His ExcellencyJ. Richard Fredericks | |
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United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein | |
In office October 29, 1999 – July 6, 2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Madeleine Kunin |
Succeeded by | Mercer Reynolds |
Personal details | |
Born | J. Richard Fredericks (1945-10-23) October 23, 1945 (age 79) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Spouse | Stephanie Sorensen |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Georgetown University (BS) Columbia University (MBA) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Website | Department 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
- J. Richard Fredericks (1945–)
- "Ambassadorial Appointments - William J. Clinton".
- "J. Richard Fredericks - People - Department History - Office of the Historian".
- "Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13 - EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE".
- "J Richard Fredericks, Main Management LLC: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg News.
- "US ambassador to Berne finds his Swiss connection". SWI swissinfo.ch. 2000-08-07. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- "J. Richard Fredericks Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein". State Department Archives. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- "Management". Main Management LLC. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- "Congressional Record" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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Preceded byMadeleine M. Kunin | United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein 1999–2001 |
Succeeded byMercer Reynolds |
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