Charles W. 'Chuck' Larson Jr. (born April 1, 1968, in Newton, Iowa[4]) is the former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the US to the Republic of Latvia.

[7] On November 30, 2007, the White House announced that Larson would be nominated to become Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the US to the Republic of Latvia in 2008, replacing Catherine Todd Bailey.

[9] In June 2009, President Barack Obama announced he was nominating Judith Gail Garber to replace Larson as U.S.

He was then named General Counsel for the ESCO Group, a Marion, Iowa, technology services firm with more than 250 employees.

In 1996, Ambassador Larson received his Juris Doctor degree with distinction from the University College of Law.