Posted on 02/05/2009 6:48:00 PM PST by Cindy
The U.S. State Department says one of its diplomats has been found dead in his home in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.
A State Department official, who asked not to be identified, said 25-year-old Brian Adkins was found dead Saturday.
The official says U.S. diplomatic security is investigating the death as a suspected homicide.
The State Department has not officially released details of Adkins' death.
Adkins was a foreign service officer in the consular section of the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa. He was on his first diplomatic assignment."
ON THE INTERNET:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1113.html
http://ethiopia.usembassy.gov/warden_information.html
Prayers up for Brian’s family. Only 25, pretty good chance it is a murder.
How do you become a diplomat at 25?
And so it starts all over again.
Doesn’t count for liberals...the attacks aren’t happening here.
Prayers for his family...horrible shame.
He was a Foreign Service officer, support role, but sometimes also a front role for intelligence.
All over again.
Lord help us.
This article has a lot of bio info on him.
http://media.www.gwhatchet.com/media/storage/paper332/news/2009/02/05/News/Alum-Dies.In.Ethiopia.Officials.Suspect.Homicide-3614674.shtml
Indigenous language specialist..
Any accredited Foreign Service officer is, technically, a "diplomat".
Wasn’t there an embassy guy kidnapped a few days ago as well? Yemen maybe?
Thanks for the explanation.
Ping, he was Knights of Columbus, thought you may be interested.
Prayers for his family...horrible shame.
Your Right.The murder didn't happen here but all of those murders of our diplomat's that occurred during the 80’s and 90’s didn't occurr here either but it proved to the Islamic terrorist's that they could murder our citizens with impunity and they did.Leading to the Disaster on 911.
I just see Obama doing the same crap and leaving his blinders on.
Thank you for the additional info mnehrling.
May God comfort his family.
Yes there was someone kidnapped somewhere in Africa a week ago,exactly where I don't recall,But I have heard zip since then.
And then the liberal sobbing and hangwringing will start again about why they hate us so much...when they’ve been hating us all of the time.
Honestly, I will not be surprised when it (the next domestic 9/11) happens on this watch...
Damn freaking shame.
Condolences to Brian Adkins’ family and friends.
Yes.
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