John Price (diplomat)

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]

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Mark Wylea Erwin	United States Ambassador to Mauritius 2002-2005	Succeeded by Cesar B. Cabrera