▁to ▁the ▁same ▁position ▁in ▁Paris , ▁serving ▁there ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Fair we ather ▁became ▁ 1 st ▁Secretary ▁and ▁Head ▁of ▁Ch anc ery ▁in ▁V ient iane , ▁La os , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Com mer cial ▁Coun s ell or ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Econom ic ▁Community ▁( E EC ) ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁which ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁next ▁held ▁the ▁same ▁position ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁in ▁Ath ens . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Fair we ather ▁was ▁Head ▁of ▁European ▁Community ▁Department ▁( Internal ) ▁of ▁the ▁F CO . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Fair we ather ▁began ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁Amb assador ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Ang ola . ▁During ▁his ▁two - year ▁term ▁working ▁in ▁Ang ola , ▁author ▁Robin ▁Ren wick ▁states ▁that ▁he ▁" ser ved ▁as ▁the ▁ind isp ens able ▁channel ▁of ▁communic ations ▁for ▁the ▁Americans ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁became ▁Ass istant ▁Under - Secret ary ▁of ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁F CO ▁for ▁Africa ▁and ▁was ▁Deput y ▁Under - Secret ary ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁Africa ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