Archives: Accomplishments

76. Launched the American-Icelandic Health Exchange in partnership with the Fulbright Commission to combat COVID and public health challenges. Health diplomacy has been a

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

56. Welcomed several Ambassadors to tour the new Embassy. Conducted in small, socially distanced groups, these tours offered opportunities to discuss multilateral priorities such

50. Partnered with leaders of the Icelandic disability rights organization Orykjabandalag Islands to support their visit to the United States in August 2019 and

51. Garnered significant positive press coverage of the Icelandic disability leaders’ participation in an International Visitor Leadership Program in August 2019. Press coverage is

52. Awarded a $12,000 grant to University of Iceland to develop a program to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

53. Invited and welcomed Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Pekoske for extensive bilateral discussions on aviation security in February 2020 – the first visit

54. Created opportunities for collaboration in transportation security by introducing TSA Administrator David Pekoske to key figures in Iceland’s Ministry for Transport and Local

60. Upon arrival to the island, the Ambassador established strong relationships with Icelandic healthcare officials, offering support when possible and keeping U.S. policymakers informed

59. As part of the COVID-19 response, the Embassy empowered staff to work remotely, becoming the first U.S. embassy in the world to go

58. Hosted a NATO appreciation event in July 2020 with nearly 300 NATO personnel, including Italians and Danes. U.S. Embassy Reykjavik celebrates the important

57. Ambassador Jeffrey Ross Gunter and Ms. Heather J. Wilson planned and executed nine military appreciation engagements between members of all the U.S. military