About Helgi Ágústsson
Born 1941. Helgi Ágústsson is an Icelandic diplomat.
Helgi Ágústsson (born 16 October 1941) is an Icelandic former diplomat. He was the Ambassador of Iceland to the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1995, the Ambassador of Iceland to Denmark from 1999 to 2002, and the Ambassador of Iceland to the United States from 2002 to 2006. During the Cod Wars in the 1970s, he worked for the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs in London.
Basketball Helgi played basketball for KR in the top-tier Icelandic basketball league and was the chairman of the club from 1966 to 1970 and 1977 to 1979. In 1982 he was elected as the chairman of the Icelandic Basketball Association where he served until 1983.
Personal life Helgi is married to Hervör Jónasdóttir and together they have four children.
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Helgi Ágústsson was born on 16 October 1941 in Reykjavík.
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Helgi Ágústsson is Icelandic.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Helgi Ágústsson. https://biography.guide/helgi-agustsson/
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