Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir

Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir (born 15 January 1955 in Ólafsvík) is an Icelandic diplomat. From 2016 to 2020 she has been Iceland's ambassador to the Russian Federation.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Berglind.
Berglind Asgeirsdottir
Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir in 2018
Born15 January 1955 (1955-01-15) (age 66)
Ólafsvík, Iceland
Other namesSigríður Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir
OccupationAmbassador

From March 2011 to August 2016 she served as Icelandic ambassador to France, Italy, Spain and North Africa.[1] She was previously Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD. She was at this post since September 2002 and among her responsibilities were the areas of education, health, labour and social policy and public communication. In 2020, Árni Þór Sigurðsson succeeded her as ambassador to Russia.[2][3]

Before she was appointed to the OECD, Berglind was the Secretary-General of the Nordic Council from 1996 to 1999 and the Secretary-General in the Ministry of Social Affairs in Iceland from 1988 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2002. From 2006 to 2007, Berglind was the head of the trading office at the Foreign ministry in Iceland.[1]

References
  1. "Sigríður Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir: Ambassador" Archived 2018-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Embassy Information, Iceland Abroad, retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. "Ambassador of Iceland presents copies of credentials to Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister". Embassy of Iceland in Moscow. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (2020-02-05). "Árni Þór til Moskvu eftir hrókeringar í sendiráðunum". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-01-31.
Preceded by
Anders Wenström		 Secretary-General of the Nordic Council
1996–1996		 Succeeded by
Frida Nokken


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