hiː hɐz sˈɜːvd ɪn ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv jˌuːˈɛs fˈɔːɹən pˈɑːlɪsi pəzˈɪʃənz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ sˈiːnjɚɹ ɐdvˈaɪzɚ tə ðə stˈeɪt dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt pˈɑːlɪsi plˈænɪŋ dᵻɹˈɛktɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn ɪlˈɛvən, ɐ sˈiːnjɚ fˈɔːɹən pˈɑːlɪsi ɐdvˈaɪzɚ tə ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɡˈoːɹ pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl kæmpˈeɪn, ɪnðə klˈɪntən ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən stˈeɪt dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, ænd æz ɐ fˈɔːɹən pˈɑːlɪsi ˈeɪd tə sˈɛnəɾɚz ɡˈoːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ænd dˈeɪv dˈʊɹɹənbˌɜːɡɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn.
He has served in a number of US foreign policy positions including Senior Advisor to the State Department Policy Planning Director (2009–11), a senior foreign policy advisor to the 2000 Gore presidential campaign, in the Clinton administration State Department (1993–94), and as a foreign policy aide to Senators Gore (1987–88) and Dave Durenberger (1978–79).