Akkreditierungsdatum

04.09.2024

Details

Date of birth: 4th February 1971, Reykjavik, Iceland

Personal Status: Married, four children

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1996 Diplom Politikwissenschaft,

Freie Universität Berlin

Sprachen

Icelandic (native language), English (fluent), German (fluent), Danish / Swedish / Norwegian (intermediate)

Berufliche Laufbahn

2024 Ambassador of Iceland to Germany;

2022 Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister;

2020 Ambassador of Iceland to Finland, non-resident Ambassador to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania;

2020 Deputy Director General, Directorate for Bilateral and Regional Affairs, MFA;

2018 Deputy Director General, Directorate for International and Security Affairs, MFA;

2018 Director for Nordic Cooperation, MFA;

2016 Acting Head of Personnel and Human Resources, MFA;

2013 Permanent Representative of Iceland to the OSCE in Vienna, and to IAEA, CTBTO and UNOV;

2013 Ambassador of Iceland to Austria, non-resident Ambassador to Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Slovak Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina;

2011 Director, Department for Information, MFA;

2009 European Policy Advisor to the Foreign Minister, MFA;

2009 Acting Director, Department for External Trade, MFA;

2008 Counselor, Defense Department, MFA;

2006 Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Iceland New Delhi;

2002 Counselor, Embassy of Iceland, Washington D.C.;

2001 Director of the Icelandic Crisis Response Unit, MFA;

1999 First Secretary, Directorate for Administration, MFA;

1997 International Secretary, Parliament of Iceland, Nordic Council, PACE and the Parliamentary Assembly of WEU.