| J. Richard Fredericks | |
| Term Start: | October 29, 1999 |
| Term End: | July 6, 2001 |
| Office: | United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
| Predecessor: | Madeleine Kunin |
| President: | Bill Clinton |
| Successor: | Mercer Reynolds |
| Birth Name: | J. Richard Fredericks |
| Birth Date: | 23 October 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Honorific Prefix: | His Excellency |
| Children: | 3 |
| Alma Mater: | Georgetown University (BS) Columbia University (MBA) |
| Spouse: | Stephanie Sorensen |
J. Richard Fredericks (born October 23, 1945)[1] was the United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein from October 29, 1999 to July 6, 2001. He was appointed by President Bill Clinton.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Fredericks was born 1945 in Detroit, Michigan. He is of partial Swiss ancestry who emigrated from Röschenz to the United States in 1848.[6] He received a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.[7]
Fredericks is a founding partner of Main Management, LLC.[8] On December 3, 2010, Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed Fredericks as a member of the trust fund board of the Library of Congress.[9]