| Edward B. Lawson | |
| Ambassador From: | United States |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Term Start: | September 22, 1949 |
| Term End: | May 29, 1954 |
| Predecessor: | Richard P. Butrick |
| Successor: | John J. Muccio |
| Ambassador From2: | United States |
| Country2: | Israel |
| Term Start2: | November 12, 1954 |
| Term End2: | February 17, 1959 |
| Predecessor2: | Monnett Bain Davis |
| Successor2: | Ogden Rogers Reid |
| Birth Name: | Edward Burnett Lawson |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Newport, Tennessee, US |
| Death Place: | Washington, D.C., US |
| Spouse: | Jean McDonald Lawson |
| Profession: | Diplomat |
| Serviceyears: | 1918 - 19 |
| Branch: | United States Army |
Edward Burnett Lawson (September 26, 1895 – November 19, 1962) was a US Ambassador to Israel (1954–1959) and Iceland (1949–54). He was a World War I veteran.
Lawson was born on September 26, 1895, in Newport, Tennessee. He graduated from Georgetown University with a BS in foreign service (1924) and later MS (1925). He fought in World War I and later joined the US State Department.
After many posts such as Economic Counselor, Ankara, Turkey (1944–47), Commercial Attache, Managua, Nicaragua (1940–44), Commercial Attache, Prague, Czechoslovakia (1935–39), Trade Commissioner, Johannesburg, South Africa (1927–35), and Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce (1926–27), he served as ambassador to Iceland (1949–54) and the newly formed state of Israel.[1] He was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Personnel in 1959–60.
He was married to Jean McDonald Lawson and died of heart failure on November 19, 1962.[2]