it matters to the american public for whom we serve. and most importantly, excuse me. it matters to the friends and family of, of ambassador stevens, sean smith, glen doherty, tyrone woods who were murdered on september 11th, 2012. in addition to my testimony before this committee in october of 2012 i also met with the fbi, senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee, the department s accountability review board and i have discussed my experience in libya with all of them. i m proud of the work that our team accomplished in libya under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. the protection of our nation s diplomats, our embassies and consulates and the work produced there is deserving of the time that this committee, other