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'''William Tapley Bennett Jr.''' was an American [[diplomat]] who was [[United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic|Ambassador to the Dominican Republic]] during the [[Dominican Civil War|1965 civil war]] and who recommended that President Johnson intervene with United States troops. As Assistant Secretary of State under [[Ronald Reagan]], he attempted to hide the US involvement in the assassination of archbishop [[Óscar Romero]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/09/world/us-aware-of-killings-worked-with-salvador-s-rightists-papers-suggest.html</ref>
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==Early life==
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Bennett was born in [[Griffin, Georgia]] on April 1, 1917.  He was the only child of William Tapley Bennett Sr. (1891–1982) and Annie Mem ([[née]] Little) Bennett (1894–1965).<ref name="Hebron1995">https://books.google.com/books?id=YcxMtTlvsV4C&pg=PA357</ref><ref name="Tapley1993">https://books.google.com/books?id=AT9WAAAAMAAJ </ref>
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His maternal grandparents were Peyton Brantley "Mem" Little and Julia Elizabeth (née Neal) Little.<ref name="Hebron1995"/>
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Bennett attended the [[University of Georgia]] where he was a member of the [[Sigma Chi]] fraternity.  After doing graduate work at the [[University of Freiburg]] in Germany from 1937 to 1938, he returned to the United States and earned a law degree from [[George Washington University Law School]].<ref name="WTBJrObit1994"/>
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==Career==
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After graduation from law school, Bennett joined the [[United States Foreign Service|Foreign Service]] in 1941. He was a [[Counter Intelligence Corps|United States Army intelligence officer]] during [[World War II]]. In 1945 he organized the founding conference of the [[United Nations]] in [[San Francisco]] with [[John Emil Peurifoy]].
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From 1951 to 1954, Bennett was Deputy Director to the Office of South American Affairs.  From 1954 to 1955, he studied at the [[National War College]] and for two years after, he served as Special Assistant to the [[Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs]]. From 1957 to 1964, he acted as Counselor and Minister at the U.S. Embassies in [[Rome, Italy]], in [[Vienna, Austria]], and in [[Athens, Greece]].<ref name="uga">http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL011WTB-ead.xml;query=%22reflections%20on%20georgia%20politics%20oral%20history%20collection%22;brand=default </ref>
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President [[Lyndon Johnson]] appointed him Ambassador to the Dominican Republic after the previous Ambassador, [[John Bartlow Martin]], resigned after the [[Kennedy assassination]] on the very day in which [[Juan Bosch (politician)|Juan Bosch]], then President of the Dominican Republic, was toppled in a [[coup d'etat]].  While Ambassador, Bennett "advised President Johnson and members of Congress that the revolt was led by Communists" and recommended President Johnson intervene with United States troops during the [[Dominican Civil War]].<ref name="WTBJrObit1994"/>  Bennett was heavily criticized for his report and recommendation.<ref name="Palmer2015">Palmer Jr., General Bruce (2015). [https://books.google.com/books?id=I5UfBgAAQBAJ&pg=PR9 Intervention in the Caribbean: The Dominican Crisis of 1965.] University Press of Kentucky. p. 9. ISBN 9780813150024.</ref>
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Reportedly "seeking relief from the tropical heat of the Dominican Republic,"<ref name="uga"/> Johnson appointed him the [[United States Ambassador to Portugal|Ambassador to Portugal]] in 1966.  He served in that role until [[Richard Nixon]] became president in 1969 and he was succeeded by [[Ridgway B. Knight]], who up until that point was the [[United States Ambassador to Belgium|Ambassador to Belgium]].<ref name="WTBJrObit1994"/>
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Beginning in 1972, he began to serve concurrently as Ambassador to the [[United Nations Security Council]] and Deputy [[United States Representative to the United Nations]].<ref name="uga"/>  After [[Jimmy Carter]] became president in 1977, Bennett was appointed the [[United States Permanent Representative to NATO]], serving from 1977 through 1983, including when [[Ronald Reagan]] became president in 1981.<ref name="WTBJrObit1994"/>
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On November 14, 1983 he was appointed [[Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs]], serving from November 17, 1983 to January 4, 1985.<ref name="WTBJrstate">https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/bennett-william-tapley </ref> In this role, he attempted to hide the US involvement in the assassination of archbishop [[Óscar Romero]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/09/world/us-aware-of-killings-worked-with-salvador-s-rightists-papers-suggest.html</ref>
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===Later career===
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After retiring in 1985 he served as adjunct professor of international law at the [[University of Georgia]].<ref name="WTBJrObit1994"/>  From 1991 to 1992, he served as President of the [[Atlantic Treaty Association]].<ref name="uga"/>
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==Personal life==
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On June 23, 1945, Bennett was married to Margaret Rutherfurd White in [[Bernardsville, New Jersey]].<ref name="1945Engagement">https://www.nytimes.com/1945/03/12/archives/margaret-r-white-prospective-bride-their-engagements-are-announced.html</ref>  Margaret, a [[Foxcroft School]] graduate who attended [[Barnard College]] and the Institute of Musical Art of the [[Juilliard School|Juilliard School of Music]], was the daughter of [[John Campbell White (diplomat)|John Campbell White]] (the [[United States Ambassador to Peru|U.S. Ambassador to Peru]] and [[United States Ambassador to Haiti|Haiti]]),<ref name="JCWObit1967">https://www.nytimes.com/1967/06/12/archives/john-c-white-83-a-career-diplomat.html</ref> a granddaughter of [[Henry White (diplomat)|Henry White]] (the [[United States Ambassador to France|
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U.S. Ambassador to France]] and [[United States Ambassador to Italy|Italy]]),<ref name="1945Wedding">https://www.nytimes.com/1945/06/24/archives/margaret-r-white-married-in-jersey-daughter-of-exambassador-to-peru.html</ref> and a niece of [[Jay Pierrepont Moffat]], the [[U.S. Ambassador to Canada]].<ref name="WMWObit1993">https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/22/obituaries/elizabeth-white-94-an-environmentalist.html</ref> Together, they were the parents of five children:<ref name="WTBJrObit1994"/>
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* William Tapley Bennett III of [[Washington, D.C.]]
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* John Campbell White Bennett of [[Charleston, South Carolina]], a [[U.S. Navy]] [[Commander (United States)|Cmdr.]]
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* Anne B. Bennett of [[Lexington, Massachusetts]]
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* Ellen Pierrepont Bennett, who married Rev. Ralph C. Godsall, the Chaplain of [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], in 1980.<ref name="1980Wedding">https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30054890/bennettgodsall/ </ref>
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* Victoria R. Bennett of [[Seattle, Washington]].<ref name="Twins1950">https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/06/30/91107020.pdf</ref>
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He died after a long illness in [[Washington D.C.]] on November 29, 1994.<ref name="WTBJrObit1994">https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E0DC1130F932A35751C1A962958260</ref><ref name="WaPoObit1994">https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1994/12/01/wt-bennett-ambassador-for-lbj-dies/56678c37-9ff2-416d-b076-72388e8a3dcb/ </ref>
 
