Bergdís Ellertsdóttir

Bergdís Ellertsdóttir (born 1962) is an Icelandic diplomat. She is the current ambassador of Iceland to the United States. She was a permanent representative of Iceland to the United Nations 2018–2019. Since 1991, when she joined Iceland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs, she has had a diplomatic career with assignments covering NATO, EFTA, and the European Union. She has also served as Iceland's ambassador to Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland and San Marino.

Early life and education Born in Iceland in 1962, Bergdís Ellertsdóttir attended the University of Freiburg in Germany where she studied German (1982–1983) followed by political science, English and history (1983–1985). She went on to study political science and English at the University of Iceland graduating in 1987. She completed her studies at the University of Essex where she received an M.A. in European Studies in 1989.