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
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byMark Wylea Erwin
Succeeded byCesar B. Cabrera
14th United States Ambassador to Seychelles
In office
17 July 2002 – 22 June 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byMark Wylea Erwin
Succeeded byCesar B. Cabrera
Personal details
Born
Hans Joachim Praiss

1933
Berlin, Germany
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMarcia Poulsen
Children3, 8 grandchildren
ProfessionDiplomat

Biography

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Price 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

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  1. ^ a b Ambassador John Price website Archived June 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine retrieved September 12, 2015
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "John Price". nndb.com. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  5. ^ "US Ambassador to Seychelles". nndb.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  6. ^ Deseret News: "MARCIA PRICE: PROMOTING, LOVING, DIRECTING THE ARTS" By Dorothy Stowe January 8, 1989
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Mauritius
2002-2005
Succeeded by