
News Search Showing 1-12 of 26 results 07 February 2025Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC Iceland begins accepting Schengen visa applications in Canada Please note that, effective February 10th, Iceland will begin accepting Schengen visa applications directly from Canada. Consequently, Denmark will no longer represent Iceland in this capacity. 20 September 2024Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC Ambassador Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir presents Letter of Credence to President Biden On 18 September 2024, Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir presented her Letter of Credence as Ambassador of Iceland to the United States to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States. 29 September 2022Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC The Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC is looking for a full-time driver/handyman The Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC is looking for a new team member to fill the position of full-time driver/handyman. 29 October 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC U.S. Iceland Economic Dialogue held for the second time The United States and Iceland held their second Economic Dialogue earlier this week, on October 27. The Economic Dialogue was jointly established by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson following their meeting in Reykjavik in February 2019. 03 July 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC COVID-19 information - Travel Restrictions Iceland’s Minister of Justice has decided that the temporary travel restrictions that came into effect on 15 June will continue to apply as of 1 July 2020. 25 June 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC Virtual Nordic Jazz 2020 This week the Nordic Embassies in Washington DC organized the yearly Nordic Jazz festival. This year the festival was virtual with a new free online concert available every day at noon Monday, June 22, through Friday, June 26. 05 June 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC Consular Conference in the United States The Embassy of Iceland in Washington hosted a Consular Conference for the Honorary Consuls of Iceland in the United States on Wednesday, June 3rd. The conference was held virtually with over twenty consuls from across the United States as well as the staff of the Embassy, the Consulate General in New York and the Consular team of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland. 12 March 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC Travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak The US Government has issued travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak, which will temporarily suspend travel for non-US citizens who have been physically present within the Schengen Area during the 14 days before their entry to the U.S. 06 March 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC Women´s Voices Needed in Politics Commemorating Women’s History Month and in advance of International Women’s Day on March 8th , Ambassador of Iceland, Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, answered questions on women’s political participation on a panel alongside, her colleagues from Oman, Rwanda and Afghanistan. 28 February 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC Nordic Event on Arctic Civilian Security on Capitol Hill This week it was all about the Arctic for us in Washington DC. This of course is connected to Iceland’s Arctic Council Chairmanship and we hope it will raise awareness of Arctic issues among US decision makers. 04 February 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC Embassy of Iceland in Washington starts issuing Schengen visas for tourists to Iceland Yesterday was a big day for us here at the Embassy of Iceland. Ambassador Ellertsdóttir signed a contract with VFS Global to receive applications for Schengen visas for travelers to Iceland on our behalf. 20 December 2019Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC Arctic discussions and the introduction of the ICELAND Act in the House of Representatives Two busy weeks at the Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC are coming to an end and we are getting ready for the Holidays. The last weeks of this year the Embassy staff has continued its effort to discuss matters of interest to the bilateral relationship of Iceland and the United States in the US Congress. 1 2 3

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07 February 2025Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC

Iceland begins accepting Schengen visa applications in Canada

Please note that, effective February 10th, Iceland will begin accepting Schengen visa applications directly from Canada. Consequently, Denmark will no longer represent Iceland in this capacity.

20 September 2024Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC

Ambassador Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir presents Letter of Credence to President Biden

On 18 September 2024, Svanhildur Hólm Valsdóttir presented her Letter of Credence as Ambassador of Iceland to the United States to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States.

29 September 2022Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC

The Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC is looking for a full-time driver/handyman

The Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC is looking for a new team member to fill the position of full-time driver/handyman.

29 October 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC

U.S. Iceland Economic Dialogue held for the second time

The United States and Iceland held their second Economic Dialogue earlier this week, on October 27. The Economic Dialogue was jointly established by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson following their meeting in Reykjavik in February 2019.

03 July 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC

COVID-19 information - Travel Restrictions

Iceland’s Minister of Justice has decided that the temporary travel restrictions that came into effect on 15 June will continue to apply as of 1 July 2020.

25 June 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC

Virtual Nordic Jazz 2020

This week the Nordic Embassies in Washington DC organized the yearly Nordic Jazz festival. This year the festival was virtual with a new free online concert available every day at noon Monday, June 22, through Friday, June 26.

05 June 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC

Consular Conference in the United States

The Embassy of Iceland in Washington hosted a Consular Conference for the Honorary Consuls of Iceland in the United States on Wednesday, June 3rd. The conference was held virtually with over twenty consuls from across the United States as well as the staff of the Embassy, the Consulate General in New York and the Consular team of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland.

12 March 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC

Travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak

The US Government has issued travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak, which will temporarily suspend travel for non-US citizens who have been physically present within the Schengen Area during the 14 days before their entry to the U.S.

06 March 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC

Women´s Voices Needed in Politics

Commemorating Women’s History Month and in advance of International Women’s Day on March 8th , Ambassador of Iceland, Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, answered questions on women’s political participation on a panel alongside, her colleagues from Oman, Rwanda and Afghanistan.

28 February 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC

Nordic Event on Arctic Civilian Security on Capitol Hill

This week it was all about the Arctic for us in Washington DC. This of course is connected to Iceland’s Arctic Council Chairmanship and we hope it will raise awareness of Arctic issues among US decision makers.

04 February 2020Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC

Embassy of Iceland in Washington starts issuing Schengen visas for tourists to Iceland

Yesterday was a big day for us here at the Embassy of Iceland. Ambassador Ellertsdóttir signed a contract with VFS Global to receive applications for Schengen visas for travelers to Iceland on our behalf.

20 December 2019Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC

Arctic discussions and the introduction of the ICELAND Act in the House of Representatives

Two busy weeks at the Embassy of Iceland in Washington DC are coming to an end and we are getting ready for the Holidays. The last weeks of this year the Embassy staff has continued its effort to discuss matters of interest to the bilateral relationship of Iceland and the United States in the US Congress.