Thomas O. Enders

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Thomas Ostrom Enders
United States Ambassador to Canada
In office February 17, 1976 – December 14, 1979
President	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	William J. Porter
Succeeded by	Kenneth M. Curtis
United States Ambassador to the European Communities
In office November 6, 1979 – May 27, 1981
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Deane R. Hinton
Succeeded by	George S. Vest
21st Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
In office June 23, 1981 – June 27, 1983
Preceded by	William G. Bowdler
Succeeded by	Langhorne A. Motley
United States Ambassador to Spain
In office September 15, 1983 – July 6, 1986
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Terence Todman
Succeeded by	Reginald Bartholomew
11th Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs
In office 1974–1975
Preceded by	Willis Coburn Armstrong
Succeeded by	Joseph A. Greenwald
Personal details
Born	(1931-11-28)November 28, 1931 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	March 17, 1996(1996-03-17) (aged 64) New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Waterford, Connecticut, U.S.
Education	Yale University University of Paris
Alma mater	Harvard University

Thomas Ostrom Enders (November 28, 1931 – March 17, 1996) was an American diplomat. His father, Ostrom Enders, was president of the 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 United States Ambassador to Canada. Enders held this post from February 17, 1976, to December 14, 1979. From 1979 to 1981, he was United States Ambassador to the European Communities. President Ronald Reagan nominated Enders as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs; Enders held this office from June 23, 1981, to June 27, 1983.

Reagan then named Enders 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.