Earl Norfleet Phillips
United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
In office
April 10, 2002 – June 1, 2003
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJames A. Daley
Succeeded byMary Kramer
Personal details
Born (1940-05-05) May 5, 1940 (age 83)
High Point, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
EducationWoodberry Forest School
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Harvard University
ProfessionBanker, diplomat

Earl Norfleet Phillips (born May 5, 1940) is an American diplomat who was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 2002 to 2003, under George W. Bush.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Biography

Earl Norfleet Phillips Jr. was born in High Point, North Carolina on May 5, 1940.[9][10][7][8] He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.[7][8]

In 1972, he co-founded First Factors Corporation, a financial services business.[7][8] He was also a partner in a real estate development company.[7][8] From 1988 to 1998, he served on the board of Wachovia. From 1984 to 1992, he served on the North Carolina Economic Development Board.[7] From 1990 to 1992, he served on the National Advisory Council of the Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C.[7] From 1999 to 2000, he served as Chairman of North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry.[7][8] He was also Co-Chair of North Carolinians for Educational Opportunity 2000.[7]

From 2002 to 2003, he served as Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, St. Vincent, and St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla.

Phillips was a trustee at the UNC at Chapel Hill and at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand.[7][8] He has received the Global Leadership Award from Kenan-Flagler Business School.[7][8] He is a member of the Council of American Ambassadors.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Earl N. Phillips".
  2. ^ Bush appointment
  3. ^ Appointment
  4. ^ "American Foreign Service Association". Archived from the original on 2010-02-22. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  5. ^ Congressional Record
  6. ^ UNC
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Council of American Ambassadors". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "High Point". Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  9. ^ Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Volume 21. Marquis Who's Who. 1988. p. 567. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  10. ^ Earl Norfleet Phillips (1940–)
Diplomatic posts Preceded byJames A. Daley United States Ambassador to Barbados 2002–2003 Succeeded byMary E. Kramer United States Ambassador to Dominica 2002–2003 United States Ambassador to Saint Lucia 2002–2003 United States Ambassador to Antigua 2002–2003 United States Ambassador to Saint Kitts and Nevis 2002–2003 United States Ambassador to St. Vincent 2002–2003
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