Jonas Baldvinas Hannibalsson

Jonas Baldvinas Hannibalsson is a notable Icelandic politician who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the early 1990s. He is recognized for being the first foreign minister to meet with Lithuania's then-leader Vytautas Landsbergis after Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union. His visit to Lithuania in January 1991 was pivotal, as it marked Iceland's decision to seriously consider establishing diplomatic relations with the newly independent nation, making Iceland the first country to officially recognize Lithuania's sovereignty.