Fred J. Eckert

Town Supervisor of Greece, New York • Resigned to run for State Senator in 1972 • Served 1970 – 1971 (1st term)
1972 (2nd Partial Term)

Terms Served

Listed by term start date:

  • 1970 – 1971 (1st term)
  • 1972 (2nd Partial Term)

Biography

He resigned as supervisor in 1972 to be a State Senator until 1982. From 1982 to 1984 Fred Eckert was Ambassador to Fiji, Tuvalu, Kiribati and Tonga. He was a member of Congress from 1985 to 1987. From 1987 to 1989 he was United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture.

Term Highlights

The Police Force increased and improvements were made to Sawyer park and the Greece Town Engineering Department.