Ambassador
Curriculum Vitae
H.E. GUNNAR SNORRI GUNNARSSON
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Born |
Reykjavík, Iceland, 13 July 1953. |
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Education |
Studies at the Universities of St. Andrews and Edinburgh Graduated M.A., Hons. Edinburgh University 1977, English Literature and Philosophy. |
Professional background
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1977-1978 |
Teacher Ísafjörður Junior College. |
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1978-1979 |
Further studies Universidad Complutense, Madrid. |
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1979-1981 |
First Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík |
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1981-1984 |
First Secretary, Icelandic Embassy, Paris, also Deputy Permanent Representative at the Icelandic Mission to the OECD and UNESCO. |
| 1984-1987 | Counsellor, Icelandic Embassy, Paris, Deputy Permanent Representative to OECD and UNESCO. |
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1987-1988 |
Deputy Permanent Representative in the Icelandic Delegation to the North Atlantic Council, Brussels. |
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1988-1991 |
Minister Counsellor, Icelandic Embassy, Brussels (European Communities, Belgium, Luxembourg). |
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1991-1994 |
Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Under Secretary for External Trade, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík. |
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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. |
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2002-2006 |
Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Reykjavík. |
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2006-2009 |
Ambassador to China, also accredited to Australia, Kingdom of Cambodia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Vietnam. |
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2010- |
Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, side accredited to the Republic of Croatia. |
