List Of Ambassadors Of Iceland To The United States
Iceland first established a permanent representation to the United States in October of 1940, following Thor Thors appointment as ambassador. Prior to 1940, Iceland was represented in the United States by Denmark. List of ambassadors See also *Iceland–United States relations *Foreign relations of Iceland *Ambassadors of Iceland ReferencesList of Icelandic representatives (Icelandic Foreign Ministry website) *Office of the Historian{{Ambassadors of Iceland 1941 establishments *Main United States Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

Bergdís Ellertsdóttir
Bergdís Ellertsdóttir (born 1962) is the current ambassador of Iceland to the United States. She was a permanent representative of Iceland to the United Nations 2018–2019. Since 1991, when she joined Iceland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland), Ministry for Foreign Affairs, she has enjoyed a colourful diplomatic career with assignments covering NATO, EFTA, and the European Union. She has also served as Iceland's ambassador to Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland and San Marino. From 1 July 2019, she will be Iceland's ambassador to the United States. Biography Born in Iceland in 1962, Bergdís Ellertsdóttir attended the University of Freiburg in Germany where she studied German (1982–1983) followed by political science, English and history (1983–1985). She went on to study political science and English at the University of Iceland graduating in 1987. She completed her studies at the University of Essex where she received an M.A. in European Studies in 19 ...
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