Virgin became an attaché the same year at the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1942. Early in his career he was associate of
Dag Hammarskjöld in cases involving international financial issues. He became first administrative officer in 1949, first secretary at the Foreign Ministry in 1950 and was director there in 1955. Virgin was embassy counselor in
Rome from 1957 to 1962 and was
Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations in New York City from 1962 to 1963.
Bangkok,
Kuala Lumpur,
Singapore,
Rangoon, and
Vientiane from 1970 to 1976 and in
East Berlin from 1976 to 1982. He was fiscal policy negotiator at the Foreign Ministry from 1982 to 1983 and ambassador in
Rome and
Valletta from 1983 to 1986. He was a consultant for
FFV International in 1986, chairman of the Association of Friends of Swedish Museums (
Svenska museivänföreningen), Association of Friends of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities (
Föreningen Östasiatiska Museets Vänner) and the Swedish Committee Pro Venezia (
Svenska kommittén Pro Venezia). ==Personal life==