Iceland

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 8 June 1964

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

President of the Republic: H.E. Mr Olafur Ragnar GRIMSSON
Prime Minister: H.E. Ms Johanna SIGURDARDOTTIR

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. M. Tómas Ingi Olrich
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iceland to France, Permanent Delegate (12/1/2004)

Permanent Delegation of Iceland to UNESCO
Ambassade d'Islande 8, avenue Kléber 75116 PARIS
Telephone: 01.44.17.32.85
Fax: 01.40.67.99.96
E-mail: dl.islande@unesco.org

National Commission for UNESCO

Chairperson: Ms Guđnŷ Helgadóttir
Secretary-General: Mr Einar Hreinsson

Icelandic National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture Menntamálaráduneytinu Sölvhólsgötu 4 IS - 150 REYKJAVIK ICELAND
Telephone: (354) 545 95 00
Fax: (354) 562 30 68
E-mail: gudny.helgadottir@mrn.stjr.is; einar.hreinsson@mrn.stjr.is;
Web site: http://www.unesco.is

Representation on the Executive Board

Title	Name	Years	Sessions
Membre	M. Andri Isaksson	1964	116-127
Representative		2001-2005	163-172

Note: The 1991 amendment modified Article V of the Constitution, with respect to the status of members of the Board, which with effect from the 27th session of the General Conference (1993) consists of Member States rather than of persons (26 C/Resolution 19.3).

Participation in subsidiary organs

Other intergovernmental organs


• Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
  Member

Celebration of anniversaries

100th anniversary of the birth of Laxness Halldór (2002)