Tómas Ármann Tómasson

Background

Tómasson, Tómas Ármann was born on January 1, 1929 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Tómas and Gudrun (Thorgrímsdóttir) Tómasson.

Education

Bachelor, University Illinois, 1952. Master of Arts, Fletcher School Law & Diplomacy, 1953. Postgraduate, Russian Institute, Columbia, 1954.

Career

Icelandic foreign service officer, 1954. Secretary of Embassy Moscow, 1954-1958. Officer Ministry Foreign Affairs, Reykjavik, 1958-1960.

1st secretary, counsellor of Embassy Paris, 1960-1966. Deputy permanent representative of Iceland to North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Organization of European Cooperation and Development, 1960-1966. Chief of division Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1966-1969, chairman defense committee, deputy secretary general, 1970-1971.

Permanent representative of Iceland on North Atlantic Council, ambassador to Belgium and European Commission, 1971-1977. Permanent representative to United Nations, 1977-1982. Ambassador to France and permanent representative to Organization of European Cooperation and Development and United Nations Educational, also accredited to Spain, Portugal, Cabo Verde, 1982-1984.

Ambassador to Belgium and European Commission. Icelandic permanent representative to North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1984-1986. Ambassador to the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1987-1990.

Ambassador to the United States Washington, 1990-1993. Accredited to Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina. Ambassador, head of delegate to disarmament negotiations, Vienna, 1990.

Permanent representative to United Nations, 1993-1994. With Ministry Foreign Affairs, Rewkjavik, Iceland, since 1995.

Membership

Member Cercle Royal Gaulois Artistique et Lttèraire.

Connections

Children: Jón, Ingibörg, Tómas, Árni.

Father:

Tómas Tómasson

Mother:

Gudrun (Thorgrímsdóttir) Tómasson

child:

Jón Tómasson

child:

Ingibörg Tómasson

child:

Tómas Tómasson

child:

Árni Tómasson