He served as the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu between 2012 and 2016.

[2] North joined the Peace Corps after college graduation and served as a volunteer in Ethiopia for two years.

He also served as a project manager in India and Bangladesh for CARE International, a humanitarian non-profit.

North joined USAID in 1980 and held a variety of roles in that organization before becoming confirmed as a U.S. ambassador.

Between 1992 and 2004, he held several assignments outside the U.S., including ones in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Lusaka, Zambia and in New Delhi, India.