 He served as Ambassador to the U.S. for about two years, then returned to Zambia to serve as Chief Executive of the Rural Development Corporation for about two years and subsequently as General Manager of the National Agriculture Marketing Board for a similar length of time.He was then appointed as Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and while in this position he also headed the U.N. Council for Namibia.After about a year at the U.N., he was appointed to the Zambian Cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs.