Frederick A. Sterling

Frederick A. Sterling
United States Envoy to the Irish Free State
In office
July 27, 1927 – March 7, 1934
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded bypost created
Succeeded byW. W. McDowell
United States Envoy to Bulgaria
In office
April 3, 1934 – June 30, 1936
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byHenry W. Shoemaker
Succeeded byRay Atherton
United States Envoy to Sweden
In office
September 26, 1938 – July 14, 1941
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byFred Morris Dearing
Succeeded byMichelangelo Rodriguez
Personal details
Born(1876-08-13)August 13, 1876
DiedApril 21, 1957(1957-04-21) (aged 80)
SpouseDorothy Williams (d. 1950)
Children3
Alma materHarvard 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, a role he served in until 1934. He later served as US minister to Bulgaria and Sweden.