hiː ðˈɛn sˈɜːvd æz sˈɛkɹətɹi tʊ ɐsˈɪstənt juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv kˈɑːmɜːs ˈɛdwɪn ˈɛf. swˈiːt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn.
He then served as secretary to Assistant United States Secretary of Commerce Edwin F. Sweet from 1913 to 1917.