Archives: Accomplishments

67. Secured a successful Congressional delegation led by Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT) that advanced our security relations. Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) also joined the

68. Secured a successful Congressional delegation led by Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), strengthening our bilateral relations. Participants included Senator John Kennedy (R-LA), Senator Doug

70. Supported a successful Congressional delegation led by Representative Gallego (D-AZ) in July 2019, focused on strengthening our security relationship with Iceland. Participants included

71. Led the diplomatic community’s participation in the 2019 Reykjavik Pride Parade. The Embassy’s participation promoted the U.S. policy priority of equal rights for

74. Hosted Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett in August 2020 on the first leg of her first overseas visit since the onset

75. Initiated partnership with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California to create the 1986 Reykjavik Summit Video Log, a series of video interviews

77. Honored former President Vigdis Finnbogadottir in a video that became one of the mostviewed videos in Embassy Reykjavik Facebook history. Her leadership is

78. Ambassador Gunter authored an op-ed in April 2020 focused on the COVID-19 response, expressing gratitude for Iceland’s leadership in combatting the pandemic.

81. Hosted the first ever U.S. Embassy-sponsored 9/11 memorial event at Keflavik Air Base. This was the first time the 9/11 memorial event was

73. Demonstrated U.S. commitment to LGBTI+ rights during the 2019 Reykjavik Pride event. Human rights are a shared value of our two great countries,

69. Supported a successful Congressional delegation led by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (DRI) in October 2019 that advanced the U.S.-Icelandic scientific and environmental relationship.

66. Led, together with the UK Embassy and the Vardberg think tank, the NATO Talks event at the University of Iceland. The event was