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Brian Adkins, US Diplomat, Killed In Ethiopia
he State Department has announced that a U.S. diplomat, Brian Adkins, was killed in Ethiopia on Saturday, Reuters reports.
"The death is under investigation and we are coordinating closely with the government of Ethiopia," said a State Department official,...
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February 10, 2009 (FPRC) -- February 10-The State Department has announced that a U.S. diplomat, Brian Adkins, was killed in Ethiopia on Saturday, Reuters reports.
"The death is under investigation and we are coordinating closely with the government of Ethiopia," said a State Department official, who asked not to be named as the department had not officially released details of the death.
Another official said it was a suspected homicide and that U.S. diplomatic security were looking into the incident.
It also reports that Adkins, 25, was on his first foreign assignment for the State Department.
Adkins graduated summa cum laude from George Washington University as an international affairs major in 2005, reported the school newspaper, the Hatchet.
Though Adkins' father could not be reached for comment, senior Michael Geremia, one of Adkins' best friends, described the Ohio native as "selfless, hardworking, confident, funny, charming, articulate, a scholar and a gentleman."
"The world has lost someone who had so much to offer. I miss him tremendously," Geremia said. "When I received word of his death on Monday, which would have been his 26th birthday, a piece of me died in Ethiopia."
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Ethiopia: Update on the Death of FSO in Addis Ababa
Public Affairs
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
Question Taken at the February 9, 2009 Daily Press Briefing
February 9, 2009
Question: Any update on the investigation into the death of the Foreign Service Officer in Ethiopia?
Answer: We can confirm that Brian Adkins, a 25-year-old FSO, died in Addis Ababa. The death is under investigation by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and we are coordinating closely with the Government of Ethiopia. We will provide details as they become available.
Question: Has the Accountability Review Board been convened as of yet?
Answer: The investigation into the death of Mr. Adkins has not yet been completed. The facts of that investigation will determine whether there will be the need to recommend that the Secretary convenes an Accountability Review Board.
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