
Geir H. Haarde
@ghaarde
Executive Director at the World Bank representing the Nordic/Baltic states. Ambassador of Iceland to the United States 2015 - 19. Retweets are not endorsements.
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http://www.iceland.is/iceland-abroad/us/ 26-12-2014 15:01:03
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Ambassador Geir H. Haarde welcoming guests to our celebration of the start of Iceland´s chairmanship in the Arctic Council and the opening of the exhibition Glacier by renowned #Icelandic photographer @RagnarAxelsson1. Wonderful evening with friends and allies in the US. MFA Iceland Arctic


Great panels on Economic Drivers in the Arctic and Investing in the Arctic during this mornings’s conference on Doing Business in the #Arctic in Embassy of #Iceland, Washington DC. MFA Iceland Arctic #IceArctic


It was a busy and productive day for our Minister Guðlaugur Þór in #washingtondc today starting with participation in a conference on Doing #Business in the #Arctic at the Embassy and ending with a speech The Wilson Center Polar Institute on #Iceland and the #Arctic. #IceArctic

This week, @EnergyDepSec joined Geir H. Haarde, @IcelandinUS, Nikolay Korchunov, and MFA Iceland Arctic to celebrate Iceland's leadership of the Arctic Council and view the stunning artwork of @RagnarAxelsson1. Iceland and the U.S. will work together for a very successful chairmanship! 🇺🇸🇮🇸


Get to know the Icelandic Arctic Council Chairmanship priorities: #Arctic #Marine #Environment, #Climate & #Green #Energy Solutions, #People & #Communities of the Arctic, and Stronger #ArcticCouncil 👇 #IceArctic 🔗 mfa.is/arctic 👩💼💼 Arctic Economic Council & #ACGF @Gaeslan 🚁🚢

Fascinating to listen to UK House of Commons Speaker john bercow this morning at The Brookings Institution on the Role of Parliament in today’s Britain - #USEurope #BBTI Iceland in US 🇮🇸 MFA Iceland 🇮🇸




Celebrating Geir Haarde as he steps down as the Icelandic Ambassador to the US. Fortunately he and his wife, Inga Jona Thordardottir, won’t be leaving us for good, as Geir H. Haarde will begin a new position at the World Bank. Estonian Embassy US Latvia in USA | #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 Embassy of Lithuania in DC | #StandWithUkraine MFA Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Liechtenstein in the USA 🇱🇮


Ambassador of #Iceland Geir H. Haarde and Ambassador of Norway Kåre R. Aas ready for #Pride2019. The #Nordic Embassies’ Viking float will be sailing through Capital Pride today with a message of love and on #Equality4All #Nordics4Equality #LoveisLove 🏳️🌈


“Two elderly gentlemen” at Gay Pride in DC today! With my good friend Ambassador Kaare Aas Kåre R. Aas of Norway.


Meet the #Icelandic Arctic Council chairmanship team! Very busy 🐝preparing the upcoming SAOX meeting in #Reykjanesbær & look forward 2 meeting our #Arctic colleagues & plan for the work ahead! SDWG Chair AMAP ACAP Working Group Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response @PAMESecretariat @CAFFSecretariat


Joint statement released by the Governments of the United States of America and #Iceland on the occasion of the Inaugural U.S.-Iceland Economic Dialogue held last week in Reykjavík. MFA Iceland 🇮🇸 Geir H. Haarde 🇮🇸🇺🇸

Excellent #Nordic luncheon at residence yesterday on #Iceland’a National Day w. Nordic Ambassadors and other reps discussing Nordic cooperation in the #US in 2019 & 20. MFA Iceland 🇮🇸 🇮🇸🇫🇮🇳🇴🇩🇰🇸🇪


Well deserved farewell at Blair House [Takoma] in honor of my very good friend, the Ambassador of Iceland, Geir Haarde, his wife, Inga Jona Thordardottir, and two of their 13 grandchildren. Thanks to Department of State Chief of Protocal Sean P. Lawyer for hosting.🇳🇴🇮🇸 Geir H. Haarde Iceland in US 🇮🇸
![Kåre R. Aas (@kareraas) on Twitter photo Well deserved farewell at <a href="/BlairHouseDC/">Blair House [Takoma]</a> in honor of my very good friend, the Ambassador of Iceland, Geir Haarde, his wife, Inga Jona Thordardottir, and two of their 13 grandchildren. Thanks to <a href="/StateDept/">Department of State</a> Chief of Protocal Sean P. Lawyer for hosting.🇳🇴🇮🇸 <a href="/GHaarde/">Geir H. Haarde</a> <a href="/IcelandInUS/">Iceland in US 🇮🇸</a> Well deserved farewell at <a href="/BlairHouseDC/">Blair House [Takoma]</a> in honor of my very good friend, the Ambassador of Iceland, Geir Haarde, his wife, Inga Jona Thordardottir, and two of their 13 grandchildren. Thanks to <a href="/StateDept/">Department of State</a> Chief of Protocal Sean P. Lawyer for hosting.🇳🇴🇮🇸 <a href="/GHaarde/">Geir H. Haarde</a> <a href="/IcelandInUS/">Iceland in US 🇮🇸</a>](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D9mjYzoWsAE_mIe.jpg)


Great day of Nordic Jazz 2019 last Saturday in Washington DC. Thanks to Denmark in USA 🇩🇰 for hosting, the great artists, everyone who attended and to our #Nordic colleagues for the good cooperation as always. ☀️🎷🇮🇸🇫🇮🇩🇰🇱🇾🇳🇴🇸🇪 Urban Ahlin, Ambassador of Sweden to USA Thank you for your interest in Finland in the USA Norwegian Embassy in Washington


My last day on the job as Iceland’s Ambassador to the U.S. Iceland in US 🇮🇸 after four and a half great years. Now moving on July 1 to a new challenge as Nordic/Baltic Executive Director at #WorldBank - Here w my excellent assistant Asdis Hreinsdóttir MFA Iceland 🇮🇸


Continuing the countdown, our next favorite event from 2019 was the #GenderEquality salon in April. 9. Ambassador Geir H. Haarde hosted amazing panelists Nina Easton Shane Green Margrét Pála & Drífa Sigurdardóttir at his residence to talk about how to #CloseThePayGap! Iceland in US 🇮🇸
