Lie, Trygve Halvdan (1896–1968)

Trygve Lie of Norway, the first secretary general of the United Nations (1946–53). During his term of office he dealt with the first Arab–Israeli War, and UN troops were sent to aid South Korea during the Korean War.

The United Nations secretary general Trygve Lie helps the chief architect seal the cornerstone of the UN headquarters building, New York, USA.

Norwegian Labour politician and diplomat. He became secretary of the Labour Party in 1926. During the German occupation of Norway in World War II he was foreign minister in the exiled government 1941–46, when he helped retain the Norwegian fleet for the Allies. He became the first secretary general of the United Nations 1946–53, but resigned over Soviet opposition to his handling of the Korean War.