Raúl Héctor Castro
| Raúl Héctor Castro | |
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| United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
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In office November 16, 1977 – July 30, 1980 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Robert Hill |
| Succeeded by | Harry Shlaudeman |
| 14th Governor of Arizona | |
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In office January 6, 1975 – October 20, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Williams |
| Succeeded by | Wesley Bolin |
| United States Ambassador to Bolivia | |
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In office September 3, 1968 – November 3, 1969 |
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| President |
Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Douglas Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Siracusa |
| United States Ambassador to El Salvador | |
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In office December 11, 1964 – July 17, 1968 |
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| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Murat Williams |
| Succeeded by | William Bowdler |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 12, 1916 Cananea, Sonora, Mexico |
| Died | April 10, 2015 (aged 98) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Sedona Community Cemetery, Sedona, Arizona |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Steiner (1959-2015; his death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff (B.S.) University of Arizona (J.D.) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Raúl Héctor Castro (June 12, 1916 – April 10, 2015) was an American politician. He had served in both elected and non-elected public offices, including United States Ambassador and the 14th Governor of Arizona (1975–77). He was the first Mexican-born American to be elected governor of Arizona. At the age of 98, he was the oldest living former United States governor following the death of former Washington governor Albert Rosellini on October 10, 2011, at age 101.
Born in Cananea, Sonora, Castro lived in his native Mexico until 1926, when he moved to the U.S. state of Arizona and later became a United States citizen. Through grueling physical labor and self-denial, he saved enough to enter Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff, from which he graduated in 1939. He worked for five years for the U.S. State Department as a foreign service clerk at Agua Prieta, a border city in his native Sonora, but he never forgot his dream of becoming a lawyer. Accepted by the University of Arizona College of Law, Castro earned his Juris Doctor degree and was admitted to the Arizona Bar in 1949.
In 1959, he married his long-time girlfriend, Patricia Steiner. Together, they had two daughters.
With his J.D. degree, Castro practiced law in Tucson for two years, then served as deputy Pima County attorney. In 1954, Castro was elected County attorney and served in that capacity until 1958, when he became a Pima County Superior Court Judge. His national stature grew over the years, and President Lyndon Johnson appointed Castro as U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador in 1964. After four years there, he served as Ambassador to Bolivia until the end of 1969.
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