Interview Transcripts
107 Witnesses Interviewed by House Select Committee on Benghazi (as of June 26, 2016)
- 27 Interview Transcripts Withheld from Democrats by Chairman Gowdy
- 15 Defense Department
- 6 State Department
- 5 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- 1 Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
- 80 Interview Transcripts Obtained by Democrats
- 55 for Public Release
- 41 State Department
- 10 of 41 partial transcripts, portions awaiting State Department review
- 31 of 41 complete transcripts
- 3 National Security Council
- 9 Defense Department
- 1 ODNI
- 1 Non-Governmental
- 41 State Department
- 25 Not for Public Release
- 2 depositions Chairman Gowdy refusing to release under House rules
- 13 CIA keeping classified
- 1 awaiting review by CIA
- 1 awaiting review by Defense Department
- 6 awaiting review by State Department
- 2 informal, non-transcribed interviews with contractors working in Libya
- 55 for Public Release
List of Interviews for Public Release
State Department Interviews:
Office of the Secretary of State:
- 12/16/15 - Thomas Nides, Deputy Secretary of State (part 1)
- 9/3/15 - Cheryl Mills, Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State (previously released)
- 9/4/15 - Jacob Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of Policy Planning
- 10/16/15 - Huma Abedin, Deputy Chief of Staff
- 10/9/15 - Speechwriter for Secretary Clinton # 1
- 10/9/15 - Speechwriter for Secretary Clinton # 2
- 6/30/15 - Executive Secretariat Director of Information Resources Management
Under Secretary for Management Officials:
- 2/3/16 - Patrick Kennedy, Under Secretary for Management
- 6/30/15 - Division Chief of the Records and Archives Management Division
- 8/27/15 - Office of Acquisitions' Contracting Officer
- 3/4/16 - Managing Director of the Office of Management, Policy, Rightsizing, and Innovation
Bureau of Diplomatic Security:
- 1/7/16 - Charlene Lamb, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Programs
- 8/19/15 - Diplomatic Security Command Center Senior Watch Officer
- 2/25/16 - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Countermeasures
Diplomatic Security Agents in Benghazi (dates of service in Benghazi):
- 2/10/15 - Benghazi Diplomatic Security Agent (April-May 2011)
- 2/12/15 - Benghazi Diplomatic Security Agent (April-May 2011)
- 2/19/15 - Benghazi Diplomatic Security Agent (April-May 2011)
- 2/26/15 - Benghazi Diplomatic Security Agent (May - June 2011) (part 2)
- 2/24/15 - Benghazi Diplomatic Security Agent A (late October - December 2011)
- 4/2/15 - Benghazi Diplomatic Security Agent B (late November - December 2011)
- 3/12/15 - Benghazi Diplomatic Security Agent (January - February 2012)
- 4/9/15 - Benghazi Diplomatic Security Agent C (February - March 2012)
- 4/13/15 - Benghazi Diplomatic Security Agent D (March - April 2012)
- 8/21/15 - Benghazi Diplomatic Security Agent E (April - May 2012)
- 4/15/15 - Benghazi Diplomatic Security Agent H (late July - early September 2012) (part 1)
- 3/16/15 - Benghazi Diplomatic Security Agent 2 (during the attacks) (part 1)
- 3/6/15 - Benghazi Diplomatic Security Agent 4 (during the attacks) (part 1)
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs:
- 12/8/15 - Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs (August 2009 - May 2012)
- 12/17/15 - Deputy Office Director, Office of Maghreb Affairs
- 10/9/15 - Spokesperson for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
- 7/29/15 - Near Eastern Affairs Communications Officer
- 7/23/15 - Libya Post Management Officer
- 11/18/15 - Libya Desk Officer
Principal Officers in Benghazi (dates of service in Benghazi):
- 3/3/15 - Benghazi Principal Officer (November 2011-early February 2012) (part 1)
- 3/13/15 - Benghazi Principal Officer (March - June 2012) (part 1)
- 3/26/15 - Benghazi Principal Officer (July - August 2012) (part 1)
Embassy Tripoli Officials:
- 7/31/15 - Gene Cretz, Ambassador to Libya (December 2008 - May 2012) (part 1)
- 8/12/15 - Tripoli Deputy Chief of Mission (July 2009-June 2012)
U.S. Mission to the United Nations:
- 2/2/16 - Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
- 8/11/15 - Rosemary DiCarlo, U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN (part 1)
- 8/25/15 - Deputy to the U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N.
National Security Council Staff Interviews:
- 2/2/16 - Benjamin Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications
- 1/12/16 - Benjamin Fishman, National Security Council Staff, Director for Libya
- 12/18/15 - Bernadette Meehan, National Security Council Assistant Press Secretary
Department of Defense Interviews:
- 1/8/16 - Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense
- 4/4/16 - Admiral Kurt Tidd, Director of Operations for the Joint Staff
- 3/23/16 - General John Kelly, Secretary Panetta’s Senior Military Assistant
- 4/7/16 - General Philip Breedlove, Commander of U.S. Air Force – Europe
- 9/29/15 – Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
- 1/13/16 - Jeremy Bash, Chief of Staff, Department of Defense
- 8/26/15 - Commander’s In-Extremis Force Commander (EUCOM/AFRICOM)
- 9/2/15 - Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Commander
- 9/22/15 - DOD Member of Team Tripoli