Junior. BENNETT.

Background

BENNETT., Junior. was born on April 1, 1917 in Griffin, Georgia, United States. Son of William Tapley and Annie Member Little Bennett.

Education

University of Georgia, University of Freiburg, Germany, and George Washington University.

Career

Assistant to Company-ordinator, Office of Defense Housing 1940-1941. With State Department 1941-1985, served in United States Army 1944-1946. Officer in charge Central American and Panama Affairs 1949-1951, Caribbean Affairs 1951, Deputy Director South. American Affairs 1951-1954.

National War College 1954-1955.

Special Assistant to Deputy Under-Secretary of State 1955-1957. Counsellor, Vienna 1957-1961, Rome 196i.

Counsellor (with rank of Minister), Athens 1961-1964. Ambassador to Dominican Republic 1964-1966, to Portugal 1966-1969.

State Department Representative to Air Force University 1969-1971.

Deputy United States Representative and Ambassador United Nations Security Council 1971-1977. United States Representative to 26th-31st United Nations General Assemblies 1971-1976. President United Nations Trusteeship Council 1972-1973.

Permanent

Representative to North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1977-1983. Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations 1983-1985. Adjunct Professor, of Institute Relations, Georgia.

University since 1985.

Consultant, Institute of Foreign Policy Analysis, Tufts University. Senior Fellow Institute of Higher Defense Studies.

Governor Foreign Policy Association. Director Atlantic Council United Nations Association, Meridian House.

Membership

Board of Visitors, Air Force University since 1986.

Interests

• Sailing, skiing, photography, travel, golf.

Connections

Married Margaret Rutherfurd White in 1945.