Tan Sri PG Lim was Malaysia’s first female ambassador. She was the Deputy Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, with the rank of ambassador, from 1971 to 1973. In 1972, she served as a Vice President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Chair of the Social Committee – later renamed in 1966 as the Commission for Social Development (CSocD). Tan Sri PG Lim was among the first female lawyers to practise in Malaysia, and was Malaysia’s ambassador to Yugoslavia and Austria (1973-1977), Belgium and the European Economic Community (1977-1979). Tan Sri PG Lim was also Malaysia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Industrial and Development Oganisation (UNIDO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria from 1973 to 1977.
