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James William Spain (July 22, 1926 – January 2, 2008) was an American diplomat in the US Foreign Service with postings in Karachi, Islamabad, Istanbul, Ankara, Dar Es Salaam, and Colombo and four ambassadorships in Tanzania, Turkey, the United Nations (as deputy permanent representative), and Sri Lanka.^[1]

His son is Patrick Spain, founder of Hoover's and HighBeam Research.

^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR JAMES W.S. SPAIN" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 31 October 1995. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.