INLUS Webinar – Conversation with Ambassador Bergdís Ellertsdóttir

Join us for a discussion of current issues facing Iceland and the United States with Ambassador Bergdís Ellertsdóttir and Honorary consul Rob Cartwright.

Ambassador Bergdís Ellertsdóttir – career summary

• Ambassador of Iceland to the United States, September 2019-
• Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, 2018-2019
• Head of the Icelandic Mission to the European Union, 2014- 2018
• Director, International Trade Negotiations. Chief negotiator Iceland-China FTA. Directorate for Trade and Economic Affairs,  2012
• Deputy Secretary General. European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Brussels, 2007-2012
• Director General for International Security and Development Co-operation Affairs. Ministry for Foreign Affairs, January 2007
• Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Iceland, 2005-2006
• Head of European Affairs, Deputy Director General. Trade Department. Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2003-2004
• Deputy Director, Political Department. Dealing with security issues, NATO, OSCE, bilateral relations with the United States, Canada and Russia, 2000-2003
• Political Officer. NATO HQ, Political Division, Brussels, 1998-2000
• Deputy Head of Mission. Embassy of Iceland in Bonn with accreditation to Switzerland, Austria and the OSCE, 1995-1998
• First Secretary. Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Trade Department, 1991-1995

Rob Cartwright

Rob Cartwright is Iceland’s Honorary Consul General in San Francisco, California.

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