Philip J. Skotte
Philip J. Skotte served as a United States diplomat for almost thirty years in Manila, the Vatican, Hong Kong, Budapest, Moscow, Washington D.C, Shanghai and Warsaw. Before joining the Foreign Service, he worked as a schoolteacher, ship’s carpenter and commercial fisherman. He has master’s degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary and the National Defense University. In retirement, he loves to hike, bicycle and volunteer in the community. He is happily married with three daughters.
