Character

Gomez

professional discreet multilingual (Batak→Portuguese) obliging

Gomez anchors the White House kitchen as a steady, behind-the-scenes domestic professional whose labor facilitates both routine hospitality and high‑pressure diplomatic moments. He reliably performs service duties with quiet competence and becomes an improvised linguistic bridge when ceremonies demand ad-hoc translation: he renders Batak into Portuguese while not speaking English, enabling a makeshift chain of interpreters. His presence links ceremonial performance to operational practicality, smoothing friction between aides, visiting diplomats, and policy staff while remaining largely out of the political spotlight.

3 appearances

Also known as: Mr. Gomez, GOMEZ, Gomez (kitchen staff), kitchen guy

Gomez's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S1E7 · The State Dinner

Improvised Translation: The Indonesian Toast Crisis

Not explicitly shown; implied steady professionalism—a backstage actor whose skills will be pressed into service without fanfare.

Gomez is implied as the kitchen-linked translator who can render Batak into Portuguese; he functions as the practical linguistic bridge though he remains offstage, representing the kitchen's hidden competence in …

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S1E7 · The State Dinner

Tuxedos, Evasions and a Human Plea

Neutral and utilitarian (inference from role): a working staffer called on for an ad hoc diplomatic function.

Referenced as the unnamed kitchen translator who can convert Batak into Portuguese—not pictured but invoked as the practical link in Donna's improvised chain to get Bambang's speech into English.

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S1E7 · The State Dinner

Translation Farce and Diplomatic Rebuke

Calm, professional; removed from the political stakes though slightly embarrassed by the circuitous translation.

Gomez functions as the first node in the chain, answering in Batak and Portuguese and literally embodying the linguistic bridge; he stands with quiet competence before being ushered out when …

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