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

  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.
  3. The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's who, 1953, p. 54
  4. Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland, Archived 2016-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
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