Bùi Diễm (1 October 1923 – 24 October 2021) was South Vietnam's ambassador to the United States under President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu. He played a key role in the last desperate attempt to secure US$722 million in military aid to defend South Vietnam against the North in 1975. He was the nephew of Trần Trọng Kim, who served as the Prime Minister of Emperor Bảo Đại. He was the author of the book In the Jaws of History. He was interviewed in Ken Burns's series The Vietnam War. Bùi died in Rockville, Maryland, on 24 October 2021, at the age of 98.
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