William Tapley Bennett Jr.
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William Tapley Bennett Jr. (April 1, 1917 - 29 November 1994) was an American diplomat who served as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic during the 1965 civil war.
Born in Griffin, Georgia, 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. He served as United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 1977-1983. After retiring in 1985 he served as adjunct professor of international law at the University of Georgia. He died in Washington D.C.
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- ^ Lueck, Thomas (December 1, 1994). William Tapley Bennett Jr., 77, Envoy to Dominican Republic. New York Times
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