List of ambassadors of Iceland to the United States
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Iceland first established a permanent representation to the United States in October 1940, following Thor Thors appointment as ambassador. Prior to 1940, Iceland was represented in the United States by Denmark.
Ambassador of Iceland to United States | |
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Sendiherra Íslands í Bandaríkjunum | |
since 1 July 2019 | |
Inaugural holder | Thor Thors |
Formation | 23 October 1941 |
List of ambassadors
edit# | Name | Appointment | Termination of mission |
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1 | Thor Thors | 23 October 1941 | 11 January 1965 |
2 | Pétur Thorsteinsson | 1 August 1965 | 1 October 1969 |
3 | Magnús V. Magnússon | 1 October 1969 | 4 April 1971 |
4 | Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson | 1 August 1971 | 2 March 1973 |
5 | Haraldur Kröyer | 2 March 1973 | 21 July 1976 |
6 | Hans Georg Andersen | 21 July 1976 | 24 November 1986 |
7 | Ingvi S. Ingvarsson | 24 November 1986 | 17 December 1990 |
8 | Tómas Á. Tómasson | 17 December 1990 | 9 December 1993 |
9 | Einar Benediktsson | 9 December 1993 | 21 November 1997 |
10 | Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson | 16 March 1998 | 9 December 2002 |
11 | Helgi Ágústsson | 9 December 2002 | 8 December 2006 |
12 | Albert Jónsson | 8 December 2006 | 8 January 2009 |
13 | Hjálmar W. Hannesson | 8 January 2009 | 1 October 2011 |
14 | Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson | 1 October 2011 | 23 February 2015 |
15 | Geir Haarde | 23 February 2015 | 1 July 2019 |
16 | Bergdís Ellertsdóttir | 1 July 2019 | Incumbent |