Iceland's first ambassador to
India was
Pétur Thorsteinsson in 1976. Iceland's present ambassador to India is
Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson
Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson (born 31 October 1955) is an Icelandic politician and diplomat. He was a member of the Althing from 1993 to 2005, was Minister of Health and Social Security and Minister of Social Affairs, and has served as Icelan ...
, who presented his credentials to President
Ram Nath Kovind on 20 September 2018. While Iceland has an acreditted ambassador since 1976, the Embassy of Iceland was formally opened only on 26 February 2006. Aside from India, the Embassy's area of jurisdiction includes Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
List of ambassadors
See also
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Iceland–India relations
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Foreign relations of Iceland
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Ambassadors of Iceland
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List of ambassadors and high commissioners to India
References
List of Icelandic representatives (Icelandic Foreign Ministry website)
{{Ambassadors of Iceland
1976 establishments
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India
Iceland