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American diplomat
His ExcellencyJ. Richard Fredericks
United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
In office
October 29, 1999 – July 6, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byMadeleine Kunin
Succeeded byMercer Reynolds
Personal details
BornJ. Richard Fredericks
(1945-10-23) October 23, 1945 (age 79)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
SpouseStephanie Sorensen
Children3
Alma materGeorgetown University (BS)
Columbia University (MBA)
OccupationBusinessman
WebsiteDepartment of State website

J. Richard Fredericks (born October 23, 1945) was the United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein from October 29, 1999 to July 6, 2001. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton.

Life

Fredericks was born 1945 in Detroit, Michigan. He is of partial Swiss ancestry who emigrated from Röschenz to the United States in 1848. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Fredericks is a founding partner of Main Management, LLC. On December 3, 2010, Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed Fredericks as a member of the trust fund board of the Library of Congress.

References

  1. J. Richard Fredericks (1945–)
  2. "Ambassadorial Appointments - William J. Clinton".
  3. "J. Richard Fredericks - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
  4. "Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13 - EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE".
  5. "J Richard Fredericks, Main Management LLC: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News.
  6. "US ambassador to Berne finds his Swiss connection". SWI swissinfo.ch. 2000-08-07. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  7. "J. Richard Fredericks Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein". State Department Archives. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  8. "Management". Main Management LLC. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  9. "Congressional Record" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded byMadeleine M. Kunin United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
1999–2001
Succeeded byMercer Reynolds
United States ambassadors to Switzerland Switzerland
Minister Resident Seal of the US Department of State
Chargé d'Affaires
Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary
Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary


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