Edward S. Little
{{Short description|American diplomat}}
{{for|the Episcopal bishop|Edward S. Little II}}
{{Infobox US Ambassador
| name=Edward Southard Little
| image=
| imagesize =
| order=8th
| ambassador_from=United States
| country= Chad
| term_start= December 7, 1974
| term_end= February 23, 1976
| president= Gerald Ford
| predecessor = Edward W. Mulcahy
| successor = William G. Bradford
| birth_date = July 20, 1918
| birth_place = Toledo, Ohio, US
| death_date = {{dda|2004|11|4|1918|7|20}}
| death_place=Alexandria, Virginia, US
| spouse= Marian Elizabeth McCarty
| party=
| profession=Diplomat
| religion=
}}
Edward Southard Little (July 20, 1918 – November 4, 2004) was an American diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to Chad from 1974 to 1976.{{Cite web|url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/little-edward-southard|title = Edward Southard Little - People - Department History - Office of the Historian}}{{Cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/little.html|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Little}}{{Cite web |date=26 January 1989 |title=The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR EDWARD S. LITTLE |url=https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Little,%20Edward%20S%20.toc.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627032534/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Little,%20Edward%20S%20.toc.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training}}
Biography
Edward Little was born on July 20, 1918, in Toledo, Ohio, He was the son of Herbert Woodruff Little and Sara Marie (Southard) Little. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and was also an economist. He married Marian Elizabeth McCarty on October 17, 1941, and later fought in the United States Navy in World War II. He later joined the U.S. Foreign Service. On October 3, 1974, President Gerald Ford nominated Little to be the United States Ambassador to Chad. He was confirmed on December 7, 1974, and remained in that post until February 23, 1976.
Edward Little died of cancer on November 4, 2004.{{Cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=HANP&p_multi=NCAB&p_theme=hanp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10F158ADD5BA8E2F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title = Hersam Acorn Print Archive Search Results}} He is interred at Arlington National Cemetery.{{Cite web | url = https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgZsaXR0bGUSBmVkd2FyZA--/ | accessdate = July 25, 2024 | website = ANC Explorer | title = Burial detail: Little, Edward S }}
References
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External links
- [https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/chiefsofmission/chad United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Chad]
- [https://2009-2017.state.gov/p/af/ci/cd/ United States Department of State: Chad]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141129114736/http://ndjamena.usembassy.gov/ United States Embassy in N'Djamena]
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Category:Ambassadors of the United States to Chad
Category:United States Foreign Service personnel
Category:United States Navy personnel of World War II
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