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 
  • 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

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 

Office of the National Director of Intelligence:

• 2/16/16 - Matthew Olsen, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center 

Other Interviews:

• 3/11/16 - Co-Director of a Non-Profit Organization in Benghazi