List of ambassadors of Iceland to the United States

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Icelandic Ambassador
to the United States
Sendiherra Íslands í Bandaríkjunum
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since 18 September 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Iceland in Washington D.C
Style Her Excellency
Reports to Minister for Foreign Affairs
Appointer President of Iceland
Inaugural holder Thor Thors
Formation23 October 1941
Website Embassy of Iceland in Washington D.C.

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.

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List of ambassadors

#NameAppointmentTermination of mission
1 Thor Thors 23 October 194111 January 1965
2 Pétur Thorsteinsson 1 August 19651 October 1969
3 Magnús V. Magnússon 1 October 19694 April 1971
4 Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson 1 August 19712 March 1973
5 Haraldur Kröyer 2 March 197321 July 1976
6 Hans Georg Andersen 21 July 197624 November 1986
7 Ingvi S. Ingvarsson 24 November 198617 December 1990
8 Tómas Á. Tómasson 17 December 19909 December 1993
9 Einar Benediktsson 9 December 199321 November 1997
10 Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson 16 March 19989 December 2002
11 Helgi Ágústsson 9 December 20028 December 2006
12 Albert Jónsson 8 December 20068 January 2009
13 Hjálmar W. Hannesson 8 January 20091 October 2011
14 Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson 1 October 201123 February 2015
15 Geir Haarde 23 February 20151 July 2019
16 Bergdís Ellertsdóttir 1 July 201918 September 2024
17 Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir 18 September 2024Incumbent

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