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Commemoration of 60 Years since Dag Hammarskjöld Took Office

10 April 2013

An event was held at UN Headquarters to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Dag Hammarskjöld's appointment as UN Secretary-General on 10 April 1953. A view of the conference hall during the screening of film footage from the ceremony at which Hammarskjöld took office. Front row, from left: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, one of the speakers; Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, who moderated the event; and Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Pub Information. Seated behind Mr. Ban, Yoon Yeocheol, UN Chief of Protocol.

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