Benedikt Ásgeirsson (born 7 February 1951, in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic diplomat and was an Ambassador of Iceland to Russia from 2006 to 2011.Guðmundur Árni sendiherra í Washington. Fréttatíminn via Tímarit.is. (in Icelandic)
In 1995 Benedikt was appointed as an ambassador in the United Kingdom.Nýr sendiherra. Tíminn via Tímarit.is. (in Icelandic) In 1997 Benedikt launched a sailing competition between Portsmouth in UK and Reykjavík in Iceland.Seglbátar koma. Tíminn Akureyri via Tímarit.is. (in Icelandic)
In 2002 Benedikt oversaw security for a NATO meeting held in Iceland.25 milljónir á dag í öryggisgæslu. Dagblaðið Vísir via Tímarit.is. (in Icelandic)
In 2018 Benedikt and Unnur, on behalf of Iceland, made an open skies agreement with Burkina Faso, Jamaica, Rwanda and Turkey.Ísland undirritar fjóra loftferðarsamninga. Dagblaðið Vísir. (in Icelandic)
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