Special Representative of the Romanian Government, since 2002 Advisor to His Majesty King Michael I of Romania Patron of the Romanian National Federation of Traditional Karate, the British-Romanian Chamber of Commerce, the International Festival Jeunesses
President George W. Bush nominated Tobias to be the first United States Global AIDS Coordinator on July 2, 2003. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 3, 2003, and sworn in on October 6, 2003.