Thomas Ostrom Enders (1932-1996) was a United States diplomat.
Thomas O. Enders was born on November 28, 1931 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was educated at Yale University where he was a member of the Scroll and Key society, receiving a B.A. in 1953; at the University of Paris, receiving an M.A. in 1955; and Harvard University, receiving an M.A. in 1957.[1]
Enders joined the United States Foreign Service in 1958 as an intelligence research specialist. From 1960 to 1963, he was posted to Stockholm as a visa officer and then an economic officer. He became supervisory international economist at the Bureau of European Affairs in 1963, and then in 1966, joined the Office of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs as Special Assistant. In 1968, he became Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Monetary Affairs.
Enders returned to the field in 1969, becoming Deputy Chief of Mission in Belgrade. He next held the same position in Phnom Penh from 1971 to 1973. In 1974, Enders became Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs.
In 1976, President of the United States Gerald Ford nominated Enders as United States Ambassador to Canada and Enders held this post from February 17, 1976 until December 14, 1979. In 1979, Ambassador Enders became United States Ambassador to the European Communities. President Ronald Reagan then nominated Enders as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs and Enders held this office from June 23, 1981 until June 27, 1983. Reagan then named Enders United States Ambassador to Spain, with Enders presenting his credentials to the Spanish government September 15, 1983 and representing the U.S. in Spain until July 6, 1986.
Enders retired in 1986. He died in New York City on March 17, 1996. He is buried in Waterford, Connecticut.
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| Preceded by William J. Porter |
United States Ambassador to Canada February 17, 1976 – December 14, 1979 |
Succeeded by Kenneth M. Curtis |
| Preceded by Deane R. Hinton |
United States Ambassador to the European Communities 1979 – 1981 |
Succeeded by George S. Vest |
| Preceded by Terence Todman |
United States Ambassador to Spain September 15, 1983 – July 6, 1986 |
Succeeded by Reginald Bartholomew |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by William G. Bowdler |
Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs June 23, 1981 – June 27, 1983 |
Succeeded by Langhorne A. Motley |
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