Consul and Trade Commissioner

Mr. Hlynur Gudjonsson, Consul and Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Iceland in New York

Mr. Hlynur Gudjonsson is the Icelandic Consul for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island as well as the Trade Commissioner for North America based at the Consulate General of Iceland in New York.  He has worked as a strategist and managing director in the areas of public relations, advertising, and political campaigning.  Prior to this position, Mr. Gudjonsson served as an executive at Icelandic USA, Inc. a large seafood importer, wholesaler, and manufacturer.   He graduated from Emerson College in Boston, MA with a master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communication and holds a B.A. in Political History from the University of Iceland in Reykjavik.  Mr. Gudjonsson is cofounder of the Foreign Trade Commissioner’s Association in New York, and Chairman since 2006.  His master's thesis on nation branding was published in The Journal of Place Branding