Iceland–United States relations

Iceland – United States relations

Iceland	United States

Iceland – United States relations are bilateral relations between Iceland and the United States.

Iceland and the U.S. are NATO allies.

History

The United States military established a presence in Iceland after the Nazi occupation of Denmark (even before the U.S. entered WWII) in order to deny Germany access to its strategically important location (which would have been considered a threat to the Western Hemisphere). The United States of America was the first country to recognize Icelandic independence.

U.S. embassy

Principal U.S. officials include:

• Ambassador--Luis E. Arreaga
• Deputy Chief of Mission—Neil Klopfenstein
• Political Officer—Brad Evans
• Economic/Commercial Officer—Fiona Evans
• Management Officer—Richard Johnson
• Information Management Officer—Ted Cross
• Public Affairs Officer—Robert Domaingue
• Consular Officer—Amiee McGimpsey
• Regional Security Officer—Peter A. Dinoia

See also

• Foreign relations of the United States
• Foreign relations of Iceland

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of State (Background Notes).[1]

External links

• History of Iceland - U.S. relations

• http://iceland.usembassy.gov/
• http://www.iceland.org/us/