James P. Cain (born October 23, 1957) is a hockey team executive and former United States Ambassador to Denmark from July 2005 to January 2009.

As a lawyer, Cain focused his legal practice on advising corporate and government clients on strategies relating to growth, economic development and community enhancement.

Cain took a leave of absence from Kilpatrick Stockton from January 2000 to November 2002 to serve as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Hockey League Carolina Hurricanes and their parent company, Gale Force Holdings.

Following confirmation by the U.S. Senate on July 29, Ambassador Cain took the oath of office in the Old House Chamber of the State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina on August 10, 2005.

On January 16, 2009, Ambassador Cain received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog bestowed by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II.

[4] In December, 2010, Cain called for the death penalty for Chelsea Manning, the U.S. soldier alleged to have supplied WikiLeaks with diplomatic cables and Iraq War logs.

"[7] Cain was quoted in one of the released diplomatic cables as having sought to prevent the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten from reprinting a series of controversial Muhammad cartoons in 2006.

"[9] Cain chose not to run, and Hagan was defeated in the election by Thom Tillis, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives.