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 holder | Thor Thors |
| Formation | 23 October 1941 |
List of ambassadors
edit| # | 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 |