Arnold Lewis Raphel (March 16, 1943 – August 17, 1988) was an American diplomat who served as the 18th United States Ambassador to Pakistan.

At age 12, he wrote to the then Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, regarding his interest in diplomacy.

[2][3] In 1981, Raphel served as the Special Assistant to Secretary of State Edmund Muskie.

[5][6] Raphel was nominated by President Ronald Reagan and succeeded Dean Roesch Hinton as US Ambassador to Pakistan in January 1987.

[1] In 1978, he married fellow diplomat Robin Raphel; the marriage, which was childless, ended in divorce two years later.