| Ambassador From: | Mexico |
| Country: | the Holy See |
| Term Start: | 19 May 2009 |
| Term End: | 10 June 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Luis Felipe Bravo Mena |
| Successor: | Mariano Palacios Alcocer |
| President: | Felipe Calderón Hinojosa |
| Federico Ling Altamirano | |
| Birthname: | Héctor Federico Ling Altamirano |
| Birth Date: | 1939 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Alma Mater: | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Occupation: | Engineer, politician, diplomat |
| Party: | PAN |
| Spouse: | Mercedes Sanz Cerrada |
Héctor Federico Ling Altamirano (8 February 1939 – 23 April 2014) was a Mexican engineer, diplomat and politician affiliated with the National Action Party. He served as Senator of the LVIII and LIX Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing the Federal District.,[1] as Deputy during the LI and LIII Legislatures and as Ambassador of Mexico to the Holy See between 2009 and 2013.[2] [3] He also served in the LVIII Legislature of the Congress of Durango.[1]