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ICELAND - H.E. Kristín A. Árnadóttir

Credentials: 11.01.2023

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Born on March 18, 1957
Mother of three daughters

EDUCATION

1987: Bachelor of Arts in English and Mass Communication, University of Iceland
1999: Master of Arts in Public Administration and Governance, Executive Programme, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, USA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2023: Ambassador, Embassy of Iceland in Austria, accredited to Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia and Hungary

2021: Permanent Representative of Iceland to the OSCE, IAEA, CTBTO and UNOV, Vienna

2019-2021: Head of Department of Bilateral Relations, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, accredited to New Zealand and Slovenia, Department of Home Based Ambassadors. Special Envoy for Gender Equality since January 1, 2018

2013-2018: Ambassador, Embassy of Iceland in Helsinki, Finland, accredited to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine

2010-2013: Ambassador, Embassy of Iceland in Beijing, China, accredited to Australia, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, New Zealand, North Korea, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam

2006-2013: Director of Office of Communication and Culture, Director of Executive Management Office, Deputy Permanent Secretary of State, Special Envoy and Campaign Manager for Iceland’s First time Candidacy for the UN Security Council (2008), Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland

1994-2006: Political Advisor to the Mayor of the City of Reykjavík, Director of Secretariat of the Mayor and Director of Organisational Development, Services and Information – during the terms of five Mayors

2006: Sabbatical: Leadership Team of the UN African Millennium Cities Initiative, led by Dr. Jeffrey M. Sachs, mainly focusing on potential and utilization of geothermal energy in the African Rift Valley

before 2006: Journalist, Co-organiser of various conferences and events, Campaign Manager in local and national elections for the Women’s Alliance and Director of Parliamentary Group

Fotos: Carina Karlovits/HBF & Paul Kulec/HBF