Embassy Information

The Embassy of Iceland in Beijing represents Iceland vis-a-vis China, as well as Mongolia and Vietnam.

The Embassy's mission is to promote relations with the countries above in areas including trade, investments, tourism and cultural exchanges. Opened in 1995, the Embassy in Beijing was Iceland's first diplomatic mission in Asia.

Embassy of Iceland in Beijing

Address:

1 Liangma Bridge North Alley
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100600, China

Phone: +86 (10) 8531 6900

Email: beijing@mfa.is

Opening hours: The embassy is open Monday to Friday from 09:00–17:00. The visa section is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 14:00–16:00. For visa related inquiries please contact visa application center: +86 (10) 8400 4176

Personnel

Name	Job title	Email
Birkir Már Þrastarson	Vice-Consul	beijing@mfa.is
Hafrún Stefánsdóttir	Consul	beijing@mfa.is
Inga Dóra Pétursdóttir	Deputy Head of Mission	beijing@mfa.is
Petur Yang	Trade Representative	beijing@mfa.is
Svandís Þóra Kristinsdóttir	Vice-Consul	beijing@mfa.is
Yan Xue Song	Assistant	beijing@mfa.is

Ambassador

Ms. Bergdís Ellertsdóttir

Professional Career

Ambassador of Iceland to the People's Republic of China with accreditation to Mongolia and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, August 2026 -

Deputy Permanent Secretary of State, August 1st. 2024- August 2026.

Arctic Ambassador and Senior Arctic Official, 2024-2026.

Ambassador of Iceland to the United States, 2019-2024.

Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, 1 August 2018- 1 August 2019.

Head of the Mission Iceland to the European Union, September 2014- 2018. As well as Ambassador to the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

Director, International Trade Negotiations. Chief negotiator Iceland-China FTA.

Directorate for Trade and Economic Affairs, September 2012.

Deputy Secretary General. European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Brussels, 2007-2012.

Director General for International Security and Development Co-operation Affairs. Ministry for Foreign Affairs, January 2007.

Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Iceland, 2005-2006.

Head of European Affairs, Deputy Director General. Trade Department.

Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 2003-2004.

Deputy Director, Political Department. Security issues, NATO, OSCE, bilateral relations with the United States, Canada and Russia, 2000-2003.

Political Officer. NATO HQ, Political Division, Brussels, 1998-2000.

Deputy Head of Mission. Embassy of Iceland in Bonn with accreditation to Switzerland, Austria and the OSCE, 1995-1998.

First Secretary. Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Trade Department, 1991-1995.

Education

European Studies (M.A.), University of Essex, UK, 1988-1989.

Political Science and English (B.A.), University of Iceland, Reykjavík, 1985 - 1987.

Political Science, English and History, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg, Germany, 1983-1985.