Edward Southard Little (July 20, 1918 – November 4, 2004) was an American diplomat.
[1][2][3] 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.
On October 3, 1974, President Gerald Ford nominated Little to be the United States Ambassador to Chad.