About the Mission
The Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN represents the government of Iceland at the UN headquarters in New York. It participates in the work of the General Assembly and its main committees as well as in other UN bodies where Iceland has been elected to serve. The Mission is headed by the Permanent Representative of Iceland to the UN.
The Permanent Mission acts as an Embassy to Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.
Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN in New York
Address800 Third Avenue, 36th floor
New York NY 10022
Phone: +1 (212) 593 2700
unmission[at]mfa.is
Open all week days from 09:00 - 16:30
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| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Bergdís Ellertsdóttir | Permanent Representative | bergdis.ellertsdottir@utn.stjr.is |
| Berglind St. Louis | Secretary | berglind.StLouis@utn.stjr.is |
| Francisco Gonzales | Assistant | |
| Helen Inga Stankiewicz Von Ernst | Intern | HelenInga.VonErnst@utn.stjr.is |
| Jónas Gunnar Allansson | Minister Counsellor | jonas.allansson@utn.stjr.is |
| Sesselja Sigurðardóttir | Counsellor | sesselja.sigurdardottir@utn.stjr.is |
| Tinna Þórarinsdóttir | Secretary | tinna.thorarinsdottir@utn.stjr.is |
Permanent Representative and Ambassador
Bergdís Ellertsdóttir
Current position
2018 Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, New York.
Professional Career:
Ambassador of Iceland to Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland and San Marino, 2014-2018.
Head of the Icelandic Mission to the European Union, September 2014-2018
Director, International Trade Negotiations. Chief negotiator Iceland-China FTA. Directorate for Trade and Economic Affairs, September 2012
Deputy Secretary General. European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Brussels, 2007-2012
Director General for International Security and Development Co-operation Affairs. Ministry for Foreign Affairs, January 2007
Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Iceland, 2005-2006
Head of European Affairs, Deputy Director General. Trade Department. Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2003-2004
Deputy Director, Political Department. Dealing with security issues, NATO, OSCE, bilateral relations with the United States, Canada and Russia, 2000-2003
Political Officer. NATO HQ, Political Division, Brussels, 1998-2000
Deputy Head of Mission. Embassy of Iceland in Bonn with accreditation to Switzerland, Austria and the OSCE, 1995-1998
First Secretary. Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Trade Department, 1991-1995.
Education:
European Studies (M.A.), University of Essex, UK, 1988-1989
Political Science and English (B.A.), University of Iceland, Reykjavík, 1985-1987
Political Science, English and History, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Heidelberg, Germany, 1983-1985
German, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Freiburg, Germany, 1982-1983.
Marital status:
Mrs Ellertsdóttir was born in 1962. She is married with four children.
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