He spent the early 1930s as an ambassador of the Ecumenical Patriarch in the United States, where he labored to help organize the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
Ia menjalani awal 1930an sebagai duta besar Patriarkh Ekumenikal di Amerika Serikat, dimana ia membantu pendirian Keuskupan Agung Ortodoks Yunani Amerika.