| Clarence E. Gauss | |
| Office5: | Consul General of the United States, Shanghai |
| President5: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Term Start5: | 1935 |
| Term End5: | 1940 |
| Predecessor5: | Monnett Bain Davis |
| Successor5: | Frank P. Lockhart |
| Office2: | United States Minister to Australia |
| President2: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Term Start2: | July 17, 1940 |
| Term End2: | March 5, 1941 |
| Predecessor2: | Diplomatic relations established |
| Successor2: | Nelson T. Johnson |
| Office: | United States Ambassador to China |
| President: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Term Start: | May 26, 1941 |
| Term End: | November 14, 1944 |
| Predecessor: | Nelson T. Johnson |
| Successor: | Patrick Hurley |
| Birth Name: | Clarence Edward Gauss |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Washington D.C. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles |
Clarence Edward Gauss (January 12, 1887 – April 8, 1960)[1] was an American diplomat.
Gauss was born in Washington, D.C., as the son of Herman Gauss and Emile J. (Eisenman) Gauss. He married Rebecca Louise Barker in 1917. He was a Republican and a Protestant.
Gauss was a career Foreign Service Officer for the United States Foreign Service. He was posted as U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1912–15; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1916; Amoy, 1916–20; Jinan, 1920–23; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1923–24; Jinan, 1924–26; Shanghai, 1926–27 (acting), 1935–38; Tianjin, 1927–31; Paris, 1935; Shanghai, 1935-1940. From 1940-41 he served as U.S. Minister to Australia, and was the United States ambassador to the Republic of China during the Second World War.[2] He resigned from the post in November 1944, and was replaced by Patrick Hurley.
U.S. Vice Consul
U.S. Consul
U.S. Consul General
U.S. Minister
U.S. Ambassador
After leaving diplomatic service, Gauss was director of the Export–Import Bank of the United States. He died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles on April 8, 1960.[3]