List of ambassadors of Iceland to India
Guðni Bragson | |
---|---|
Iceland Ambassador to India | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office September 2021 | |
President | Guðni Th. Jóhannesson |
Preceded by | Guðmundur 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 |
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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 | Septemper 2021 | Incumbent |
See also
- Iceland–India relations
- Foreign relations of Iceland
- Ambassadors of Iceland
- List of ambassadors and high commissioners to India
References
- List of Icelandic representatives (Icelandic Foreign Ministry website) (in Icelandic)
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