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| Ambassador of Iceland to India | |
|---|---|
| Sendiherra Íslands á Indlandi | |
Incumbent Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson | |
| Inaugural holder | Pétur Thorsteinsson |
| Formation | 20 November 1976 |
Iceland's first ambassador to India was Pétur Thorsteinsson in 1976. Iceland's present ambassador to India is Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson, who presented his credentials to President Ram Nath Kovind on 20 September 2018.[1] While Iceland has an acreditted ambassador since 1976, the Embassy of Iceland was formally opened only on 26 February 2006. Aside from India, the Embassy's area of jurisdiction includes Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.[2]
List of ambassadors[edit | edit source]
| # | 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 | Incumbent |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "New Ambassador of Iceland presents credentials to President". Government of Iceland website. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ "Embassy Information New Delhi". Government of Iceland website. Retrieved 5 May 2019.