Ingvi Sigurður Ingvarsson

Ingvi Sigurður Ingvarsson
Ingvi Sigurður Ingvarsson
Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations
	In office; 1972 – September 8, 1977
Preceded by	Haraldur Kröyer
Succeeded by	Tómas Ármann Tómasson
Ambassador of Iceland to Sweden
	In office; September 8, 1977 – September 2, 1982
Preceded by	Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson
Succeeded by	Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
Ambassador of Iceland to the United States
	In office; November 24, 1986 – December 17, 1990
Preceded by	Hans Georg Andersen
Succeeded by	Tómas Ármann Tómasson
Ambassador of Iceland to China
	In office; April 12, 1991 – January 21, 1995
Preceded by	Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
Succeeded by	Hjálmar Waag Hannesson
Personal details
Born	December 12, 1924; Reykjavik
Died	September 26, 2009 (aged 84); Reykjavik
Spouse	Ingvar Hólmfríður Guðlaug Jónsdóttir
Children	Bergljót Kristin educationalist and teacher
Parents	Ingvar Ingvarsson farmer (father); Gudrun Jónasdóttir (mother);
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 (December 12, 1924 – September 26, 2009) was an 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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