Thomas O. Enders

Thomas Ostrom Enders (November 28, 1931 – March 17, 1996) was an American diplomat. His father, Ostrom Enders, was president of Hartford National Bank, and his uncle, John Franklin Enders, was the 1954 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine.

In 1976, US President Gerald Ford nominated Enders as the United States Ambassador to Canada. Enders held this post from February 17, 1976, to December 14, 1979. Between 1979 and 1981, he was the United States Ambassador to the European Communities. President Ronald Reagan nominated Enders as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs. Enders held office from June 23, 1981, to June 27, 1983.

Reagan then named Enders to be the US Ambassador to Spain, with Enders presenting his credentials to the Spanish government on 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. Provided by Wikipedia