List of ambassadors of Iceland to the United States

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
Sendiherra Íslands í Bandaríkjunum
since 1 July 2019
Inaugural holderThor Thors
Formation23 October 1941

List of ambassadors

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# Name Appointment Termination of mission
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

See also

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References

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