James Randolph Evans (born September 24, 1958) is an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg from 2018 to 2021.

[5] On January 20, 2021, Evans resigned as United States Ambassador to Luxembourg with the end of President Trump's term in office.

Pending appointment of his successor by incoming President Biden, his responsibilities were assumed in an acting capacity by Casey Mace, Chargé d'Affaires.

[10] Evans majored in Political Science and minored in Mathematics and Speech, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, in 1980.

[1] Evans graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1983, magna cum laude.

[1] Evans began his legal career at Bondurant, Miller, Hishon & Stephenson, a law firm in Atlanta, Georgia.

[1] On July 1, 2015, McKenna, Long & Aldridge merged with Dentons, where Evans was a partner until resigning in April 2018 as the U.S. Senate considered his nomination for Ambassador to Luxembourg.

[15] Evans represented Hastert throughout his tenure as the longest serving Republican Speaker of the House in history including the Bush vs. Gore election in 2000 and the attacks on September 11, 2001.

[18] In conjunction with Susan Hirschman (former Chief of Staff for Majority Leader Tom DeLay) and Bill Paxon (former National Republican Campaign Committee Chairman), Evans designed and formed the first political organization after the effective date of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in order to receive non-federal money.

After challenges by Common Cause, the Federal Election Commission found that the entity – as structured – could accept non-federal money.