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Philip John Priestley (BGS 1957-1965)

From The Bostonian 1965.

P. J. Priestley - Head Prefect; House Captain; S./Sgt., C.C.F.; Librarian; Committee, Debating Society; Captain 2nd XI Cricket; 17-19 Holland Schools Athletics; 9 O.L.; 3 A.L.; 1 S.L.; University of East Anglia.

The following extract comes from Who's Who 2003.

PRIESTLEY, Philip John, CBE 1996; HM Diplomatic Service; High Commissioner to Belize, since 2001; b 29 Aug 1946; s of late Frederick Priestley and Caroline (née Rolfe); m 1972, Christine Rainforth; one s one d. Educ: Boston Grammar Sch.; Univ. of East Anglia (BA Hons). FCO 1969; served Sofia and Kinshasa; First Sec., FCO, 1976; Wellington, 1979-83; FCO, 1984-87; Commercial Counsellor and Dep. Head of Affairs, Harvard Univ., 1991-92; Consul-Gen., Geneva, 1992-95; Hd, N America Dept, FCO, 1996-2000. FRSA 1999. Recreations: golf, tennis, bridge, Rotary, theatre. Address c/o Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, SW1A 2AH.

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