Ambassador

Curriculum Vitae

Benedikt Ásgeirsson

Education:

1970 Graduated from Akureyri Higher Secondary Grammar School,

1975 Dipl. Sozw. ( Pol. science), University of Göttingen, Germany

Professional Background

1976 Secretary of Embassy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík

1978 First Secretary, Embassy of Iceland, Bonn

1981 First Secretary, Embassy of Iceland, Moscow

1984 Counsellor, Icelandic Delegation to NATO and Embassy of Iceland, Brussels

1987 Minister-Counsellor and Chief of Division (Administration, Information and Cultural Affairs), Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík

1991 Deputy Permanent Representative, Icelandic Delegation to NATO and WEU (1993), Brussels

1994 Director, Defence Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík and Icelandic Chairman US-Icelandic Defence Council

1995 Appointed Ambassador as of 15 January 1995

1995 Ambassador of Iceland to the United Kingdom, concurrently Ambassador to Ireland (1995), The Netherlands (1995), India (1997) and Greece (1997)

1999 Director, Defence Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík, and Icelandic Chairman US-Icelandic Defence Council

2001 Deputy Permanent Secretary of State and Director, Policy Planning and Administration, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík

2004 Ambassador of Iceland to Mozambique, concurrently Ambassador to South Africa (2004), Malawi (2004), Namibia 2004), Uganda (2005), Angola (agréé) and Kenya (agréé)

2005 Resident Ambassador of Iceland to South Africa, concurrently Ambassador to Mozambique, Malawi (2004), Namibia (2004), Uganda (2005), Angola (agréé) and Kenya (agréé)

2006 Ambassador of Iceland to the Russian Federation, concurrently Ambassador to Azerbaijan (2007), Moldova (2007), Turkmenistan (2007), Georgia (2008), Kazakhstan (2008), Armenia (agréé), Belarus (agréé), Kyrgyzstan (agréé), Tajikistan (agréé) and Uzbekistan (agréé)