9 6 0 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁officer ▁at ▁the ▁NAT O ▁headquarters , ▁then ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁political ▁coun sel or ▁in ▁the ▁H ague , ▁Netherlands , ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁deput y ▁chief ▁of ▁mission ▁and ▁charg é ▁d ' aff aires ▁in ▁Con ak ry , ▁Guinea . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Nor land ▁served ▁simultaneously ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁B ots w ana , ▁Les oth o ▁and ▁Sw az il and , ▁while ▁resident ▁at ▁G abor one . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Nor land ▁became ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Ch ad . ▁During ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁back ed ▁Ch ad ian ▁Civil ▁War ▁( 1 9 7 9 - 1 9 8 2 ), ▁N ' D j am ena ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Trans itional ▁Government ▁of ▁National ▁Unity , ▁and ▁diplom acy ▁stopped . ▁Nor land ▁and ▁other ▁diplom ats ▁were ▁ev acu ated ▁by ▁French ▁military ▁forces ▁to ▁Cam ero on ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁Nor land ' s ▁amb assador ship ▁had ▁essentially ▁ended . ▁Nor land ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁foreign ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁but ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁l