Hans Georg Andersen

Hans Georg Andersen (May 12, 1919 April 25, 1994) was an Icelandic diplomat.

  • From 1946 to 1954 he was legal adviser to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland).
  • In 1948 he was admitted to the bar.
  • From 1954 to 1 June 1962 he was permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council in Brussels with coacredition in Paris.
  • From 1 June 1962 to 1 July 1963 he was Ambassador in Stockholm.
  • On 7 September 1962 he was coaccreditated in Helsinki.
  • From 1 July 1963 to 31 August 1969 he was Ambassador in Oslo with coaccredition in Prague.
  • From 31 August 1969 to 21 July 1976 he was legal adviser in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland).
  • From 21 July 1976 to 24 November 1986 he was Ambassador in Washington, D.C..
  • From 6 October 1976 to 28 April 1987 he was coaccreditated in Ottawa.[1]
Hans Georg Andersen
Ambassador
of  Iceland
to  Belgium
In office
January 1, 1961  June 1, 1962
Preceded byAgnar Klemens Jónsson
Succeeded byPétur Thorsteinsson
Ambassador
of  Iceland
to  Sweden
In office
June 1, 1962  July 1, 1963
Preceded byMagnús Vignir Magnússon
Succeeded byÁrni Tryggvason 1 July 1963 to 31 August 1969
Ambassador
of  Iceland
to  Norway
In office
July 1, 1963  August 31, 1969
Preceded byHaraldur Guðmundsson
Succeeded byAgnar Klemens Jónsson
Ambassador
of  Iceland
to  United States
In office
July 21, 1976  November 24, 1986
Preceded byHaraldur Kröyer
Succeeded byIngvi S. Ingvarsson
Personal details
Born(1919-05-12)May 12, 1919
Winnipeg
DiedApril 25, 1994(1994-04-25) (aged 74)
Spouse(s)on Oct. 6, 1946 he married Astrid vr Helgadottir
ChildrenThora, Gunnar
MotherThora Gudmundsdottir
FatherFranz Albert
Alma mater1941: L.L. B. University of Iceland, 1945: L.L.M.. Harvard Law School

References

  1. Mervyn O. Pragnell, Ann Patricia Rogers Burke's The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's who, Peerage Limited, 1985 , p. 18p.25
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