Richard Cunningham Patterson Jr.

Richard Cunningham Patterson Jr. (1886–1966) was an American government official and diplomat.

Patterson was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Richard Cunningham Patterson, an attorney, and Martha Belle Neiswanger.

[1][2] Patterson was the U.S. ambassador to Yugoslavia (1944–1946), Guatemala (1948–1951), and U.S. Minister to Switzerland (1951–53).

While ambassador to Guatemala, he popularized the term duck test.

[4] His mission in Guatemala was terminated on April 24, 1951, when a new ambassador, Rudolf E. Schoenfeld, presented his credentials.