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 1933 (age 91–92) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Marcia Poulsen |
| Children | 3,8 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]