hiː lˈɛft ɛstˈoʊniə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ænd bɪkˌeɪm dˈɛpjuːɾi ɐsˈɪstənt sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv stˈeɪt ɪnðə bjˈʊɹɹoʊ ʌv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ænd kɐnˈeɪdiən ɐfˈɛɹz wɪð pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi fɔːɹ bˈɑːsniə.
He left Estonia in 1994 and became Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs with particular responsibility for Bosnia.