Philip Priestley

Philip Priestley
British Ambassador to Gabon
In office
1990 – July 1991
Preceded byMark Goodfellow
Succeeded byEmbassy closed
British High Commissioner to Belize
In office
2001–2004
Preceded byTimothy David
Succeeded byAlan Jones
Personal details
Born(1946-08-29)29 August 1946
Died24 September 2022(2022-09-24) (aged 76)
Alma materUniversity of East Anglia (BA)

Philip John Priestley CBE FRSA (29 August 1946 – 24 September 2022) was a British diplomat.

He was educated at Boston Grammar School and at the University of East Anglia (BA).[1] He served as British Ambassador to Gabon from 1990 to 1991, and as British High Commissioner to Belize from 2001 to 2004.[2] He was a fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University from 1991 to 1992.

  1. ^ ‘PRIESTLEY, Philip John’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
  2. ^ "New British High Commissioner to Belize". Retrieved 29 July 2009.[permanent dead link]