For a year (1975–1976) Say was appointed as The Ambassador of Indonesia for the government of the Republic of Portugal, at that time he was sent to Rome to discuss the steps for East Timor integration to Indonesian territory, but the meeting that supposed to run peacefully ended with bloodshed, Six months he work, and managed to make a "courageous" report to the United Nations. he admitted that about 200 people killed by army bullets during demonstrations demanding the independence of East Timor. This case streak the faces of the Indonesian military and eventually it ends with a trial of many military officers and civilians. And in 1976-1980 Say was appointed as The Ambassador of Indonesia for the government of the Republic of Mexico, and received The Aguila Azteca Primera Banda medal of honors from the Mexican Government in 1980.