William Jennings Dyess (1929–1996)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Alabama
  1. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
    Appointed: August 27, 1980
    Entry on Duty: August 29, 1980
    Termination of Appointment: July 30, 1981
    • Served concurrently as Department of State Spokesman.
  2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Netherlands)
    Appointed: July 30, 1981
    Presentation of Credentials: September 2, 1982
    Termination of Mission: Left post on July 19, 1983