Philip Priestley

For the English scientist and inventor, see Philip Thorpe Priestley.

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

Philip Priestley CBE, FRSA
British Ambassador to Gabon
In office 1990 – July 1991
Preceded by	Mark Goodfellow
Succeeded by	Embassy closed
British High Commissioner to Belize
In office 2001–2004
Preceded by	Timothy David
Succeeded by	Alan Jones
Personal details
Born	(1946-08-29)29 August 1946
Died	24 September 2022(2022-09-24) (aged 76)
Alma mater	University of East Anglia (BA)

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

References

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]}