On the recordMarch 27, 1996
William Jennings Dyess, a long-time Foreign Service officer and State Department official, passed away recently at his home here in Washington. He was buried in his hometown of Troy, AL. An alumnus of the University of Alabama, where he received his B.A. and M.A. degrees and earned a Phi Beta Kappa key, Bill Dyess served for 25 years in the Foreign Service. The University of Alabama National Alumni Association recently announced that a scholarship endowment had been established in his memory. It tells the story of a remarkable public servant whose achievements in his field will long serve as benchmarks for those who follow him into diplomatic service.
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