William Tapley Bennett Jr.

William Tapley Bennett Jr.
W. Tapley Bennett, c. 1965
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
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	(1917-04-01)April 1, 1917 Griffin, Georgia, U.S.
Died	November 29, 1994(1994-11-29) (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.