About the Mission
The Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva opened on 1 March 1970 on the occasion of Iceland’s accession to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). In February 2018 the Mission also became the Embassy of Iceland in Switzerland and Liechtenstein with the Holy See being added in 2022. The Permanent Mission represents Iceland at EFTA, the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the United Nations Office and agencies, as well as other international organisations located in Geneva.
Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva
AddressAvenue Blanc 49, 6th floor
CP 86, CH-1211 Geneva 20
Phone: +41 (0)22 716 17 00
Open
Mondays - Thursdays 09:00 - 16:00
Fridays 09:00 - 15:00
Ambassador and Permanent Representative
Einar Gunnarsson
Curriculum Vitae
Born 1966
Current position
2022 - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the International Organisations in Geneva.
2022 – Ambassador to Switzerland.
Previous positions:
2021 – 2022 Ambassador, Office of the Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík.
2019 – 2021 Ambassador Arctic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík. Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council during Iceland’s Chairmanship of the Council.
2015 – 2018 Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, New York. Non-resident Ambassador to Cuba.
2009 – 2014 Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
2008 – 2009 Director – Chief Negotiator, Department of International Trade Negotiations, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík.
2007 – 2008 Director of Human Resources for the Foreign Service of Iceland, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík.
2004 – 2006 Deputy Permanent Representative/Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Iceland to the International Organisations, Geneva.
2000 – 2004 Counsellor, Embassy of Iceland/Mission of Iceland to the EC, Brussels.
1998 – 2000 First Secretary/Counsellor, External Trade Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík.
1996 – 1998 Legal Adviser/Deputy Director, Defence Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík.
1992 – 1995 Lawyer, GÁJ Law Firm, Reykjavík.
Education:
- Law Degree (Cand. Juris) from the University of Iceland 1992.
Personal:
- Married to Elisabet Thordardottir, Clinical Psychologist. Two grown-up children.
