Archives: Accomplishments

106. Penned the 2019 and 2020 Country Commercial Guides and Investment Climate Statements, ensuring businesses and investors in the United States were fully informed

113. Ambassador Jeffrey Ross Gunter established a tradition of “light lunches.” Initially launched during the long, dark winters, these lunches (and sometimes breakfasts) continued

84. Ambassador Gunter hosted a roundtable for Icelandic startups interested in the U.S. market. The United States has never been a better place to

90. Hosted Lara Smith and her team from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to take part in the Reykjavík Global Forum Women Leaders at

96. Hosted Rear Admiral Andrew “Woody” Lewis, Deputy Commander of the U.S. Navy Second Fleet at a dinner with Icelandic colleagues.

91. Welcomed Rear Admiral Michael Curran, Fleet Supply, Logistics, and Ordnance, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa/Sixth Fleet to Reykjavik. Admiral Curran was in Iceland for

110. Promoted Icelandic efforts to combat trafficking in persons even while advocating for increased protection, prevention, and prosecution efforts. Iceland shares U.S. values on

105. Launched Ambassador Jeffrey Ross Gunter’s official government Twitter account. This account allowed Ambassador Gunter to communicate directly with the Icelandic public and to

117. The U.S. Department of State’s State Magazine featured the embassy move in a January 2021 news article. The article cited that the event

112. Launched the Religious Freedom Initiative (RFI) by U.S. Embassy Reykjavik. Through this important program, the Embassy partners with diverse religious leaders and leverages

85. Provided a forum that enabled Alaska-based Environmental Protection Agency expert and Icelandic fisheries officials to explore cooperation in the Arctic. Another example of

88. Liaised regularly with Icelandic Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials Einar Gunnarsson and Iceland’s Senior Arctic Official Fridrik Jonsson in support of Iceland’s