Helgi Pálson Briem

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Helgi Pálson Briem
Head of the mission
of  Iceland
to  Sweden
In office
19501955
Succeeded byMagnús Vignir Magnússon
Ambassador
of  Iceland
to  Germany
In office
July 1, 1955 – January 1, 1961
Preceded byVilhjálmur Finsen
Succeeded byPétur Thorsteinsson
Personal details
Born(1902-06-18)June 18, 1902
DiedAugust 2, 1981(1981-08-02) (aged 79)[1]
Spousemarried in 1929, Doris Parker [2]
Childrendaughter Alfheidur Sylvia
Alma materPh.D. of the University of Iceland and Candidatus philologiæ Political Science of the University of Copenhagen

Helgi Pálson Briem (June 18, 1902 – August 2, 1981) was an Icelandic diplomat.

  • In 1929 he was Director of Taxation.
  • From 1930 to 1932 he was Managing Director of the Fishery Bank of Iceland.
  • In 1932 he was Government Commercial Delegate.
  • In 1935 he was Commercial Attache in Madrid.
  • In 1937 he was Commercial Attache in Berlin.
  • In 1940 he was Commercial Attache in Lisbon.
  • From 1942 to 1948 he had Exequatur as Consul-General for New York City.
  • From 1948 to 1950 he was Chargé d'affaires in Stockholm.
  • From December 28, 1950 to July 1, 1955 he was Ambassador in Stockholm with coacdredition 30 January 1951 to 11 September 1953 in Moscow 17 January 1951 to 1 July 1955 in Oslo and 29 April 1953 to 28 December 1960 in Belgrade.[3]
  • From July 1, 1955 to January 1, 1961 he was Ambassador in Bonn, on February 26, 1957 he was coaccreditated in Bern.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Päiväkirjat, 1944 – 1956, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, WSOY, 1986 - Finland - 736 p. p. 550
  2. ^ Doris Mildred Briem fæddist í Birmingham, Bretlandi, 17. september 1902. [1]
  3. ^ The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's who, 1953, p. 54
  4. ^ Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland, [2] Archived 2016-08-19 at the Wayback Machine