Richard Teller Crane II was the first United States diplomat accredited to Czechoslovakia with the title Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. He received a recess appointment from President Woodrow Wilson on April 23, 1919, and was subsequently confirmed by the United States Senate on June 26, 1919. Crane presented his credentials to the Czechoslovak government on June 11, 1919, and remained in office until December 5, 1921.
- Occupation
- diplomat, entrepreneur
- Position held
- United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 12, 1882
