| Edward Sparks | |
| Successor1: | Teodoro Moscoso |
| Successor3: | Gerald A. Drew |
| Predecessor3: | Irving Florman |
| Term End3: | October 29, 1954 |
| Term Start3: | June 13, 1952 |
| Office3: | 38th United States Ambassador to Bolivia |
| President2: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Term End2: | February 15, 1958 |
| Term Start2: | July 29, 1955 |
| Successor2: | Lester D. Mallory |
| Predecessor2: | Norman Armour |
| Office2: | United States Ambassador to Guatemala |
| President1: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Predecessor1: | Dempster McIntosh |
| Birth Name: | Edward John Sparks |
| Term End1: | April 15, 1961 |
| Term Start1: | March 19, 1958 |
| Office1: | United States Ambassador to Venezuela |
| President: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Successor: | Wymberley DeRenne Coerr |
| Predecessor: | Robert F. Woodward |
| Term End: | May 15, 1962 |
| Term Start: | May 24, 1961 |
| Office: | United States Ambassador to Uruguay |
| Death Place: | Santiago, Chile |
| Birth Place: | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Death Date: | 1976 (aged 73) |
| Birth Date: | 1897 |
| President3: | Harry S. Truman |
Edward John Sparks (1897 – 1976) was an American diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to Bolivia, Guatemala, Venezuela, and Uruguay.[1] [2]
Sparks was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He began his career as a clerk in the United States Department of War and was later sent to Santiago to serve as a military attaché. He later joined the United States Foreign Service. Sparks spent his career in various diplomatic positions in Latin America. He was also assigned to a post in Copenhagen for three years. Sparks retired in 1962 and moved to Santiago, Chile.[3]