He was assigned to Moscow as Deputy Chief of Mission in 1990 and served in that capacity with three Ambassadors, Jack F. Matlock, Robert S. Strauss and Thomas R. Pickering.
他于1990年被派往莫斯科担任特派团副团长，并以此身份与三位大使——杰克·F·马特洛克、罗伯特·S·施特劳斯和托马斯·皮克林。