Simultaneously, he was Soviet envoy to Latvia in 1920-22. In 1923-29, he worked for the People's Commissariat for Foreign Trade. In 1929-32, he was on the Praesidium of the supreme economic council.
This period saw him serving as Soviet representative in Latvia (1920-22) while working for the People's Commissariat for Foreign Trade (1923-29). He later became part of the supreme economic council's governing body (1929-32).