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William Tapley Bennett Jr. (1917–1994)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Georgia
State of Residence: Georgia
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Dominican Republic)
Appointed: March 4, 1964
Presentation of Credentials: March 23, 1964
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 13, 1966 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Portugal)
Appointed: May 10, 1966
Presentation of Credentials: July 20, 1966
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 21, 1969 - U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
Appointed: April 26, 1977
Termination of Mission: March 31, 1983 - Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
Appointed: November 14, 1983
Entry on Duty: November 17, 1983
Termination of Appointment: January 4, 1985