Fred J. Eckert

Fred J. Eckert is a former one-term United States Representative from New York. He was born in Rochester, New York on May 6, 1941, 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. His political career began in 1968 when he organized support for the presidential candidacy of Richard M. Nixon in opposition to local Republican support for Nelson A. Rockefeller. He served as supervisor of the town of Greece, New York from 1970 to 1972 and as a member of the New York State Senate from 1973 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 the second United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture from 1987 to 1988, succeeding Millicent Fenwick. He is now president of Eckert Associates and lives in Raleigh, N.C.

External links

• Fred J. Eckert at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Political offices
Preceded by George W. Badgerow	Greece, New York Supervisor January 1, 1970 – December 31, 1972	Succeeded by Donald J. Riley
New York State Senate
Preceded by Thomas F. McGowan	New York State Senate, 54th District January 1, 1973–1982	Succeeded by William M. Steinfeldt
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Barber B. Conable, Jr.	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 30th congressional district January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987	Succeeded by Louise M. Slaughter