Ambassador

Mr. Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson

Curriculum Vitae

Studies:

M.A. Edinburgh University (English Literature and Philosophy).

Further studies Universidad Complutense, Madrid.

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1977-1978 Teacher Ísafjörður Junior College.

1979-1981 First Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík.

1981-1984 First Secretary, Icelandic Embassy, Paris, also Deputy PermanentRepresentative at the Icelandic Mission to the OECD and UNESCO.

1984-1987 Counsellor, Icelandic Embassy, Paris, Deputy Permanent Representative to OECD and UNESCO.

1987-1988 Deputy Permanent Representative in the Icelandic Delegation to the North Atlantic Council, Brussels.

1988-1991 Minister Counsellor, Icelandic Embassy, Brussels (European Communities, Belgium, Luxembourg).

1991-1994 Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Under Secretary for External Trade, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík.

1994-1997 Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva including WTO and EFTA.

1997-2002 Ambassador to the European Communities, Belgium, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.

2002-2006 Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík.

2006- Ambassador to China, Australia, Mongolia,New Zealand, North Korea, South Korea and Vietnam

Decorations:  Commander of the Order of the Falcon (Iceland), Oficial Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique (Portugal), Officier Ordre du Mérite (France), Encomienda Orden Isabel la Católica (Spain), Commandeur Ordre Grand Ducal de la Couronne de Chêne (Luxembourg), Grand Officier Order of Oranje Nassau (Netherlands), Grande Croix de l’Ordre de la Couronne (Belgium).