John Price (born 1933 in Berlin, Germany) is an American diplomat. He served as United States Ambassador to Mauritius and the Seychelles. He is a member of the Council of American Ambassadors and CEO of JP Realty.
John Price | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 14th United States Ambassador to Mauritius | |
| In office 26 April 2002 – 22 June 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Mark Wylea Erwin |
| Succeeded by | Cesar B. Cabrera |
| 14th United States Ambassador to Seychelles | |
| In office 17 July 2002 – 22 June 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Mark Wylea Erwin |
| Succeeded by | Cesar B. Cabrera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hans Joachim Praiss 1933 Berlin, Germany |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Marcia Poulsen |
| Children | 3, 8 grandchildren |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Biography
editPrice was born Hans Joachim Praiss[1] to a Jewish family in Germany in 1933 and experienced Kristallnacht as a child.[2] His family left Germany in April 1939, first for Panama and then the United States where they had relatives.[2] He moved to Utah at the age of 18[3] and earned a B.A. at the University of Utah in 1956.[2] In 1957, he founded J. Price Construction Co. and later, renamed JP Realty, Inc.[2][3] In January 1994, the company filed an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.[3]
He served as a trustee Administrator at the University of Utah from 1992 to 1999. He also has been an active supporter of George W. Bush.[4][5] In 1957,[1] he married Utah native Marcia Poulsen whom he met in college; they have three children.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Ambassador John Price website Archived June 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine retrieved September 12, 2015
- ^ a b c d Deseret News: ""WHEN THE WHITE HOUSE CALLS: From Immigrant Entrepreneur to U.S. Ambassador," by John Price, University of Utah, $30, 690 pages (nf)" By Steve Larson September 3, 2011
- ^ a b c Deseret News: "John Price: Real estate developer has built JP Realty into a premier force in the West" By Max B. Knudson March 23, 1997
- ^ "John Price". nndb.com. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ^ "US Ambassador to Seychelles". nndb.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ Deseret News: "MARCIA PRICE: PROMOTING, LOVING, DIRECTING THE ARTS" By Dorothy Stowe January 8, 1989
  | This American diplomat–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |