Sir William Edward Goschen, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC (18 July 1847 – 20 May 1924), was a British diplomat.

He served as Minister to Denmark from 1900 until 1905 and although recognising the posting as something of a diplomatic backwater he at least revelled in the social aspects of his position.

Goschen's appointment as Ambassador to Austria-Hungary was seemingly made at the behest of King Edward VII.

Goschen most probably expected the Vienna posting to be his last but the imminent retirement of Sir Frank Lascelles at the Berlin embassy posed problems for the Foreign Secretary.

Berlin made it clear that Sir Arthur Nicolson would be unacceptable as the successor and although the Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Charles Hardinge had initially favoured Fairfax Cartwright, the Minister at Munich, he was in his turn vetoed by the Germans who wanted a public figure.