| Edward Hurwitz | |
| Order: | 1st |
| Ambassador From: | United States |
| Country: | Kyrgyzstan |
| Term Start: | September 17, 1992 |
| Term End: | October 11, 1994 |
| President: | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Predecessor: | Diplomatic relations established |
| Successor: | Eileen A. Malloy |
| Ambassador From2: | United States |
| Country2: | Afghanistan |
| Status2: | Acting, as chargé d'affaires |
| Term Start2: | June 1983 |
| Term End2: | March 1986 |
| President2: | Ronald Reagan |
| Predecessor2: | Hawthorne Q. Mills (Acting) |
| Successor2: | James Maurice Ealum (Acting) |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1931 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Profession: | Diplomat, Career Ambassador |
Edward Hurwitz (born March 21, 1931) is an American former diplomat. From 1983 to 1986 he was the U.S. chargé d'affaires in Afghanistan, and he served as the first U.S. ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, from 1992 to 1994.[1] [2] Hurwitz was born in New York City on March 21, 1931.[3]