Embassy Information
The Embassy of Iceland in Vienna serves as a Permanent Mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Preparatory Commission to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organisation, all of which are located in Vienna.
The Embassy is in addition accredited as a bilateral embassy to Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia.
You can locate us in Vienna's 1st district on Naglergasse 2/8. The nearest metro stations are Herrengasse (U3) and Stephansplatz (U1 and U3).
Embassy of Iceland in Vienna
AddressNaglergasse 2/3/8
1010 Wien
Phone: +43 1 533 2771
Open all week days from 09:00 - 16:00
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Kristín A. Árnadóttir
Professional career
2021 -
Permanent Representative of Iceland designate to the OSCE, IAEA, CTBTO and UNOV, Vienna.
2019 – 2021
Head of Department of Bilateral Relations, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, accredited to New Zealand and Slovenia, Department of Home Based Ambassadors. Special Envoy for Gender Equality since 1 January 2018.
2013 - 2018
Ambassador, Embassy of Iceland in Helsinki, Finland, accredited to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine.
2010 – 2013
Ambassador, Embassy of Iceland in Beijing, China, accredited to Australia, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, New Zealand, North Korea, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.
2006 - 2013
Director of Office of Communication and Culture, Director of Executive Management Office, Deputy Permanent Secretary of State, Special Envoy and Campaign Manager for Iceland’s First time Candidacy for the UN Security Council (2008), Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland.
1994 – 2006
Political Advisor to the Mayor of the City of Reykjavík, Director of Secretariat of the Mayor and Director of Organizational Development, Services and Information – during the terms of five Mayors.
2006
Sabbatical: Leadership Team of the UN African Millennium Cities Initiative, led by Dr. Jeffrey M. Sachs, mainly focusing on potential and utilization of geothermal energy in the African Rift Valley.
before 2006
Journalist, Co-organizer of various conferences and events, Campaign Manager in local and national elections for the Women’s Alliance and Director of Parliamentary Group.
Education
1999
Master of Arts in Public Administration and Governance, Executive Program, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, USA.
1987
Bachelor of Arts in English and Mass Communication, University of Iceland.
Personal
Born on 18 March 1957 in Reykjavík, Iceland, mother of three daughters.
