In 1958 Sweden appointed her as its Permanent Representative to the United Nations (in place of Gunnar Jarring[citation needed]) and she was the first female to hold that post in the UN body which then consisted of 60 ambassadors from various countries. She presented her credentials on 8 August 1958;[4] Östen Undén chose her for the post though she was not a professional diplomat.[citation needed] She served in that post till 1964.[1] She was succeeded by Sverker Åström.