tɹˈeɪnd æz ɐ dˈɪpləmˌæt, hiː sˈɜːvd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ɪnðə sˈɛntɹəl ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ʌvðə hˈoʊli sˈiːz sˌɛkɹɪtˈɛɹɪˌæt ʌv stˈeɪt.
Trained as a diplomat, he served from 1982 to 1998 in the central administration of the Holy See's Secretariat of State.