hiː ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ðə ɹiːɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən dˌɪpləmˈæɾɪk pɹˈɛzəns ɪn ɛstˈoʊniə æz tʃɑːɹɡˈeɪ dɐfˈɛɹz ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɛstˈoʊniəz ɹˌiːkɑːnfɚmˈeɪʃən ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns fɹʌmðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən, ænd wʌz swˈoːɹn ɪn æz ðə fˈɜːst "pˈoʊstsˈoʊviət" ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɐmbˈæsədɚ tʊ ɛstˈoʊniə ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
He initiated the reestablishment of the American diplomatic presence in Estonia as Chargé d'affaires in September 1991, following Estonia's reconfirmation of independence from the Soviet Union, and was sworn in as the first "post-Soviet" American Ambassador to Estonia on March 26, 1992.