The Nordic-American Chambers of Commerce host a joint Nordic Forum Luncheon on June 3rd, 2013 at the 21 Club

Saturday, April 27th from 5pm to 8:30pm.

Information on absentee voting is abailable in a video.

The absentee voting for the upcoming Parliamentary Elections to the Althing on 27 April 2013 in Iceland commenced on Monday 4 March 2013 at the Consulate General.

The Consulate General of Iceland, North American Trade Commission in cooperation with Promote Iceland will participate in the International Boston Seafood Show (IBSS) on March 10-12.

The Consulate General of Iceland in New York, North America Trade Commission in co-operation with the Icelandic Embassy in Canada and Promote Iceland have organized a seafood trade event at the The Drake Hotel in Toronto on Thursday, March 7, 2013 from 3–5 p.m. At the event buyers from Canada will meet with seafood harvesters from Iceland, manufacturers, distributors and logistic companies.

The EFTA Court ruling on Icesave rejected all claims by the EFTA Surveillance Authority that Iceland should be declared in breach of the EEA Agreement. The Court rejected the claim that Iceland has breached the Deposit Guarantee Directive or has discriminated against depositors contrary to EEA law. It is a considerable satisfaction that Iceland´s defence has won the day in the Icesave case; the EFTA Court ruling brings to a close an important stage in a long saga.

Icelandic American Chamber of Commerce hosts a phone conference on the EFTA Court ruling on the Icesave Issue on January 28, 2013

On Wednesday November 14 the Nordic-American Chambers of Commerce in cooperation with The American-Scandinavian Foundation will host the Annual Nordic Forum 2012 and a seminar on doing business with the United Nations.

Umdæmi Aðalræðisskrifstofunnar í New York er New York, New Jersey, Connecticut og Rhode Island. Ef neyðarástand skapast þá er staðsetning neyðarskýla og upplýsingar um undirbúning og viðbrögð best að finna á eftirfarandi vefsíðum. Mynd: Victor Habbick / freedigitalphotos.net

Össur Skarphéðinsson, Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs, called for reform of the United Nations Security Council in his address to the UN General Assembly this weekend.

Between November 4-6 2012, Reykjavik will host the 5th edition of You Are In Control, a hothouse for creatives and thinkers interested in cross-platform explorations and ideas relating to future business models created by the digital revolution.

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Free concert at the West Park Presbyterian Church on February 13th at 7pm.

The Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture awards annually a number of scholarships to foreign students for study of the Icelandic language, literature and history at the University of Iceland, Reykjavík.

A new Cabinet was unveiled in Iceland on 31 December. During the reshuffle former finance minister Mr Steingrímur J. Sigfússon was named Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture as well as Minister of Economic Affairs. Mrs Oddný G. Harðardóttur was promoted into Cabinet as Minister of Finance. Mr Jón Bjarnason, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, and Mr Árni Páll Árnason, Minister of Economic Affairs, stepped down from the Cabinet. Other ministers retained their posts.