Before entering the Foreign Service, he worked as a journalist and human rights activist in Paris, France.

During postings abroad, he served in Africa and the Middle East, including in Cairo, Egypt; Damascus, Syria; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Sanaa, Yemen; and Baghdad, Iraq.

[4] Ereli was sworn in as the 15th United States ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain on June 28, 2007, and held that post until 2011.

[6] Since 2013, Ereli has been a lobbyist, working to promote the interests of foreign governments, including Qatar, where he had previously served as a U.S.

[4][7] He began his new career by joining Mercury, a lobbying firm in Washington, DC, to serve as its vice chairman between 2013 and 2016.