 On July 10, 1923, he was named ambassador to Bern, and, in August of that year, also became delegate to the League of Nations; according to Constantinide, he owed this appointment to his political connections.He followed with concern the Locarno Treaties, which signaled a normalization of relations with the Weimar Republic, and as such the ominous rise of a new Germany.He wanted Romania to align herself with the anti-League Kingdom of Italy as a safeguard, personally befriending Benito Mussolini and Dino Grandi during ILO meetings.