Philip N. Diehl
| Philip N. Diehl | |
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| 35th Director of the United States Mint | |
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In office 1994–2000 |
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| Preceded by | David J. Ryder |
| Succeeded by | Jay W. Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 11, 1951 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jacquita Pearson |
| Children | Soren Michael Diehl Alex Douglas Diehl |
| Alma mater |
Austin College, B.A. 1973 The University of Texas, M.A. 1976 Stanford University, Post Grad 1978 |
Philip Noel Diehl (born June 11, 1951) is the 35th Director of the United States Mint. He is currently a consultant to companies in the precious metals industry, a published analyst of gold markets, chairman of the board of the Standish Foundation for Children, and a member of the boards of the Industry Council for Tangible Assets, the Coalition for Equitable Regulation and Taxation, and the Gold and Silver Political Action Committee.
Diehl was born in Dallas, Texas to Will A Diehl, a decorated World War II pilot who flew The Hump, and the former Wandah Marguerite Findley. He is married to the former Jacquita Pearson. They have two sons, Soren Michael and Alex Douglas.
Diehl graduated from Lubbock High School in Lubbock, Texas and earned a B.A. degree from Austin College where he was a member of Sigma Tau Epsilon and active in political organizing on campus and in the community. He earned an M.A. degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin and received a fellowship for post-graduate work in political science at Stanford University.
Diehl's involvement in the Democratic Party began at Austin College where he worked in the reelection campaign of United States Senator Ralph Yarborough. Upon completing his BA degree in 1973, Diehl joined Bob Bullock's first campaign for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. He completed an M.A. degree in May 1976 and began post-graduate work at Stanford.
When Diehl returned to Austin from Stanford, he worked for Bullock at the Texas Comptrollers Office. Later, he held positions as assistant to Commissioner Dennis L. Thomas and Director of Telephone Regulation at the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC).
At the PUC, Diehl oversaw changes in the regulation of telecommunications utilities in the wake of the Bell system divestiture. He was the PUC's liaison to the Texas Legislature during a major reform of state laws regulating the telecommunications industry, and he led the commission's opposition to AT&T's attempt at deregulation by the legislature. The proposal was defeated, and the legislature mandated the PUC to hold a market dominance case to determine whether AT&T retained market power. Diehl led the case against AT&T's deregulation. The PUC determined that AT&T retained market power, and the decision was upheld on appeal in state district court.
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