The Embassy's area of jurisdiction, apart from India, includes Australia, Nepal, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
The Embassy of Iceland in New Delhi was formally opened on 26 February 2006.
Address:
33, B. S. Radhakrishna Marg,
Chanakyapuri
110021 New Delhi
Phone: +91 (0) 11 4353 0300
Email: newdelhi@mfa.is
Opening hours: Open Mon-Thu from 09:00 - 16:30 and Fri from 09:00 - 16:00
| Name | Job title | |
|---|---|---|
| Benedikt Höskuldsson | Ambassador | benedikt.hoskuldsson@utn.is |
| Daisy Mary Santiago Anthony | Officer | daisy.anthony@utn.is |
| Jóhanna María Vilhelmsdóttir | Vice-Consul | johanna.maria.vilhelmsdottir@utn.is |
| Madhavan Muthu | Chauffeur | madhavan.muthu@utn.is |
| Rachel John | Officer | rachel.john@utn.is |
| Rahul Chongtham | Commercial Counsellor | rahul.chongtham@utn.is |
| Tinna Sveinsdóttir | Deputy Chief of Mission | tinna.sveinsdottir@utn.is |
2024 - Ambassador to India, as well as Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka
2021 - 2024 Special Envoy for Climate, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
Permanent representative of Iceland to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Member of the Board of the Nordic Development Fund
2016 - 2021 Lead Partnership Specialist and Senior Advisor at Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)
2013 - 2014 Permanent Representative and Minister Plenipotentiary to FAO, World Food Programme (WFP), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome
Minister Counsellor, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
Director of Natural Resources, Environmental and Energy Affairs
Head of Energy Affairs
Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Iceland in Tokyo, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
Counsellor, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
Director Overseas Trade Services, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
1991 - 1997 Embassy of Iceland in Berlin
2022 - Co-Chair of Joint Task Force on Energy Cooperation between India and Iceland. In this capacity work has focused on cooperation between Indian and Icelandic energy entities like ONGC, Oil India, ISOR and Verkis from Iceland
1983 Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Lewis & Clark College, OR, USA
1986 Master of Arts in Economics: Money & Monetary Systems, International Economics, Portland State University, Portland OR, USA
1986 International Business, Portland State University, OR, USA
1999 Received the order of Nordstjerne from the King of Sweden
2023 Distinguished Alumni Honor from Lewis & Clark College
Höskuldur was born 12 May 1957. He is married to Hjördís Magnúsdóttir with three adult children and five grandchildren.