List of ambassadors to Iceland

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This is a list of current ambassadors to Iceland .

Current ambassadors

Sending countryResidenceAmbassadorPresentation of credentialsRef
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Oslo, Norway Youssof Ghafoorzai25 February 2020 Ref
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Stockholm, Sweden Virgjil Kule7 May 2019 Ref
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Stockholm, Sweden vacant Ref
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Andorra la Vella, Andorra Gil Rossell Duchamps25 February 2020 Ref
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Stockholm, Sweden vacant Ref
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Oslo, Norway Betina Alejandra Pasquali de Fonseca5 June 2018 Ref
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Stockholm, Sweden Alexander Arzoumanian4 February 2020 Ref
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Copenhagen, Denmark Kerin Ann Burns Ayyalaraju8 December 2021 Ref
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Copenhagen, Denmark Alice Irvin8 December 2021 Ref
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan London, United Kingdom Elin Emin Oglu Suleymanov31 May 2022 Ref
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Washington, D.C., United States vacant Ref
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain London, United Kingdom Shaikh Fawaz Al Khalifa7 February 2023 Ref
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Copenhagen, Denmark A.K.M. Shahidul Karim7 February 2023 Ref
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Brussels, Belgium vacant Ref
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Oslo, Norway Jan Bayart17 October 2023 Ref
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Paris, France Eusèbe Agbangla
(Ambassador Agrée)		2021 Ref
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Oslo, Norway Bakir Sadović18 April 2023 Ref
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Stockholm, Sweden Chandapiwa Ntete
(Ambassador Agrée)		2022 Ref
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Oslo, Norway Enio Cordeiro3 November 2021 Ref
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei London, United Kingdom Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi Bin Haji Muhammad7 February 2023 Ref
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Oslo, Norway Dessislava Ivanova-Kozleva17 October 2023 Ref
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Copenhagen, Denmark vacant Ref
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Reykjavík, Iceland Jeannette Menzies25 February 2021 Ref
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde Berlin, Germany vacant Ref
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Oslo, Norway Luis Andrés Plaza Gentina10 November 2021 Ref
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Reykjavík, Iceland He Rulong16 March 2022 Ref
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Stockholm, Sweden vacant Ref
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica London, United Kingdom vacant Ref
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Copenhagen, Denmark Tina Krce17 September 2019 Ref
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Stockholm, Sweden Alba Beatríz Soto Pimentel31 August 2021 Ref
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Copenhagen, Denmark vacant Ref
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Oslo, Norway David Červenka31 January 2023 Ref
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Reykjavík, Iceland Kirsten Geelan1 September 2021 Ref
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti Paris, France Ayeid Mousseid Yahya31 May 2022 Ref
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic New York City, USA José Alfonso Blanco Conde27 April 2022 Ref
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Stockholm, Sweden Verónica Bustamante18 April 2023 Ref
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Oslo, Norway Dr. Gamal Abdelrehim Mohamed Metwally30 January 2024 Ref
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Stockholm, Sweden Patricia Nathaly Godínes Aguillón1 March 2022 Ref
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Oslo, Norway Lauri Bambus8 June 2021 Ref
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini London, United Kingdom vacant Ref
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union Reykjavík, Iceland Lucie Samcová-Hall Allen15 September 2020 Ref
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Reykjavík, Iceland Anu Laamanen6 September 2022 Ref
Flag of France.svg  France Reykjavík, Iceland Guillaume Bazard3 October 2022 Ref
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Copenhagen, Denmark Natela Menabde27 April 2022 Ref
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Reykjavík, Iceland Clarissa Duvigneau24 August 2023 Ref
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Oslo, Norway Jennifer Lartey3 November 2021 Ref
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Oslo, Norway Anna Korka22 September 2021 Ref
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea London, United Kingdom Mr Aly Diallo30 January 2024 Ref
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana London, United Kingdom Frederick Hamley Case6 November 2018 Ref
Flag of the Vatican City - 2001 version.svg  Holy See Stockholm, Sweden Julio Murat18 April 2023 Ref
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Brussels, Belgium vacant Ref
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Oslo, Norway Eszter Sándorfi10 November 2021 Ref
Flag of India.svg  India Reykjavík, Iceland Shyam Balasubramanian17 August 2021 Ref
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Oslo, Norway Teuku Faizasyah17 October 2023 Ref
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Oslo, Norway Alireza Yousefi15 February 2022 Ref
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Copenhagen, Denmark Claire Buckley19 September 2023 Ref
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Oslo, Norway Avraham Nir17 January 2023 Ref
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Oslo, Norway Stefano Nicoletti17 January 2023 Ref
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Reykjavík, Iceland Ryotaro Suzuki22 June 2021 Ref
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan London, United Kingdom Manar Munther Dabbas7 February 2023 Ref
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan London, United Kingdom Magzhan Ilyassov19 September 2023 Ref
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Stockholm, Sweden Diana Wanjiku Kiambuthi
(Ambassador Agrée)		2022 Ref
Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea Oslo, Norway Pil-woo Kim22 September 2021 Ref
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Stockholm, Sweden Shkëndije Geci Sherifi13 September 2022 Ref
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Oslo, Norway Raed Abdallah Alrifai31 January 2024 Ref
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan London, United Kingdom Edil J. Baisalov
(Ambassador Agrée)		2020 Ref
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos London, United Kingdom Douangmany Gnotsyoudom19 September 2023 Ref
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Oslo, Norway Mārtiņš Klīve31 May 2022 Ref
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Stockholm, Sweden Hassan Saleh31 August 2021 Ref
