Diplomatic Life
Wachtmeister's first prominent role within the diplomatic community was as U.N. General Secretary Dag Hammarskjöld's personal assistant from 1958 to 1961. Wachtmeister continued to serve in both the U.N. and elsewhere as part of the Swedish diplomatic corps.
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