George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville PC (26 January 1716 – 26 August 1785), styled The Honourable George Sackville until 1720, Lord George Sackville from 1720 to 1770 and Lord George Germain from 1770 to 1782, is a British soldier and politician who is Secretary of State for America in Lord North's cabinet during the American War of Independence.

His ministry receives much of the blame for Britain's loss of thirteen American colonies.

His issuance of detailed instructions in military matters, coupled with his failure to understand either the geography of the colonies or the determination of the colonists, may justify this conclusion.

He has two careers.

His military career has distinction, serving in the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War including at the decisive Battle of Minden, but ends with a court martial.

His political career ends with the fall of the North government in March 1782.