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho Dublin, Ireland Sekhulumi Paul Ntsoaole28 January 2019 Ref
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Copenhagen, Denmark Asta Radikaité31 May 2022 Ref
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg London, United Kingdom Georges Friden21 February 2023 Ref
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Berlin, Germany vacant Ref
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi London, United Kingdom Thomas John Bisika
(Ambassador Agrée)		 Ref
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Stockholm, Sweden Hafizah Abdullah
(Ambassador Agrée)		2023 Ref
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Berlin, Germany Oumou Sall Seck27 February 2019 Ref
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Valletta, Malta PJesmond Cutajar8 December 2021 Ref
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Brussels, Belgium Mohamed Mahmoud Brahim Khlil
(Ambassador Agrée)		2023 Ref
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Copenhagen, Denmark Norma Bertha Pensado Moreno17 January 2023 Ref
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Stockholm, Sweden Liliana Guţan18 April 2023 Ref
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Stockholm, Sweden Tuvdendorj Janabazar13 September 2022 Ref
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro London, United Kingdom vacant Ref
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Oslo, Norway Nabila Freidji15 November 2020 Ref
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Stockholm, Sweden Florencio Joel Alberto Sele12 February 2019 Ref
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Stockholm, Sweden George Mbanga Liswaniso29 October 2019 Ref
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal London, United Kingdom vacant Ref
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Oslo, Norway John Groffen22 September 2021 Ref
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Stockholm, Sweden David Leslie Taylor17 October 2023 Ref
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua London, United Kingdom Guisell Morales-Echaverry13 November 2018 Ref
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger Brussels, Belgium Mousse Dourfaye15 November 2022 Ref
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Dublin, Ireland Obiezu Ijeoma Chinonyerem15 February 2022 Ref
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Stockholm, Sweden Won Guk Ri31 August 2021 Ref
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Oslo, Norway Driton Kuqi18 April 2023 Ref
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Reykjavík, Iceland Cecilie Annette Willoch17 September 2023 Ref
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Berlin, Germany Bader Mohammed Bader Al Mantheri
(Ambassador Agrée)		2022 Ref
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Oslo, Norway Saadia Altaf Qazi21 February 2023 Ref
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Oslo, Norway Marie Antoinette Sedin29 October 2019 Ref
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama London, United Kingdom Irma Natalia Royo de Hagerman13 September 2022 Ref
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay London, United Kingdom Genaro Vicente Pappalardo Ayala1 March 2022 Ref
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Oslo, Norway Gustavo Laurie30 January 2024 Ref
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Oslo, Norway Enrico T. Fos27 April 2022 Ref
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Reykjavík, Iceland Gerard Sławomir Pokruszyński23 January 2018 Ref
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Oslo, Norway Pedro Maria Santos Pessoa e Costa17 January 2023 Ref
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar London, United Kingdom Fahad Mohammed Al-Attiyah7 February 2023 Ref
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Copenhagen, Denmark Anton Niculescu21 February 2023 Ref
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Reykjavík, Iceland vacant Ref
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Stockholm, Sweden Diane Gashumba15 November 2022 Ref
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino San Marino Federica Bigi23 October 2018 Ref
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Stockholm, Sweden Enass Ahmad Alshahwan1 March 2022 Ref
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal London, United Kingdom Fatimata Dia27 April 2022 Ref
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Oslo, Norway Dragan Petrović10 November 2021 Ref
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore London, United Kingdom Ng Teck Hean
(Ambassador Agrée)		2023 Ref
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Oslo, Norway Roman Bužek10 November 2021 Ref
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Copenhagen, Denmark Mihael Zupančič17 January 2023 Ref
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Oslo, Norway Delores Camilla Katze17 January 2023 Ref
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Oslo, Norway Mustafa Lowoh Walla Jabi18 April 2023 Ref
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Reykjavík, Iceland José Ramón García-Hernández22 September 2021 Ref
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Stockholm, Sweden Dharshana Mahendra Perera31 January 2023 Ref
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Oslo, Norway vacant Ref
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland London, United Kingdom vacant Ref
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Reykjavík, Iceland Pär Ahlberger29 September 2020 Ref
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Oslo, Norway Nathalie Marti17 October 2023 Ref
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Stockholm, Sweden Grace Alfred Olotu
(Ambassador Agrée)		2022 Ref
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Oslo, Norway Vimolbajra Ruksakiati3 November 2021 Ref
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Oslo, Norway Amel Ben Younes10 November 2021 Ref
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Oslo, Norway Gülin Dinç21 February 2023 Ref
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Copenhagen, Denmark Margaret Mutembeya Otteskov21 February 2023 Ref
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Helsinki, Finland Olga Dibrova1 March 2022 Ref
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates London, United Kingdom Mansoor Abdullah Khalfan Juma Abulhoul8 December 2021 Ref
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Reykjavík, Iceland Bryony Mathew24 August 2021 Ref
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Reykjavík, Iceland Carrin Patman 6 October 2022 Ref
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Stockholm, Sweden Federico Perazza31 January 2023 Ref
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan London, United Kingdom vacant Ref
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Oslo, Norway Ramón Antonio Gordils Montes19 September 2023 Ref
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Copenhagen, Denmark Lung Tanh Nghi15 November 2022 Ref
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Stockholm, Sweden Gladys Neven Lundwe
(Ambassador Agrée)		2023 Ref

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This is a list of ambassadors of Iceland.

The following lists events that happened in 1960 in Iceland.

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