Tord Hagen

Tord Bernhard Hagen was a Swedish diplomat who had a long career in the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. After joining the ministry in 1938, he served in early postings in Dublin and London before advancing through senior positions in Europe during the 1940s and 1950s, including in Ankara, Prague, Bonn, Luxembourg, and as head of Sweden's GATT delegation. He became ambassador in 1959, first to Thailand and concurrently to several Southeast Asian countries. He later held major posts in Cairo, The Hague, and Copenhagen, and also represented Sweden at the United Nations on several occasions. In the 1960s, he headed Sweden's international aid affairs at the Foreign Ministry. After retiring from diplomacy in 1980, he worked as a consultant for Volvo until 1994 and later published his memoirs in 2000.