Dick Carlson

Dick Carlson
Carlson between 1986 and 1991
United States Ambassador to Seychelles
In office
October 1, 1991  July 5, 1992
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byJames Byron Moran
Succeeded byMack Mattingly
Personal details
Born
Richard Anderson

(1941-02-10)February 10, 1941
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 24, 2025(2025-03-24) (aged 84)
Boca Grande, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Lisa McNear Lombardi
    (m. 1967; div. 1976)
  • Patricia Caroline Swanson
    (m. 1979; died 2023)
Children2, including Tucker

Richard Warner Carlson (born Richard Anderson; February 10, 1941 – March 24, 2025) was an American journalist, diplomat and lobbyist who was the director of the Voice of America from 1986 to 1991. Carlson also was a newspaper and wire service reporter, magazine writer, documentary filmmaker, and television/radio correspondent. He was the father of conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson.