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This is a
timeline of first
ambassadorial appointments
of
Iceland
by country
.
Timeline
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#
Host country
Ambassador
Appointment
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1
Denmark
Sveinn Björnsson
16 August 1920
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2
United States
Thor Thors
23 October 1941
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3
United Kingdom
Pétur Benediktsson
13 December 1941
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4
Norway
Pétur Benediktsson
4 May 1942
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5
Soviet Union
Pétur Benediktsson
21 January 1944
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6
France
Pétur Benediktsson
10 January 1946
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7
Poland
Pétur Benediktsson
5 February 1946
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8
Belgium
Pétur Benediktsson
13 February 1946
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9
Czechoslovakia
Pétur Benediktsson
30 April 1946
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10
Italy
Pétur Benediktsson
3 September 1947
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11
Canada
Thor Thors
19 September 1947
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12
Finland
Jakob Möller
29 December 1947
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13
Switzerland
Pétur Benediktsson
3 May 1949
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14
Netherlands
Stefán Þorvarðsson
28 July 1949
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Portugal
Pétur Benediktsson
Ref
Spain
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17
Sweden
Helgi P. Briem
28 December 1950
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18
Iran
Helgi P. Briem
5 May 1951
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19
Ireland
Pétur Benediktsson
3 July 1951
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20
Israel
Helgi P. Briem
23 August 1951
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21
Argentina
Thor Thors
24 March 1952
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Brazil
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23
Germany
Vilhjálmur Finsen
22 October 1952
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24
Yugoslavia
Helgi P. Briem
29 April 1953
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25
Hungary
Pétur Thorsteinsson
28 July 1955
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26
Cuba
Thor Thors
7 February 1956
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27
Romania
Pétur Thorsteinsson
30 May 1956
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28
Japan
Magnús V. Magnússon
22 April 1958
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29
Turkey
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
21 October 1958
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30
Greece
Agnar Klemens Jónsson
4 December 1958
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31
Luxembourg
Pétur Thorsteinsson
1 June 1962
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32
Mexico
Thor Thors
13 May 1964
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33
Bulgaria
Kristinn Guðmundsson
29 April 1965
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34
Austria
Árni Tryggvason
19 July 1965
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35
Peru
Hannes Kjartansson
1 September 1970
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36
Egypt
Henrik Sveinsson Björnsson
10 November 1970
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Ethiopia
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38
Nigeria
Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson
1 January 1971
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39
China
Sigurður Bjarnason
25 September 1973
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40
East Germany
Oddur Guðjónsson
18 December 1973
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41
India
Pétur Thorsteinsson
20 November 1976
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42
Pakistan
Pétur Thorsteinsson
7 December 1976
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43
The Bahamas
Hans G. Andersen
17 March 1977
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44
Mongolia
Hannes Jónsson
25 May 1977
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45
Tanzania
Haraldur Kröyer
17 November 1977
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46
Holy See
Niels P. Sigurðsson
3 December 1977
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47
Thailand
Pétur Thorsteinsson
4 December 1977
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48
Kenya
Haraldur Kröyer
10 February 1978
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49
Iraq
Pétur Thorsteinsson
20 April 1978
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50
Albania
Ingvi S. Ingvarsson
29 September 1978
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51
Bangladesh
Pétur Thorsteinsson
23 November 1978
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52
Cape Verde
Einar Benediktsson
24 September 1979
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53
Tunisia
Pétur Thorsteinsson
11 November 1980
54
Saudi Arabia
Ingvi S. Ingvarsson
1 December 1981
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55
North Korea
Pétur Thorsteinsson
2 April 1982
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56
South Korea
Pétur Thorsteinsson
19 April 1982
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57
