Iceland first established a permanent representation to the United States in October 1940, following Thor Thors appointment as ambassador. Prior to 1940, Iceland was represented in the United States by Denmark.
List of ambassadors #NameAppointmentTermination of mission1Thor Thors23 October 194111 January 19652Pétur Thorsteinsson1 August 19651 October 19693Magnús V. Magnússon1 October 19694 April 19714Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson1 August 19712 March 19735Haraldur Kröyer2 March 197321 July 19766Hans Georg Andersen21 July 197624 November 19867Ingvi S. Ingvarsson24 November 198617 December 19908Tómas Á. Tómasson17 December 19909 December 19939Einar Benediktsson9 December 199321 November 199710Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson16 March 19989 December 200211Helgi Ágústsson9 December 20028 December 200612Albert Jónsson8 December 20068 January 200913Hjálmar W. Hannesson8 January 20091 October 201114Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson1 October 201123 February 201515Geir Haarde23 February 20151 July 201916Bergdís Ellertsdóttir1 July 201918 September 202417Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir [is]18 September 2024Incumbent
See also Iceland–United States relations Foreign relations of Iceland Ambassadors of Iceland
References List of Icelandic representatives (Icelandic Foreign Ministry website) Ambassador Svanhildur Holm Valsdottir presents Letter of Credence to President Biden (Government of Iceland website) Office of the Historian: