Embassy Information

Bilateral development cooperation between Iceland and Uganda started in 2000 when the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA - now part of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs) opened a regional office in the capital Kampala. In June 2004 the office was turned into an Icelandic Embassy, further strengthening the relations between the countries.

Embassy of Iceland in Kampala

Address:

Plot 3, Lumumba Avenue
Nakasero, Kampala
PO Box 7592
Uganda

Phone: +256 200 913 110

Email: kampala@mfa.is

Opening hours:  Mon-Thu 09:00-15:30 and Fri 09:00-13:30

Name Job title Email
Agnes Hauksdóttir Attaché agnes.hauksdottir@utn.is
Hildigunnur Engilbertsdóttir Head of Mission / Chargé d‘Affaires hildigunnur.engilbertsdottir@utn.is
Lawrence Kiraza Assistant / Chauffeur lawrence.kiraza@utn.is
Miriam Amuron Administrative Officer miriam.amuron@utn.is
Robinah Julie Manoba Project manager robinah.julie.manoba@utn.is

Ambassador

Ms. Hildigunnur Engilbertsdóttir

Foreign Service Career
Present: Head of Mission / Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Iceland in Uganda
2019-2023: First Secretary, Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Permanent Mission of Iceland to the UN
2016-2019: Specialist, Multilateral Development Cooperation & Climate Affairs, Directorate of Development Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Other relevant work experience
2016: M&E & Donor Reporting Consultant, School Meals Programme, World Food Programme Rwanda. 
2014-2016: Research and policy consultant, Social Policy and Evaluation department, UNICEF Uganda
2014: Programme Assistant, Infrastructure Department, EU Delegation to Rwanda

Education
2013: Master of Public Administration, International Health Policy and Management, New York University (Wagner)
2011: Bachelor of Arts Degree, Economics (minor in Spanish), University of Iceland (exchange semester at University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
2003-2004: Spanish for foreign students, Universidad Espiritu Santo (Guayaquil) and Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador.

Foreign languages: English, beginner Spanish.

Hildigunnur Engilbertsdóttir was born in Iceland on 12 April 1983. She has one daughter, Anna Sólrún Hildigunnardóttir.

Kampala, Uganda