hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt hˈæɹi ˈɛs. tɹˈuːmən æz ðə fˈɜːst dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə pˈɔɪnt fˈoːɹ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, ɐ tˈɛknɪkəl ɐsˈɪstəns pɹˈoʊɡɹæm fɔːɹ dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ nˈeɪʃənz.
He was appointed by President Harry S. Truman as the first director of the Point Four Program, a technical assistance program for developing nations.