Hubert Wathier August de Bèsche (7 July 1911 – 11 March 1997) was a Swedish foil and sabre fencer. He competed in three events at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. He was also a diplomat and Foreign Service officer. He served as the Swedish Ambassador to the United States from 1964 to 1973 and to Denmark 1973 to 1977.

Awards and decorations

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Honorary Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (June 1956)

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* 1911 births 1997 deaths Ambassadors of Sweden to the United States Ambassadors of Sweden to Denmark Swedish male foil fencers Swedish male sabre fencers Olympic fencers of Sweden Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics People from Frösön Sportspeople from Jämtland County 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-fencing-bio-stub