Laurence Everett Pope II (September 24, 1945 – October 31, 2020) was an American diplomat.

Ambassador to Chad (1993–1996),[2] and Political Advisor to General Anthony Zinni USMC, Commander-in-Chief of United States Central Command (1997–2000).

[3] In 2000, President Bill Clinton nominated him as Ambassador to Kuwait but his appointment was not confirmed by the Senate.

A graduate of Bowdoin College, Pope also had advanced studies at Princeton University and is a graduate of the U.S. Department of State Senior Seminar, a Senior Fellow at the Armed Forces Staff College.

[4] On Thursday, October 11, 2012, the U.S. Department of State announced that Ambassador Pope had arrived in Tripoli as the U.S Chargé d’Affaires in Libya.