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 | St. Louis, Missouri | August 13, 1876
Died | April 21, 1957 Washington, D.C. | (aged 80)
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]
Sterling was born in St. Louis [4] and was an 1898 graduate of Harvard University. [5] After working on a ranch in Texas and manufacturing woolen goods, he became a career Foreign Service Officer in 1911. [3] [4] [5] Assignments included work in Peru, China, Russia, and England. [5] [6] [7]
In 1927, Sterling was the first person appointed US minister to the Irish Free State. [2] After confirmation by the Senate, [7] and presentation of his credentials to Irish leaders W. T. Cosgrave and Timothy Healy in July, [8] [9] he held the formal title of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. [3]
Sterling's post in Ireland ended in 1934, when he became US minister to Bulgaria, a position he remained in until 1936. [3] In 1937, he was appointed to minister roles for both Latvia and Estonia, however he "did not proceed to post." [3] In 1938, he became US minister to Sweden, and he remained in that role until 1941. [3]
Sterling owned a summer house in Newport, Rhode Island; he was married, with two sons and one daughter. [5] He died in Washington, D.C., in 1957, [5] and is buried in Falls Church, Virginia.