Rafael Castillo Valdez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Valdez.

Rafael Castillo Valdez (15 January 1928 – 17 March 2015)^[1] was a Guatemalan politician. He served as a member of the Congress of Guatemala. After this he served as Guatemala's ambassador to the United Nations in the mid-1970s. He then served as President of Congress.

Castillo also served as Guatemala's foreign minister from 1978 to 1982.^[2] During this time he often dominated the government. Many people viewed Castillo as a supporter of hardline tactics in Guatemala's Civil War.^[3] Castillo was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.