Clarence E. Gauss
United States Ambassador to the Republic of China
In office May 26, 1941 – November 14, 1944
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Nelson T. Johnson
Succeeded by	Patrick Hurley
1stUnited States Minister to Australia
In office July 17, 1940 – March 5, 1941
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Diplomatic relations established
Succeeded by	Nelson T. Johnson
Consul General of the United States, Shanghai
In office 1935–1940
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Monnett Bain Davis
Succeeded by	Frank P. Lockhart
Personal details
Born	Clarence Edward Gauss (1887-01-12)January 12, 1887 Washington D.C.
Died	April 8, 1960(1960-04-08) (aged 73) Los Angeles
Political party	Republican

This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Clarence E. Gauss" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(October 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Clarence Edward Gauss (January 12, 1887 – April 8, 1960)^[1] was an Americandiplomat.

Gauss was born inWashington, D.C., as the son of Herman Gauss and Emile J. (Eisenman) Gauss. He married Rebecca Louise Barker in 1917. He was aRepublican and aProtestant.

Gauss was a careerForeign Service Officer for theUnited States Foreign Service. He was posted as U.S.Vice Consul inShanghai, 1912–15; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1916; Amoy, 1916–20;Jinan, 1920–23; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1923–24; Jinan, 1924–26; Shanghai, 1926–27 (acting), 1935–38; Tianjin, 1927–31; Paris, 1935; Shanghai, 1935-1940. From 1940-41 he served as U.S. Minister to Australia, and was theUnited States ambassador to the Republic of China during theSecond World War.^[2] He resigned from the post in November 1944, and was replaced byPatrick Hurley.

U.S. Vice Consul

• Shanghai, 1912–15

U.S. Consul

• Shanghai, 1916
• Amoy (nowXiamen), 1916–20
• Jinan, 1920–23

U.S. Consul General

• Mukden (nowShenyang), 1923–24
• Jinan, 1924–26
• Shanghai, 1926–27 (acting), 1935–38
• Tianjin, 1927–31
• Paris, 1935
• Shanghai, 1935-1940

U.S. Minister

• Australia, 1940-1941

U.S. Ambassador

• China, 1941-1944

After leaving diplomatic service, Gauss was director of theExport–Import Bank of the United States. He died atGood Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles on April 8, 1960.^[3]

• Clarence E. Gauss atFind a Grave

• 1887 births
• 1960 deaths
• Ambassadors of the United States to Australia
• Ambassadors of the United States to China
• Washington, D.C., Republicans
• Consuls general of the United States in Shanghai
• United States Foreign Service personnel

• Articles with short description
• Short description matches Wikidata
• Use mdy dates from April 2020
• Articles needing additional references from October 2023
• All articles needing additional references