Richard Teller Crane III (August 12, 1882 - October 3, 1938) 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.

[1] He was born on August 12, 1882, in Denver, Colorado, to Charles Richard Crane, a diplomat and supporter of President Wilson.

[2] He married Ellen Douglas Bruce in 1909 and they made their home at the Westover plantation in Charles City County, Virginia.