William Peters (diplomat)

William Peters CMG LVO MBE (28 September 1923 – 23 March 2014), also known as Bill Peters, was a British diplomat who co-founded the Jubilee 2000 Drop the Debt campaign. Peters was born at Morpeth, Northumberland. The highlight of his career after retirement was his co-founding, with Martin Dent of Keele University, of the Jubilee 2000 Drop the Debt campaign, which went on to become the Make Poverty History movement. He died on 23 March 2014.

William Peters (diplomat)

William Peters CMG LVO MBE (28 September 1923 – 23 March 2014), also known as Bill Peters, was a British diplomat who co-founded the Jubilee 2000 Drop the Debt campaign. Peters was born at Morpeth, Northumberland. The highlight of his career after retirement was his co-founding, with Martin Dent of Keele University, of the Jubilee 2000 Drop the Debt campaign, which went on to become the Make Poverty History movement. He died on 23 March 2014.