Ingvi Sigurður Ingvarsson

Ingvi Sigurður Ingvarsson

Permanent Representative of Iceland to United Nations
In office 000000001972-01-01-00001972 – 000000001977-09-08-0000September 8, 1977
Preceded by	Haraldur Kröyer
Succeeded by	Tómas Ármann Tómasson
Ambassador of Iceland to Sweden
In office 000000001977-09-08-0000September 8, 1977 – 000000001982-09-02-0000September 2, 1982
Preceded by	Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson
Succeeded by	Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
Ambassador of Iceland to United States
In office 000000001986-11-24-0000November 24, 1986 – 000000001990-12-17-0000December 17, 1990
Preceded by	Hans Georg Andersen
Succeeded by	Tómas Ármann Tómasson
Ambassador of Iceland to China
In office 000000001991-04-12-0000April 12, 1991 – 000000001995-01-21-0000January 21, 1995
Preceded by	Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
Succeeded by	Hjálmar Waag Hannesson
Personal details
Born	000000001924-12-12-0000December 12, 1924 Reykjavik
Died	000000002009-09-26-0000September 26, 2009 Reykjavik
Spouse(s)	Ingvar Hólmfríður Guðlaug Jónsdóttir
Children	Bergljót Kristin educationalist and teacher
Mother	Gudrun Jónasdóttir
Father	Ingvar Ingvarsson farmer
Education	1945 graduated from Akureyri College
Alma mater	University of Iceland 1949 University of Glasgow 1949-1950: Master of Arts. London School of Economics, Post Graduate Study.

Ingvi Sigurður Ingvarsson was a Icelandic diplomat.

Ingvi worked for the tax office and the Embassy of the United States in Reykjavik.
In 1956 he entered diplomatic service.
From 1958 to 1962 he was first secretary in Moscow (Soviet Union).
From 1962 to 1966 he was Counselor (diplomat) in Washington, D.C. (United States).
From 1966 to 1971 he was Deputy Permanent Representative of Iceland to North Atlantic Council in Brussels and Counsellor of the embassy in Paris and Brussels.
From 1971 to 1972 he was Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland) in Reykjavik.
From 1972 to 1976 he was Permanent Representative next the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City.
From 8 September 1977 to 2 September 1982 he was ambassador to Stockholm.
From 5 August 1977 to 24 September 1982 he was coaccreditated in Helsinki and from 9 November 1977 to 21 March 1983 he was coaccreditated to Belgrade.
From 24 November 1986 to 17 December 1990 he was ambassador in Washington, D. C. From 28 April 1987 to 24 January 1991 he was coaccreditated in Ottawa
From 12 April 1991 to 21 January 1995 he was ambassador in Beijing, From 25 January 1991 to 9 March 1994 he was coaccreditated in Copenhaugue.
From 17 November 1992 to 6 October 1994 he was coaccreditated as ambassador to Ankara.
From 1982 to 1986 he was Secretary of State.
He was chairman of the United Nations University.
He was awarded the Order of the Falcon with a star.^[1]

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