Background
EGILSSON, Olafur was born on August 20, 1936 in Reykjavik. Son of Egill Kristjansson and Anna Margrjet Thuridur Glafsdottir Briem.
EGILSSON, Olafur was born on August 20, 1936 in Reykjavik. Son of Egill Kristjansson and Anna Margrjet Thuridur Glafsdottir Briem.
Commercial College of Iceland and Iceland University.
Executive 1963-1964; Head, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Regional Information Office, Reykjavik 1964-1966. General-Secretary Icelandic Association for Western Company-operation 1964-1966. Political Division, Icelandic Foreign Ministry 1966-1969.
First Secretary, then Counsellor, Icelandic Embassy, Paris 1969-1971.
Deputy Permanent Representative Organisation for Economic Company-operation and Development, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and Council of Europe 1969-1971. Deputy Permanent Representative North. Atlantic Council, Deputy Head, Icelandic Delegate to European Economic Community, Counsellor, Embassy in Brussels 1971-1974.
Counsellor, then Minister Counsellor, Political Division of Foreign Ministry 1974-1980. Chief of Protocol (with rank of Ambassador) 1980-1983.
Acting Principal Private
Secretary to President, of Iceland 1981-1982. Deputy Permanent Under Secretary and Director-General for Political Affairs, Foreign Ministry 1983-1987. Ambassador to United Kingdom (also accredited to Ireland, Netherlands and Nigeria) 1986-1989.
Chairman, Board of Governors Icelandic Institute Development Agency 1982-1987.
Executive; Commander Icelandic.
Bible Society of Iceland 1977-1987, History Society since 1982.
Married Ragna Sverrisdottir Ragnars in 1960.