William Tapley Bennett Jr.

William Tapley Bennett Jr. (April 1, 1917 – November 29, 1994) was an American diplomat who served as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic during the 1965 civil war.

Born in Griffin, Georgia, Bennett attended the University of Georgia where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Bennett earned a law degree from George Washington University, then joined the Foreign Service in 1941. He served as a United States Army intelligence officer during World War II. Bennett held posts in embassies in Vienna, Rome and Athens before Lyndon Johnson appointed him Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.^[1]

He was also Ambassador to Portugal from 1966 through 1969 and United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 1977 through 1983. After retiring in 1985 he served as adjunct professor of international law at the University of Georgia. He died in Washington D.C.

References

The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-17A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by John Bartlow Martin	U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic 1964–1966	Succeeded by John Hugh Crimmins
Preceded by George W. Anderson, Jr.	U.S. Ambassador to Portugal 1966–1969	Succeeded by Ridgway B. Knight
Preceded by Robert Strausz-Hupé	U.S. Ambassador to NATO 1977–1983	Succeeded by David Manker Abshire
Government offices
Preceded by Powell A. Moore	Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs November 17, 1983 – January 4, 1985	Succeeded by William L. Ball

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