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Charles H. Price II

His Excellency
Charles H. Price II
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United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office
December 20, 1983 – February 28, 1989
Monarch Elizabeth II
President Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by John J. Louis Jr.
Succeeded by Henry E. Catto Jr.
United States Ambassador to Belgium
In office
July 3, 1981 – November 15, 1983
Preceded by Anne Cox Chambers
Succeeded by Geoffrey Swaebe
Personal details
Born (1931-04-01)April 1, 1931
Kansas City, Missouri
Died January 12, 2012(2012-01-12) (aged 80)
Indian Wells, California
Resting place Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Carol Ann Swanson
(1969–2011; his death)
Children 5
Occupation Diplomat
Businessman

Charles Harry Price II (April 1, 1931 – January 12, 2012) was a prominent American businessman and former Ambassador of the United States.

Price was born to a prominent family in Kansas City, Missouri, who owned a local candy manufacturing firm, the Price Candy Company. He attended Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri, and then the Pembroke-Country Day School in Kansas City, where he graduated in 1948. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Missouri in 1953. After college, between 1953 and 1955, he served in the United States Air Force.

After his discharge from the Air Force, Price returned to Kansas City to begin a prominent career in the local banking industry. He served as Chairman and President of American Bancorporation, Inc., Chairman and CEO of the American Bank and Trust Company, and Chairman and President of Linwood Securities Company. He also ran his family's candy company, serving as Chairman and CEO from 1969 to 1981.

In the spring of 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed Price to be United States Ambassador to Belgium. He was quickly and unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate. In 1983, President Reagan recalled Price from his post in Belgium and appointed him United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. The Senate again confirmed him unanimously, and he held the post until the end of the Reagan Administration in 1989. As Ambassador to the United Kingdom, he was instrumental in handling the aftermath of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 and was the first U.S. government official on the scene in Lockerbie, Scotland, on the night of the bombing. He gave the first indication that it was the worst terrorist attack against the U.S., when he told reporters that 70% of those on board were Americans.


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