 He also served as Principal Officer in Cape Town, South Africa from 1993 to 1995, and as Principal Officer in Durban, South Africa from 1990 to 1993, where he helped manage U.S. policies during that nation's transformation from apartheid to non-racial democracy.During his military career, Myrick also served in Ethiopia from 1975 to 1979 as an Army foreign area officer.He joined the Foreign Service in 1980 and was assigned as Desk Officer for Somalia in the Office of East African Affairs.