James George (September 14, 1918 - February 7, 2020) was a Canadian diplomat, political and environmental activist, author, and "spiritual seeker." A founder of the Threshold Foundation and president of the Sadat Peace Foundation, he led the Friends of the Earth international mission[2] to Kuwait and the Persian Gulf to assess post-war environmental damage. He was also an important person in Trungpa Rinpoche's life. <a href="https://www.chronicleproject.com/james-george-dies-in-toronto/"See tribute page.