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.

Icelandic Ambassador to the United States
Sendiherra Íslands í Bandaríkjunum
Coat of arms of Iceland
Incumbent Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir 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
Formation	23 October 1941
Website	Embassy of Iceland in Washington D.C.

List of ambassadors

#	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	18 September 2024
17	Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir	18 September 2024	Incumbent

See also

• Iceland–United States relations
• Foreign relations of Iceland
• Ambassadors of Iceland

References

• List of Icelandic representatives (Icelandic Foreign Ministry website) (in Icelandic)
• Ambassador Svanhildur Holm Valsdottir presents Letter of Credence to President Biden (Government of Iceland website)
• Office of the Historian: