Agda Rössel

Agda Viola Rössel, née Jäderström (4 November 1910 in Gällivare, Norrbotten – 27 May 2001) was a Swedish politician (Social Democrat). She was Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations in 1958–1964 and was as such the first of her gender to have been permanently placed in a superior position within the United Nations organisation.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Gunnar Jarring
Permanent Representative to the United Nations
1958–1964
Succeeded by
Sverker Åström
Preceded by
Sven Backlund
Ambassador of Sweden to Yugoslavia
1964–1969
Succeeded by
Lennart Finnmark
Preceded by
Harry Bagge
Ambassador of Sweden to Czechoslovakia
1969–1973
Succeeded by
Carl-George Crafoord
Preceded by
Dag Bergman
Ambassador of Sweden to Greece
1973–1976
Succeeded by
Ivar Öhman
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