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Stanley Davis (Dave) Phillips
Dave Phillips was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to Estonia by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on April 16, 2007 at a ceremony at the State Department in Washington, D.C. A businessman, civic leader, and former senior state official in North Carolina, he brings a wealth of experience to his service as President Bush's personal representative to the Republic of Estonia. He presented his credentials to Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves on May 31, 2007.
Dave Phillips has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phillips Industries, Inc., and as a partner in Market Square Partnership. For more than 30 years he promoted American business by financing accounts receivables, by building showrooms for the International Furniture Market, and by manufacturing textiles.
In his home state of North Carolina, he served in key state government positions at the request of both Republican and Democratic governors, including the positions of State Secretary of Commerce, Chairman of the State Economic Development Board, and Member of the Board of the State Department of Transportation. He has played a prominent role in the development of his hometown of High Point, North Carolina and serving the greater region, including as Chairman of the Piedmont Triad Partnership, the Economic Development Corporation and the High Point and Triad Chamber of Commerce. As Secretary of Commerce, he organized trade missions to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, meeting world leaders.
As a high school student in 1961, he participated in one of the first student exchange programs between the United States and the Soviet Union, attending Moscow State University. He traveled extensively through Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Poland. More recently, he led a trip to India where he met with the Dalai Lama in the Himalayas. He has served on the board of educational, medical, and other causes as diverse as Duke University, the Wake Forest University Medical Center, and the Smithsonian Institution. In 1999 he chaired the World Games of the Special Olympics in America, presiding over 10,000 athletes and coaches from 150 countries visiting North Carolina and more than 36,000 citizens volunteering their services.
Dave Phillips was born in High Point, North Carolina. He attended Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He and his wife Kay have four grown daughters: Lil, Kate, Bo, and Lucy.
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Speeches and Articles
- Article "Raising Public Awareness to Fight the Illegal Trade in Wildlife" in the weekly newspaper "Eesti Ekspress" (August 7, 2008)
- Article "2008 Summer Olympics: Amplifying the Spirit of Cooperation" in the daily newspaper "SL Õhtuleht"
- Op-ed "Afghanistan Deserves our Help" in the daily newspaper SL Õhtuleht (June 20, 2008
- Op-ed "Estonia 2018: A Vision of the Future" (June 16, 2008)
- Op-ed "Cuban Solidarity Day" in the daily newspaper "Molodjozh Estonii" (May 20, 2008)
- Interview with Ambassador Phillips in Russian-language "Postimees" (May 9, 2008)
- Article "Clean Estonia" in the daily newspaper "Eesti Päevaleht"
- Article "Paintings from North Carolina" in the daily newspaper "Molodjozh Estonii" (March 26, 2008)
- Op-ed "The Case for Kosovo's Independence" in the daily newspaper "Postimees" (March 6, 2008)
- Op-ed "A Shared Responsibility: Developing Renewable Energy in America and Around the Globe" in the daily newspaper "Molodjozh Estonii" (March 4, 2008)
- Op-ed "Explaining U.S. Visa Waiver" in the daily tabloid "SL Õhtuleht" (February 28, 2008)
- Op-ed "Bali Roadmap: Progress through a Global Effort" in the daily newspaper "Eesti Päevaleht" (December 8, 2007)
- Op-ed about the Visa Waiver Program in the daily tabloid "SL Õhtuleht" (November 7, 2007)
- Interview with Ambassador Phillips in the Navigaator Magazine (3/2007)
- Interview with Ambassador Phillips in the newspaper "Narvskaya Gazeta" (September 8, 2007)
- Interview with Ambassador Phillips in the weekly tabloid "MK Estonia" (August 22, 2007)
- Interview with Ambassador Phillips in the daily newspaper "Molodjozh Estonii" (July 4, 2007)
- Interview with Ambassador Phillips in the daily newspaper "Eesti Päevaleht" (May 28, 2007)
- Overseas Security Advisory Council in Estonia Launched on May 24, 2007
- Interview with Ambassador Phillips in the daily newspaper "Postimees" (May 15, 2007)
Photos
- U.S. Embassy's Presidential Election Breakfast (November 5, 2008)
- Visa Waiver Event at Embassy Tallinn (October 17, 2008)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried Visited Tallinn (October 1, 2008)
- Ambassador Phillips Visits "Estonia" Piano Factory (September 10, 2008)
- Victory Day Parade (June 23, 2008)
- U.S. Independence Day Celebration 2008 (June 16, 2008)
- Ambassador Phillips Presents Medals to Estonian Soldiers for Service in Iraq (June 11, 2008)
- American Red Cross Memorial Marker Competition Award Reception (May 20, 2008)
- A Reception in Honor of the First Lady of North Carolina, Mrs. Mary Easley
- Ambassador Phillips Meets with a Group from Notre Dame University (May 12, 2008)
- Ambassador Phillips at the International University Audentes (May 7, 2008)
- Nationwide Let's Do It! Environmental Project
- Classic American Cars Show and Cruise in Tallinn (May 1, 2008)
- Ambassador Phillips Meets with the Business and Professional Women Association in Estonia (April 24, 2008)
- "Art in America" Film Festival Reception (March 24, 2008)
- Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States and Estonia Regarding the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (March 12, 2008)
- Intellectual Property Rights and Border Enforcement Training in Narva (March 11-12, 2008)
- Ambassador Phillips Meets Music Students
- U.S. and Estonia Cooperate to Prevent Smuggling of Nuclear and Radioactive Material (February 25, 2008)
- Ambassador Phillips at Tehnopol Science Park (February 12, 2008)
- Discussion on Estonia's Accession to the Visa Waiver Program (February 11, 2008)
- Ambassador and Mrs. Phillips Present a Television to the Tallinn Crisis Center for Women (December 10, 2007)
- Estonian Delegation Visits U.S.S. Enterprise on December 3, 2007 (December 3, 2007)
- Ambassador Phillips Visits Iraq-Bound Estonian Troops (November 13, 2007)
- U.S. Embassy Plaque Ceremony (October 22, 2007)
- Ambassador and Mrs. Phillips welcomed home Estonia's 8-person Special Olympics Team
(October 13, 2007)
- High-Ranking High Pointers Reunite in Estonia (September 18, 2007)
- FBI Annual Conference in Tallinn (September 17-19, 2007)
- Ambassador Phillips in Narva (September 5, 2007)
- Students from San Diego State University and Central Arkansas University visit the U.S. Embassy (July 17, 2007)
- U.S. Independence Day Celebration 2007 (June 27, 2007)
- Ambassador Presents Medals to Estonian Soldiers for Service in Iraq (June 11, 2007)
- Ambassador Phillips Presents his Credentials to President Ilves (May 31, 2007)
- Ambassador Phillips and Scholars from Notre Dame University
and the Leopold Franzen University of Innsbruck, Austria (May 14, 2007)
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