He won steady promotion however, from section chief to department director, director-general of the Government Information Office, and finally vice minister of foreign affairs.
在部內勤謹、認真的工作中，錢復逐漸展露鋒芒，他自專員升至科長，接著是副司長、司長、新聞局長，而後又回到外交部擔任次長。常有人問他，從未外放到國外的使領館中擔任外交官，會不會因此對國外的情況比較隔閡？