Dennis C. Jett

Dennis Jett
United States Ambassador to Peru
In office
October 16, 1996 – July 3, 1999
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byAlvin P. Adams, Jr.
Succeeded byJohn Randle Hamilton
United States Ambassador to Mozambique
In office
November 17, 1993 – July 20, 1996
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byTownsend B. Friedman, Jr.
Succeeded byBrian D. Curran
Personal details
Born1945 (age 78–79)
New Mexico, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of New Mexico
University of the Witwatersrand
OccupationProfessor at Pennsylvania State University

Dennis Coleman Jett (born 1945) is an American diplomat and academic. He served as the United States ambassador to Mozambique and Peru under the Clinton administration and is currently a professor of international relations at the School of International Affairs at The Pennsylvania State University. From 2000 to 2008, he was the Dean of the International Center and lecturer of political science at the University of Florida.