Frederick A. Sterling | |
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| United States Envoy to the Irish Free State | |
| In office July 27, 1927 – March 7, 1934 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | post created |
| Succeeded by | W. W. McDowell |
| United States Envoy to Bulgaria | |
| In office April 3, 1934 – June 30, 1936 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Henry W. Shoemaker |
| Succeeded by | Ray Atherton |
| United States Envoy to Sweden | |
| In office September 26, 1938 – July 14, 1941 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Fred Morris Dearing |
| Succeeded by | Michelangelo Rodriguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 13, 1876 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | April 21, 1957 (aged 80) Washington, D.C. |
| Spouse | Dorothy Williams (d. 1950) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
Frederick Augustine Sterling (August 13, 1876 – April 21, 1957) was a United States diplomat. In 1927, he was the first person appointed US minister to the Irish Free State,[1] a role he served in until 1934.[2] He later served as US minister to Bulgaria and Sweden.[3]
- ^ "FIRST U. S. MINISTER TO IRISH FREE STATE". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. INS. February 4, 1927. Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chiefs of Mission for Ireland". history.state.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ "Frederick Augustine Sterling (1876–1957)". history.state.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2017.