Ambassador

Benedikt Höskuldsson

Curriculum Vitae

Professional:

2024 -    Ambassador to India, as well as Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka

2021 - 2024    Special Envoy for Climate, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland

Permanent representative of Iceland to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) 

Member of the Board of the Nordic Development Fund

2016 - 2021    Lead Partnership Specialist and Senior Advisor at Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)

2013 - 2014      Permanent Representative and Minister Plenipotentiary to FAO, World Food Programme (WFP), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),  Rome

Minister Counsellor, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland

Director of Natural Resources, Environmental and Energy Affairs

Head of Energy Affairs

Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Iceland in Tokyo, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland

Counsellor, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland

Director Overseas Trade Services, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland

1991 - 1997    Embassy of Iceland in Berlin

Work with India:

2022 -    Co-Chair of Joint Task Force on Energy Cooperation between India and Iceland. In this capacity work has focused on cooperation between Indian and Icelandic energy entities like ONGC, Oil India, ISOR and Verkis from Iceland

Education:

1983    Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Lewis & Clark College, OR, USA

1986    Master of Arts in Economics: Money & Monetary Systems, International Economics, Portland State University, Portland OR, USA

1986    International Business, Portland State University, OR, USA

Honors:         

1999    Received the order of Nordstjerne from the King of Sweden

2023    Distinguished Alumni Honor from Lewis & Clark College

Personal:         

Höskuldur was born 12 May 1957. He is married to Hjördís Magnúsdóttir with three adult children and five grandchildren.