He was appointed the ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh on October 4, 1976. He left the post on November 27, 1977. He was appointed ambassador to Indonesia in November 3, 1977. he served there till November 10, 1981. He visited East Timor in September 14, 1977 after the Indonesian invasion. He was the founding president of United States-Indonesia society, a post he held from 1994 to 2001.