Richard Sneider

Richard Lee Sneider (June 29, 1922 – August 16, 1986) was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to South Korea and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs.

Sneider served in the United States Army during World War II. He got his undergraduate degree from Brown University and a graduate degree from Columbia University. He held various assignments in Japan and at state department headquarters in Washington, D.C.