List of ambassadors of Iceland to the Soviet Union
Ambassador of Iceland to the Soviet Union | |
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Sendiherra Íslands í Sovétríkjunum | |
Inaugural holder | Pétur Benediktsson |
Formation | 21 January 1944 |
Final holder | Ólafur Egilsson |
Abolished | 8 December 1991 |
Succession | Ambassador of Iceland to Russia |
Iceland's first ambassador to the Soviet Union was Pétur Benediktsson in 1944. Iceland's last ambassador to the Soviet Union was Ólafur Egilsson in 1991.
List of ambassadors
# | Name | Appointment | Termination of mission |
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1 | Pétur Benediktsson | 21 January 1944 | 30 January 1951 |
2 | Helgi P. Briem | 30 January 1951 | 11 September 1953 |
3 | Pétur Thorsteinsson | 11 September 1953 | 1 January 1961 |
4 | Kristinn Guðmundsson | 1 January 1961 | 31 December 1967 |
5 | Oddur Guðjónsson | 1 January 1968 | 8 October 1974 |
6 | Hannes Jónsson | 8 October 1974 | 18 July 1980 |
7 | Haraldur Kröyer | 18 July 1980 | 31 January 1985 |
8 | Páll Ásgeir Tryggvason | 31 January 1985 | 13 January 1987 |
9 | Tómas Á. Tómasson | 13 January 1987 | 17 January 1990 |
10 | Ólafur Egilsson | 17 January 1990 | 8 December 1991 |
See also
- Iceland–Soviet Union relations
- Foreign relations of Iceland
- Ambassadors of Iceland
References
- List of Icelandic representatives (Icelandic Foreign Ministry website) (in Icelandic)
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