Professional experience

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2026

Ambassador of Iceland to Norway (agrée)

2021 - 2026

Director General for External Trade and Economic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

2018 - 2021

Deputy Permanenent Representative of Iceland to NATO

2014 - 2018

Deputy Head of Mission – Icelandic Mission to the European Union

2011 - 2014

Director at the Directorate for Trade and Economic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

2007 - 2011

Deputy Permanent Representative, Mission of Iceland, Geneva

2001 - 2007

Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN, New York

1999 - 2001

First Secretary, Directorate for External Trade and Economic Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1998 - 1999

First Secretary, Department of Defense, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1996 - 1997

SOCRATES Technical Assistance Office, Brussels (secondment)

1995-1996 and 1997-1998

Office of International Education, SOCRATES National Agency, Reykjavik

Education

MA, European Integration and Co-operation, Department of Politics, University of Hull, 1994

BA,  Political Science, University of Iceland, 1991

Born 11 May 1968, Höfn Hornafirði, Iceland
Married to Dr. Þórunn Scheving Elíasdóttir. One son, Matthías Tumi