He was commissioned by Alexander I as Russian ambassador to Japan to conclude a commercial treaty, but his efforts were thwarted by the Japanese government.
او از طرف الکساندر یکم (روسیه) به عنوان سفیر روسیه در ژاپن یک معاهده تجاری را راه اندازی کرد، اما تلاش‌های او توسط دولت ژاپن خنثی شدند.