Edward John Sparks - People - Department History
Edward John Sparks (1897–1976)
NOTE TO READERS
Updates to the Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission database are currently suspended. For information about the Department’s current and recent leadership, we recommend visiting the Department of State homepage’s Biographies of Senior Officials and List of U.S. Ambassadors.
Notice posted on January 12, 2024.
Last
updated March 14, 2024.
Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Bolivia)
Appointed: December 14, 1951
Presentation of Credentials: June 13, 1952
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 29, 1954- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 18, 1952, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Guatemala)
Appointed: June 14, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: July 29, 1955
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 15, 1958 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Venezuela)
Appointed: February 5, 1958
Presentation of Credentials: March 19, 1958
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 15, 1961 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Uruguay)
Appointed: April 27, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: May 24, 1961
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge May 15, 1962