John Price | |
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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 1934 Berlin, Germany |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Marcia Poulsen |
Children | Three, Eight grandchildren |
Profession | Diplomat |
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.
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]
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 1934 Berlin, Germany |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Marcia Poulsen |
Children | Three, Eight grandchildren |
Profession | Diplomat |
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.
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]