| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | Iceland to United States |
| Native Name: | Sendiherra Íslands í Bandaríkjunum |
| Incumbent: | Bergdís Ellertsdóttir |
| Incumbentsince: | 1 July 2019 |
| Inaugural: | Thor Thors |
| Formation: | 23 October 1941 |
Iceland first established a permanent representation to the United States in October 1940, following Thor Thors appointment as ambassador. Prior to 1940, Iceland was represented in the United States by Denmark.
| Name | Appointment | Termination of mission | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Thors | 23 October 1941 | 11 January 1965 | |
| 2 | Pétur Thorsteinsson | 1 August 1965 | 1 October 1969 | |
| 3 | Magnús V. Magnússon | 1 October 1969 | 4 April 1971 | |
| 4 | Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson | 1 August 1971 | 2 March 1973 | |
| 5 | Haraldur Kröyer | 2 March 1973 | 21 July 1976 | |
| 6 | Hans Georg Andersen | 21 July 1976 | 24 November 1986 | |
| 7 | Ingvi S. Ingvarsson | 24 November 1986 | 17 December 1990 | |
| 8 | Tómas Á. Tómasson | 17 December 1990 | 9 December 1993 | |
| 9 | Einar Benediktsson | 9 December 1993 | 21 November 1997 | |
| 10 | Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson | 16 March 1998 | 9 December 2002 | |
| 11 | Helgi Ágústsson | 9 December 2002 | 8 December 2006 | |
| 12 | Albert Jónsson | 8 December 2006 | 8 January 2009 | |
| 13 | Hjálmar W. Hannesson | 8 January 2009 | 1 October 2011 | |
| 14 | Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson | 1 October 2011 | 23 February 2015 | |
| 15 | Geir Haarde | 23 February 2015 | 1 July 2019 | |
| 16 | Bergdís Ellertsdóttir | 1 July 2019 | Incumbent |