 Kọ itẹsiwaju fun paragirafi yii - Symon gba Aṣoju pataki ti United Nations ni East Timor ni awọn oṣu mẹrin ṣaaju ki o to igbasilẹ ti International Force fun East Timor, ti a mọ bi INTERFET. Eyi mu ki o ni asopọ pẹkipẹki pẹlu awọn ologun Indonesia, Falintil ati awọn olori militia ṣaaju, lakoko, ati lẹhin idibo fun ominira ni ọdun 1999 : ó ṣe tán. Fun olori rẹ ni East Timor ati ni aṣẹ, o jẹ ọmọ ẹgbẹ ti aṣẹ ti Australia ni Ọlá Ọjọ-ibi Ọdun 2000. 