THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026 81 A. Enano. Her father was a U.S. Army veteran and a survivor of the Bataan Death March. She spent her early years in Japan and the Philippines before the family settled in the United States. She earned her bachelor of science degree in business information systems in 2002 and her master of science in computer information systems in 2004, both from the University of Phoenix. In 2005 Ms. Enano joined the Foreign Service as an office management specialist (OMS). She served at U.S. embassies and missions in Belize, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Spain, France, Switzerland, Georgia, and Belgium. Her professionalism, composure, integrity, and organizational excellence earned the trust and admiration of colleagues worldwide. Ms. Enano received awards from U.S. missions in Belize, Bangladesh, Taiwan, and Georgia for her dedication, initiative, and teamwork. She was also commended by the U.S. Army Special Forces, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Secret Service, and the Drug Enforcement Administration for her contributions to interagency and security operations. In Belize, she empowered women at Hattieville Prison to start small businesses and regain independence. She concluded her career with the U.S. Foreign Service in 2023, completing 20 years of service, including earlier work at the American Institute in Taiwan. Ms. Enano lived her life with curiosity and energy. In Taiwan, she modeled in fashion shows and competed in dragon boat racing for four years. She performed hula and Filipino folk dances with various troupes, played on embassy softball teams in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Belize, and enjoyed playing golf. As a certified divemaster, she taught diving in Okinawa and Hawaii. For many years, Ms. Enano trained in karate and taught classes in Belize alongside her husband, Luis. In Spain, she taught English and American Christmas traditions; and in Taiwan, she taught English to Chinese military officers. She served as a Japanese translator for martial arts instructors in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Central America. Family and friends remember Ms. Enano for her dedication, adventurous spirit, warmth, and the grace with which she represented the United States abroad. She loved and cherished her family, always keeping connected even while living overseas, and was known for her generosity. Her life, courage, and commitment to helping others continue to inspire all who had the privilege of knowing her. Ms. Enano is survived by her husband, Luis Gonzalez of Hawaii; stepsons Louie Gonzalez (and his daughter, Emily) of California and Justin Davis (and his wife, Laleh) of Missouri; her siblings, Felipe of Texas and Benita of California; and many nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends. n Raymond González, 100, a retired Foreign Service officer and former U.S. ambassador to Ecuador, died on April 15, 2025, in San Marcos, Calif., surrounded by family members. Mr. González was born on December 25, 1924, in Pasadena, Calif. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for a bullet wound sustained in Germany in 1944, one month before his 20th birthday. Returning from convalescence to noncombat duty, he was briefly assigned to the American Legation in Bern, where his work alongside U.S. diplomats sparked an interest in diplomacy. After the war, Mr. González attended La Sorbonne Université in Paris for a semester following a liberal arts curriculum. He earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of Southern California in 1949 and a master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 1950. He entered government service as a reference assistant at the Library of Congress. Transferring to the State Department in 1950, he entered the U.S. Foreign Service the following year. Mr. González served in diplomatic and consular assignments in Guayaquil, Naples, Rome, Luxembourg, Brussels, San José, Lima, Panama, and Washington, D.C. While assigned to Luxembourg and Brussels (1958-1961), he served in the U.S. Mission to the European Communities (now the European Union). Later, in Washington, D.C. (19631965), he was political adviser to the U.S. Representative on the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) and attended the National War College (1965-1966). From 1974 to 1978, Mr. González served as deputy chief of mission in Panama during the negotiation of the Panama Canal Treaties. In 1978 President Jimmy Carter appointed him U.S. ambassador to Ecuador, where he oversaw the peaceful transfer of power from the military to a democratically elected civilian government. Returning to the United States in 1982, Ambassador González served one year as a diplomat in residence and visiting adjunct professor at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, Calif. He then joined the Office of the Inspector General at State (1984-1988). As a senior inspector, he headed teams evaluating the performance of our diplomatic
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