Background
Heap, Peter William was born on April 13, 1935 in Dunchurch, England. Son of Roger and Dora (Hosier) Heap.
Heap, Peter William was born on April 13, 1935 in Dunchurch, England. Son of Roger and Dora (Hosier) Heap.
Bachelor in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, Oxford (England) University, 1959. Master of Arts, Merton College, Oxford.
3d secretary, British Embassy, Dublin, Ireland, 1959-1960;
2d secretary, British High Commission, Ottawa, Canada, 1960-1963;
1st secretary, British High Commission, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1963-1966;
with, Ministry of Defense, London, 1966-1968;
with, Foreign Office, London, 1968-1971;
deputy director general, British Information Superior vena cava syndrome, New York City, 1971-1976;
counsellor, British Embassy, Caracas, Venezuela, 1976-1980;
head energy, science and space department, Foreign Office, London, 1980-1983;
head energy, science and space department, British High Commissioner, Nassau, The Bahamas, 1983-1986;
minister, British High Commission, Lagos, Nigeria, 1986-1989;
senior trade commissioner, British Trade Commission, Hong Kong, 1989-1992;
British ambassador to Brazil, 1992-1995;
advisory to board, Household Bank Investment Bank Ltd., London, since 1995. Consultant Amerada Hess Ltd. Adviser to board BOC Group.
Consultant Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Second lieutenant British Army, 1954-1956. Member Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain (chairman since 1995), Hong Kong Club, Reform Club London. M C.
Married Ann Lind Johnson, September 18, 1986. Children: Alan, Derek (deceased), Angela, Jane. Stepchildren: Christopher, Sabrina.