Embassy Information
Iceland and Malawi started bilateral relations in 1989. The Embassy of Iceland in Lilongwe was formally opened in 2004. From the outset, the collaboration has focused on development cooperation in one district in Malawi; Mangochi. Originally the support targeted the fisheries sector of Lake Malawi but as time went by, expanded to the social sectors of education and health. Current programme support, which started in July 2012 and will come to an end in 2021, aims to strengthen the delivery of basic services in the district through providing the Mangochi District Council with support in these areas: improved provision and use of basic services; in maternal health and family planning, primary education, water and sanitation, and community development, for men and women living in rural Mangochi District.
Embassy of Iceland in Lilongwe
Address13/13 Samala House
Lilongwe, Malawi
Phone: +265 (0)1 771 141 / 382
Email: lilongwe[at]mfa.is
Open Mon-Thu from 08:00 - 16:00 and Fri 08:00 - 13:00
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Chargé d’Affaires
Davíð Bjarnason
CV
Education
2007 Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Iceland1999 Masters of Environmental Studies from Dalhousie University Canada
1996 BA in anthropology from the University of Iceland
Work Experience
2024- Head of Mission, Embassy of Iceland Lilongwe, Malawi2021-2024 Director of Bilateral Development Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs Iceland (MFA)
2019-2021 Head of Division for World Bank Affairs, MFA
2017-2019 Director of Regional Development Cooperation, MFA
2016-2017 Director of Evaluations, MFA
2013-2017 Programme Director for the East Africa Regional Geothermal Exploration Project at the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA), later MFA
2012-13 Director for Programme Preparations at ICEIDA
2011-12 Head of Development at the Communication Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Iceland
2008-10 Project Manager for ICEIDA at the Embassy of Iceland in Namibia
1999-04 Project Manager for Landmat, an information technology company
1999-07 Part time lecturer in anthropology and environmental studies at the University of Iceland
1996-99 Various research projects, including on tourism in Iceland