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Person.png William Tapley Bennett  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(diplomat, spook)
William Tapley Bennett.jpg
BornApril 1, 1917
DiedNovember 29, 1994 (Age 77)
Washington DC
NationalityUS
Alma materUniversity of Georgia, University of Freiburg, George Washington University Law School, National War College
InterestsÓscar Romero
Spooky US diplomat who worked mostly in Latin America.

Employment.png Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs

In office
November 17, 1983 - January 4, 1985
Tried to hide US participation in the assassination of archbishop Óscar Romero

Employment.png US/Ambassador/ NATO

In office
April 26, 1977 - March 31, 1983

Employment.png US/Ambassador/ Portugal

In office
July 20, 1966 - July 21, 1969

Employment.png US/Ambassador/ Dominican Republic

In office
March 23, 1964 - April 13, 1966
Recommended US invasion

William Tapley Bennett Jr. was an American diplomat who was Ambassador to the Dominican Republic during the 1965 civil war and who recommended that President Johnson intervene with United States troops. As Assistant Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan, he attempted to hide the US involvement in the assassination of archbishop Óscar Romero.[1]

Early life

Bennett was born in Griffin, Georgia on April 1, 1917. He was the only child of William Tapley Bennett Sr. (1891–1982) and Annie Mem (née Little) Bennett (1894–1965).[2][3]

His maternal grandparents were Peyton Brantley "Mem" Little and Julia Elizabeth (née Neal) Little.[2]

Bennett attended the University of Georgia where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. After doing graduate work at the University of Freiburg in Germany from 1937 to 1938, he returned to the United States and earned a law degree from George Washington University Law School.[4]

Career

After graduation from law school, Bennett joined the Foreign Service in 1941. He was a United States Army intelligence officer during World War II. In 1945 he organized the founding conference of the United Nations in San Francisco with John Emil Peurifoy.

