Frederick Augustine Sterling (August 13, 1876 – April 21, 1957) was a United States diplomat.

[5] After working on a ranch in Texas and manufacturing woolen goods, he became a career Foreign Service Officer in 1911.

[2] After confirmation by the Senate,[7] and presentation of his credentials to Irish leaders W. T. Cosgrave and Timothy Healy in July,[8][9] he held the formal title of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.

[3] Sterling's post in Ireland ended in 1934, when he became US minister to Bulgaria, a position he remained in until 1936.

[3] Sterling owned a summer house in Newport, Rhode Island; he was married, with two sons and one daughter.