Honorable Chris Smith
U.S. Representative, New Jersey, Republican
Representative Smith, of the Fourth District of New Jersey, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980. He serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. The following is excerpted from a statement during the November 15, 2012, House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on “Benghazi and Beyond: What Went Wrong on September 11, 2012, and How to Prevent It From Happening at Other Frontline Posts.” In the two months since our ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were murdered in the U.S. consulate…