Cyprus
Sigurður Bjarnason
10 June 1983
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58
Australia
Pétur Thorsteinsson
17 April 1984
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59
Indonesia
Pétur Thorsteinsson
1 April 1985
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60
Chile
Ingvi S. Ingvarsson
12 November 1987
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61
Uruguay
Tómas Á. Tómasson
5 July 1991
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62
Venezuela
Tómas Á. Tómasson
12 July 1991
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63
Lithuania
Ingvi S. Ingvarsson
17 September 1991
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64
Estonia
Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr
24 September 1991
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65
Latvia
Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr
26 September 1991
Ref
66
Russia
Ólafur Egilsson
8 December 1991
Ref
67
Liechtenstein
Hjálmar W. Hannesson
26 June 1992
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68
Ukraine
Ólafur Egilsson
3 June 1993
Ref
69
Slovenia
Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr
15 September 1993
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70
Czech Republic
Eiður Svanberg Guðnason
9 November 1993
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71
Slovakia
Eiður Svanberg Guðnason
11 November 1993
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72
Namibia
Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr
26 January 1994
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73
Georgia
Gunnar Gunnarsson
8 January 1996
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74
South Africa
Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr
25 April 1996
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75
Macedonia
Eiður Svanberg Guðnason
24 October 1996
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76
Vietnam
Hjálmar W. Hannesson
15 November 1996
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77
Costa Rica
Einar Benediktsson
31 January 1997
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78
Moldova
Gunnar Gunnarsson
17 April 1997
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79
Andorra
Sverrir H. Gunnlaugsson
17 July 1997
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80
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Róbert Trausti Árnason
19 February 1998
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81
Mozambique
Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr
10 August 1998
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82
New Zealand
Ólafur Egilsson
22 October 1999
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83
Armenia
Jón Egill Egilsson
23 November 1999
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84
Turkmenistan
Jón Egill Egilsson
5 May 2000
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85
Uzbekistan
Jón Egill Egilsson
8 February 2001
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86
Barbados
Þorsteinn Ingólfsson
30 April 2001
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87
Serbia and Montenegro
Svavar Gestsson
21 February 2002
88
Malawi
Björn Dagbjartsson
29 May 2002
Ref
89
Croatia
Jón Egill Egilsson
12 June 2002
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90
Jamaica
Þorsteinn Ingólfsson
20 January 2003
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91
Sri Lanka
Svavar Gestsson
8 August 2003
Ref
92
Singapore
Ólafur Egilsson
23 September 2003
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93
Malaysia
Ólafur Egilsson
1 October 2003
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94
Lebanon
Sverrir H. Gunnlaugsson
24 October 2003
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95
Kazakhstan
Benedikt Jónsson
5 November 2003
Ref
96
Malta
Sverrir H. Gunnlaugsson
11 December 2003
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97
Azerbaijan
Benedikt Jónsson
18 February 2004
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98
Kyrgyzstan
Benedikt Jónsson
10 March 2004
Ref
99
Panama
Guðmundur Eiríksson
30 March 2004
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100
Dominican Republic
Hjálmar W. Hannesson
2 August 2004
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101
Colombia
Guðmundur Eiríksson
27 August 2004
Ref
102
Kuwait
Stefán Skjaldarson
2 November 2004
Ref
103
Cambodia
Ólafur Egilsson
14 December 2004
Ref
104
Nicaragua
Guðmundur Eiríksson
22 April 2005
Ref
105
Grenada
Hjálmar W. Hannesson
28 April 2005
Ref
106
Uganda
Benedikt Ásgeirsson
12 May 2005
Ref
107
Belarus
Benedikt Jónsson
7 June 2005
Ref
108
Philippines
Þórður Ægir Óskarsson
10 June 2005
Ref
109
Tajikistan
Benedikt Jónsson
15 February 2006
Ref
110
Serbia
Svavar Gestsson
5 June 2006
Ref
111
Lesotho
Sigríður Dúna Kristmundsdóttir
6 September 2007
Ref
112
Montenegro
Sveinn Björnsson
17 September 2007
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113
Syria
Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson
4 December 2007
Ref
114
Botswana
Sigríður Dúna Kristmundsdóttir
27 February 2008
Ref
115
Nepal
Gunnar Pálsson
30 April 2008
Ref
116
Laos
Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson
6 May 2008
Ref
117
Maldives
Gunnar Pálsson
8 May 2008
Ref
118
Guyana
Hjálmar W. Hannesson
14 July 2008
Ref
119
Mauritius
Gunnar Pálsson
13 November 2008
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120
San Marino
Þórir Ibsen
2 March 2012
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References
edit
List of Icelandic representatives (Icelandic Foreign Ministry website)
(in Icelandic)