinUnited States Ambassador to GuatemalaGuatemala City GuatemalaAugust 28, 1968killed by Rebel Armed Forces
Karl von SpretiWest German Ambassador to GuatemalaMay 4, 1970
Vladimir RolovićYugoslav Ambassador to SwedenStockholm SwedenApril 15, 1971killed by Croatian National Resistance
Joaquin Zenteno AnayaBolivian Ambassador to FranceParis FranceApril 15, 1971killed by Hugo Banzer regime
Germain MbaGabonese Ambassador to JapanLibreville GabonNovember 5, 1971killed by African mercenaries led by Bob Denard
Cleo NoelUnited States Ambassador to SudanKhartoum SudanFebruary 3, 1973killed by Black September
Rodger DaviesUnited States Ambassador to CyprusNicosia CyprusAugust 19, 1974killed by EOKA B
İsmail ErezTurkish Ambassador to FranceParis FranceOctober 24, 1975killed by Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia
Daniş TunalıgilTurkish Ambassador to AustriaVienna AustriaOctober 11, 1975killed by Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide
Christopher Ewart-BiggsUnited Kingdom Ambassador to the Republic of IrelandDublin IrelandJune 21, 1976killed by Provisional Irish Republican Army
Carlos AbdalaUruguayan Ambassador to ParaguayAsunción ParaguayNovember 5, 1976killed by Croatian Revolutionary Brotherhood
Francis MeloyUnited States Ambassador to LebanonBeirut LebanonJune 16, 1976killed by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Taha CarımTurkish Ambassador to Holy SeeRome ItalyJune 9, 1977killed by Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide
Adolph DubsUnited States Ambassador to AfghanistanKabul AfghanistanFebruary 14, 1979killed by Settam-e-Melli
Richard SykesUnited Kingdom Ambassador to the NetherlandsHague NetherlandsMarch 22, 1979killed by Provisional Irish Republican Army
Archibald Gardner Dunn South African Ambassador to El Salvador San Salvador  El Salvador October 8, 1980 killed by Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí
Louis Delamare French Ambassador to Lebanon Beirut  Lebanon September 5, 1981 killed by Pro-Iranian hitmen
Shlomo ArgovIsrael Ambassador to the United KingdomLondon United KingdomFebruary 24, 2003
(Assassination June 3, 1982)		killed by Abu Nidal Organization
Galip BalkarTurkish Ambassador to YugoslaviaBelgrade YugoslaviaMarch 9, 1983killed by Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide
Lee Gye-cheol South Korean Ambassador to Burma Rangoon  Burma October 9, 1983 killed by North Korean agents
Saleh Mehdi Amash Iraqi Ambassador to Finland Helsinki  Finland January 30, 1985 killed by Baathist Iraqi agents
Arnold RaphelUnited States Ambassador to PakistanBahawalpur PakistanAugust 17, 1988plane crash
Pedro Manuel de Aristegui Spanish Ambassador to Lebanon Beirut  Lebanon April 16, 1989 killed by a rocket
Alfredo Enrique Vargas-Hirsch Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica  Jamaica November 6, 1997 Shot and killed in his apartment[3]
Michael Courtney Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi Bujumbura  Burundi December 29, 2003 killed by National Forces of Liberation
J. Christopher StevensUnited States Ambassador to LibyaBenghazi LibyaSeptember 11, 2012killed by Ansar al-Sharia
Jamal al-Jamal Palestinian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Prague  Czech Republic January 1, 2014 killed by a bomb
Andrei KarlovRussian Ambassador to TurkeyAnkara TurkeyDecember 19, 2016killed by Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş
Kyriakos AmiridisGreek Ambassador to BrazilNova Iguaçu BrazilDecember 26, 2016killed by Sérgio Moreira

References
  1. "US Ambassadors Killed in the Line of Duty". Associated Press. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  2. "How many U.S. Ambassadors have been killed by militants?". Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs United States Department of State.
  3. "Venezuelan Ambassador Killed". Associated Press. 1997-11-06. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
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