Philip Dodson Sprouse (September 27, 1906 Green Brier, Tennessee - April 28, 1977 San Francisco, California)[1] was a Foreign Service Inspector for the US State Department (1959–1962) before becoming the Ambassador to Cambodia (1962–1964).[2]

Sprouse accompanied General George C. Marshall to China (1945–1947) and wrote the mission's final report. He returned to China later in 1947, this time with General Albert C. Wedemeyer' In 1949 Sprouse participated in the preparation of the White Paper that sought to explain the reasons for the Chinese Revolution of 1949.[3][1]

Sprouse graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1928.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "PHILIP D. SPROUSE, 70 A FORMER U.S. ENVOY". The New York Times. May 4, 1977. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Philip D. Sprouse Oral History Interview—JFK #1, 6/24/1969" (PDF). JFK Library. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ambassador Philip D. Sprouse Oral History Interview". Harry S. Truman Library. Retrieved 14 February 2020.