Ambassador

Curriculum Vitae

Sveinn Björnsson

Born in Washington D.C., USA on 12 December 1942

Career:

Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Austria since 9.9.2004

Permanent Representative to the IAEA since 20.8.2004

Permanent Representative to the OSCE since 17.8.2004

Permanent Representative to the UNOV and CTBTO since 28.7.2004

concurrently

Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegowina with residence in Vienna since 28.2.2005

Ambassador to Czech Republic with residence in Vienna since 18.11.2004

Ambassador to Slovak Republic with residence in Vienna since 28.10.2004

Ambassador to Republic of Hungary with residence in Vienna since 30.8.2004

2001- Chief of Protocol, Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA).
Concurrently Ambassador, Member of the CSO (Committe of Senior Officials), Council of the Baltic Sea States.

1997 Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg. President of the Committee of Ministers Deputies during Icelands´ Chairmanship of the Council of Europe, 1999.

1996 Ambassador on special assignment, MFA.

1992 Secretary General of the Office of the President of Iceland.

1990 Deputy Permanent Secretary and Director of Political Affairs, MFA.

1987 Chief of Protocol, MFA. Concurrently Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe with residence in Reykjavík.

1987 Appointed Ambassador in the Icelandic Foreign Service.

1983 Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Iceland, London.

1978 Counsellor, and Deputy Head of Political Department, MFA.

1974 Counsellor, Embassy of Iceland, Bonn.

1970 First Secretary, Embassy of Iceland, Stockholm

1969 Attaché, MFA


Education:
University of Iceland, Reykjavík (cand. phil.)

Foreign languages:
English, Swedish, French, German.

Maritial status:
Married to Mrs. Sigríður H. Jónsdóttir.
Daughter and son from previous marriage.