Earl Norfleet Phillips Explained

Earl Norfleet Phillips
Ambassador From:	United States
Country:	Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
Term Start:	April 10, 2002
Term End:	June 1, 2003
Predecessor:	James A. Daley
Successor:	Mary Kramer
President:	George W. Bush
Birth Date:	5 May 1940
Birth Place:	High Point, North Carolina, U.S.
Party:	Republican^[1]
Education:	Woodberry Forest School
Alma Mater:	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Harvard University
Profession:	Banker, 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]}

Biography

Earl Norfleet Phillips Jr. was born in High Point, North Carolina on May 5, 1940.^{[8] [9] [6] [7]} He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.^{[6] [7]}

In 1972, he co-founded First Factors Corporation, a financial services business.^{[6] [7]} He was also a partner in a real estate development company.^{[6] [7]} From 1988 to 1998, he served on the board of Wachovia. From 1984 to 1992, he served on the North Carolina Economic Development Board.^[6] From 1990 to 1992, he served on the National Advisory Council of the Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C.^[6] From 1999 to 2000, he served as Chairman of North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry.^{[6] [7]} He was also Co-Chair of North Carolinians for Educational Opportunity 2000.^[6]

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.^[10]

Phillips was a trustee at the UNC at Chapel Hill and at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand.^{[6] [7]} He has received the Global Leadership Award from Kenan-Flagler Business School.^{[6] [7]} He is a member of the Council of American Ambassadors.^[6]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Earl N. Phillips.
2. Book: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: 2001, Book 2, George W. Bush, July 1 to December 31 2001 . April 2004 . Government Printing Office . 978-0-16-051445-6 . en.
3. Web site: Congressional Directory for the 108th Congress (2003-2004), August 2004. - . 2024-04-07 . www.govinfo.gov.
4. Web site: American Foreign Service Association . 2010-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100222094936/http://www.afsa.org/ambassadorswbush.cfm . 2010-02-22 . dead .
5. Web site: 2015-09-25 . AFGANISTAN, Kabul . 2024-04-07 . web.archive.org.
6. Web site: Council of American Ambassadors . 2010-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100917154103/http://americanambassadors.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Members.view&memberid=178 . 2010-09-17 . dead .
7. Web site: High Point . 2010-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114083948/http://business.highpoint.edu/deans-welcome/ambassador-phil-phillips . 2010-01-14 . dead .
8. Book: Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Volume 21 . 1988 . Marquis Who's Who . 567 . 23 September 2022.
9. https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/phillips-earl-norfleet Earl Norfleet Phillips (1940–)
10. Book: Congress, U. S. . Congressional Record, V. 147, PT. 15, October 25, 2001 to November 2, 2001 . 2006 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 978-0-16-075424-1 . en.