René Schick Gutiérrez (23 November 1909 – 3 August 1966) was a Nicaraguan politician, lawyer, and diplomat who served as the 51st President of Nicaragua from 1963 until his death in 1966.

In 1961 he was named Minister of Foreign Affairs, and served in this position until 1962, when he resigned to run as presidential candidate for the Nationalist Liberal Party in the 1963 general election.

[2] As President, Schick continued the staunch anti-communist policies of his predecessor Luis Somoza Debayle, whom he appointed as head of the National Guard.

He accused Cuba of being behind the guerrilla activities that started taking place in Nicaragua during the 1960's, and described Fidel Castro as a serious threat to the security of the Western world in a speech before the UN, leading to a further deterioration of the already strained relations between the two countries.

In March 1966, he proposed a reform of the Constitution, which would increase the duration of the presidential term from four to five years, reduce the number of vice presidents from three to two, and allow freedom of religion.