William Tapley Bennett Jr. | |
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 W. Tapley Bennett, c. 1965 | |
| 19th Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs | |
| In office November 17, 1983 – January 4, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Powell A. Moore |
| Succeeded by | William L. Ball |
| 12th U.S. Ambassador to NATO | |
| In office April 26, 1977 – March 31, 1983 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Robert Strausz-Hupé |
| Succeeded by | David Manker Abshire |
| U.S. Ambassador to Portugal | |
| In office July 20, 1966 – July 21, 1969 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | George W. Anderson, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Ridgway B. Knight |
| U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic | |
| In office March 23, 1964 – April 13, 1966 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | John Bartlow Martin |
| Succeeded by | John Hugh Crimmins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1, 1917 Griffin, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 1994 (aged 77) Washington D.C. |
| Spouse | Margaret Rutherfurd White |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia George Washington University Law School National War College |
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 and who recommended that President Johnson intervene with United States troops.