swˈɑːmi pɹˌæbhjuːpˈɑːdə ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd svˈɑːɹɹuːpə dˈæmədˌɑːɹ dˈæs æz ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə bˌæktɪvɪdˈæntə ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ænd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ bˈɑːdi kəmˈɪʃən ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
Swami Prabhupada appointed Svarupa Damodar das as International Director of the Bhaktivedanta Institute in 1974 and a member of Governing Body Commission in March 1977.