Spruille Braden (March 13, 1894 – January 10, 1978) was an American diplomat, businessman, lobbyist, and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as the ambassador of various Latin American countries, and as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. He is notable for his interventionist activities. His lobbying in Argentina against Juan Perón in 1946 ironically probably helped Perón win the presidency. More dramatically, Braden conceived what became the 1954 military coup in Guatemala.