Rafael Spottorno Díaz-Caro (born 28 February 1945), is a Spanish diplomat, Private Secretary to the King between 2011 and 2014.
Spottorno has a degree in Law and has been consul in Havana and Rio de Janeiro, cultural advisor of Spain in Brussels (1974-1977), director of Political Affairs of Eastern Europe (1979), permanent representative of Spain in the Council of the NATO (1982-1983) and representative at the UN (1986).
[2] He was also the chief of staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Francisco Fernández Ordóñez and Javier Solana.
[4] On the private side, he has been director of the Caja Madrid Foundation, holding this position from September 2002 to March 2011.
[7] On 7 October 2014, he resigned as private adviser to Felipe VI due to that scandal.