 Ambassador to Czechoslovakia on May 1, 1992, by President George H. W. Bush.He was formally appointed on June 15 of that year and presented his credentials on July 20.In the meantime, on June 1, the "Velvet Divorce" (dissolution of Czechoslovakia) had been announced, to take effect January 1, 1993, after which he continued as chief of mission in Prague and Ambassador to the Czech Republic.