Fred J. Eckert

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Fred J. Eckert is a former American congressman. He was born in Rochester, New York, USA on May 6, 1941. He graduated from North Texas State University in 1964 and took postgraduate courses at New York University and at the New School for Social Research from 1965 to 1966. He served as supervisor of the town of Greece, New York from 1970 to 1972 and as a member of the New York Senate from 1972 to 1982. He was president of the advertising agency Eckert-Hogan-Newell, Inc., from 1973 to 1984 and also served as United States Ambassador to Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu and Kiribati from 1982 to 1984. He was elected as a Republican member of the House of Representatives to the 99th Congress (January 3, 1985–January 3, 1987.) Thereafter, he served as United States ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture from 1987 to 1988. He is now president of Eckert Associates and lives in Arlington, Virginia.

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• This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Preceded by Barber B. Conable, Jr.

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 30th congressional district 1985–1987

Succeeded by Louise Slaughter