Embassy Information
The role of the Embassy is to manage Iceland’s development cooperation in Malawi, as well as safeguarding Iceland’s interests in foreign affairs and trade, and provide services to Icelanders in the region.
The Embassy was established in 2004. However, formal relations and cooperation between Iceland and Malawi date back to 1989 when the first development cooperation agreement between the two countries signed. In 2024, Iceland and Malawi celebrated 35 years of partnership.
Iceland’s development cooperation in Malawi is based on close collaboration with the country’s government, particularly with district authorities in Iceland’s partner districts, Mangochi and Nkhotakota. Additionally, Iceland works with United Nations agencies, the World Bank, and both local and international non-governmental organizations.
Embassy of Iceland in Lilongwe
Address13/13 Samala House
Lilongwe, Malawi
Phone: +265 (0)1 771 141 / 382
Email: lilongwe[at]mfa.is
Open Mon-Thu from 08:00 - 16:00 and Fri 08:00 - 13:00
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Chargé d’Affaires
Davíð Bjarnason
CV
Education
2007 Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Iceland1999 Masters of Environmental Studies from Dalhousie University Canada
1996 BA in anthropology from the University of Iceland
Work Experience
2024- Head of Mission, Embassy of Iceland Lilongwe, Malawi2021-2024 Director of Bilateral Development Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs Iceland (MFA)
2019-2021 Head of Division for World Bank Affairs, MFA
2017-2019 Director of Regional Development Cooperation, MFA
2016-2017 Director of Evaluations, MFA
2013-2017 Programme Director for the East Africa Regional Geothermal Exploration Project at the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA), later MFA
2012-13 Director for Programme Preparations at ICEIDA
2011-12 Head of Development at the Communication Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Iceland
2008-10 Project Manager for ICEIDA at the Embassy of Iceland in Namibia
1999-04 Project Manager for Landmat, an information technology company
1999-07 Part time lecturer in anthropology and environmental studies at the University of Iceland
1996-99 Various research projects, including on tourism in Iceland
