Edward John Sparks (1897–1976)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: New York

1. 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.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Guatemala)
   Appointed: June 14, 1955
   Presentation of Credentials: July 29, 1955
   Termination of Mission: Left post on February 15, 1958
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Venezuela)
   Appointed: February 5, 1958
   Presentation of Credentials: March 19, 1958
   Termination of Mission: Left post on April 15, 1961
4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Uruguay)
   Appointed: April 27, 1961
   Presentation of Credentials: May 24, 1961
   Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge May 15, 1962