Background
Bennett, Josiah Whitney was born on November 18, 1916 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Josiah Clark and Annie (Whitney) Bennett.
Bennett, Josiah Whitney was born on November 18, 1916 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Josiah Clark and Annie (Whitney) Bennett.
Student, Harvard University, 1935. Student, Yenching University, China, 1937. Student, University Chicago, 1938.
With, War Department, 1942-1946; with, United States Information Service Nanking China, Tel Aviv, Israel and Washington, 1946-1956; political counselor, State Department, Lagos, Nigeria., 1961-1964; deputy director, East Asian affairs, 1964-1966; country director for, Republic of China, 1966-1967; director for, Malaysia and Singapore, 1970-1971; director for, Vietnam Working Group, Washington, 1971-1972; minister-counselor for political affairs, American Embassay, Saigon, 1972-1975; senior foreign service inspector, Washington, 1975-1977; consultant, Department State, 1979-1992. Deputy province senior adviser, Vinh Long, Vietnam, 1968-1969. Diplomat-in-residence Kansas State University, 1969-1970.
Member American Political Science Association, American Foreign Service Association.
Married Chou Nien-tz'u, September 20, 1940. Children: Ann Bennett Spence, Jean Bennett DeCoste.