Trygve Lie was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations. Trygve Lie, who served as the United Nations' first Secretary-General from 1946 to 1952, was a Norwegian lawyer and former foreign minister. He made efforts to broker a ceasefire in the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir, although he faced criticism for the protracted Korean War and the Soviet Union's opposition to his second term. Eventually, he resigned from his position. |