From 1951 to 1954, Bennett was Deputy Director to the Office of South American Affairs. From 1954 to 1955, he studied at the National War College and for two years after, he served as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. From 1957 to 1964, he acted as Counselor and Minister at the U.S. Embassies in Rome, Italy, in Vienna, Austria, and in Athens, Greece.[5]

President Lyndon Johnson appointed him Ambassador to the Dominican Republic after the previous Ambassador, John Bartlow Martin, resigned after the Kennedy assassination on the very day in which Juan Bosch, then President of the Dominican Republic, was toppled in a coup d'etat. While Ambassador, Bennett "advised President Johnson and members of Congress that the revolt was led by Communists" and recommended President Johnson intervene with United States troops during the Dominican Civil War.[4] Bennett was heavily criticized for his report and recommendation.[6]

Reportedly "seeking relief from the tropical heat of the Dominican Republic,"[5] Johnson appointed him the Ambassador to Portugal in 1966. He served in that role until Richard Nixon became president in 1969 and he was succeeded by Ridgway B. Knight, who up until that point was the Ambassador to Belgium.[4]

Beginning in 1972, he began to serve concurrently as Ambassador to the United Nations Security Council and Deputy United States Representative to the United Nations.[5] After Jimmy Carter became president in 1977, Bennett was appointed the United States Permanent Representative to NATO, serving from 1977 through 1983, including when Ronald Reagan became president in 1981.[4]

On November 14, 1983 he was appointed Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, serving from November 17, 1983 to January 4, 1985.[7] In this role, he attempted to hide the US involvement in the assassination of archbishop Óscar Romero.[8]

Later career

After retiring in 1985 he served as adjunct professor of international law at the University of Georgia.[4] From 1991 to 1992, he served as President of the Atlantic Treaty Association.[5]

Personal life

On June 23, 1945, Bennett was married to Margaret Rutherfurd White in Bernardsville, New Jersey.[9] Margaret, a Foxcroft School graduate who attended Barnard College and the Institute of Musical Art of the Juilliard School of Music, was the daughter of John Campbell White (the U.S. Ambassador to Peru and Haiti),[10] a granddaughter of Henry White (the U.S. Ambassador to France and Italy),[11] and a niece of Jay Pierrepont Moffat, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada.[12] Together, they were the parents of five children:[4]

He died after a long illness in Washington D.C. on November 29, 1994.[4][15]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/09/world/us-aware-of-killings-worked-with-salvador-s-rightists-papers-suggest.html
  2. ↑ a b https://books.google.com/books?id=YcxMtTlvsV4C&pg=PA357
  3. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=AT9WAAAAMAAJ
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E0DC1130F932A35751C1A962958260
  5. ↑ a b c d http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL011WTB-ead.xml;query=%22reflections%20on%20georgia%20politics%20oral%20history%20collection%22;brand=default
  6. ↑ Palmer Jr., General Bruce (2015). Intervention in the Caribbean: The Dominican Crisis of 1965. University Press of Kentucky. p. 9. ISBN 9780813150024.
  7. ↑ https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/bennett-william-tapley
  8. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/09/world/us-aware-of-killings-worked-with-salvador-s-rightists-papers-suggest.html
  9. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1945/03/12/archives/margaret-r-white-prospective-bride-their-engagements-are-announced.html
  10. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1967/06/12/archives/john-c-white-83-a-career-diplomat.html
  11. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1945/06/24/archives/margaret-r-white-married-in-jersey-daughter-of-exambassador-to-peru.html
  12. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/22/obituaries/elizabeth-white-94-an-environmentalist.html
  13. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30054890/bennettgodsall/
  14. ↑ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/06/30/91107020.pdf
  15. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1994/12/01/wt-bennett-ambassador-for-lbj-dies/56678c37-9ff2-416d-b076-72388e8a3dcb/
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