John Price (diplomat)

John Price (born 1934 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

1934
Berlin, Germany
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Marcia Poulsen
ChildrenThree, Eight grandchildren
ProfessionDiplomat

Biography

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
  1. Ambassador John Price website retrieved September 12, 2015
  2. 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. 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
Mark Wylea Erwin		 United States Ambassador to Mauritius
2002-2005		 Succeeded by
Cesar B. Cabrera
Preceded by
Mark Wylea Erwin		 United States Ambassador to Seychelles
2002-2005		 Succeeded by
Cesar B. Cabrera


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