List of ambassadors of Iceland to India

Guðni Bragson
Iceland Ambassador to India
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 2021
PresidentGuðni Th. Jóhannesson
Preceded byGuðmundur Árni Stefánsson

Iceland's first ambassador to India was Pétur Thorsteinsson in 1976. Iceland's present ambassador to India is Guðni Bragson, who presented his credentials to President Ram Nath Kovind on 22 September 2021.[1] While Iceland has an acreditted ambassador since 1976, the Embassy of Iceland was not formally opened until 26 February, 2006. Aside from India, the Embassy's area of jurisdiction includes Nepal and Sri Lanka.[2]

List of ambassadors

# Name Appointment Termination of mission
1 Pétur Thorsteinsson 20 November 1976 9 February 1984
2 Sigurður Bjarnason 9 February 1984 31 December 1985
3 Hannes Jónsson 6 October 1987 31 October 1989
4 Benedikt Ásgeirsson 5 February 1997 11 February 2000
5 Þorsteinn Pálsson 11 February 2000 23 February 2004
6 Sverrir H. Gunnlaugsson 23 February 2004 5 April 2006
7 Sturla Sigurjónsson 5 April 2006 18 January 2007
8 Gunnar Pálsson 18 January 2007 11 November 2009
9 Guðmundur Eiríksson 11 November 2009 September 2018
10 Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson September 2018 April 2020
11 Guðni Bragson September 2021 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ^ "Iceland - H E Gudni Bragason presents credentials to the President of India". Gale. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Embassy Information New Delhi". Government of Iceland website. Retrieved 23 May 2024.