The Consulate General of Iceland in New York carries out regular consular functions in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island including assistance to Icelandic nationals. The Consulate General of Iceland was established as a trade office in 1939 and Consulate General in 1940, being the first Icelandic diplomatic mission after the establishment of the Icelandic Foreign Service earlier that year. The Consulate still today mainly focuses on trade and investment and hosts the Icelandic Trade Commission for North America, Invest in Iceland, Film in Iceland, Icelandic American Chamber of Commerce and Inspired by Iceland: North America in partnership with Business Iceland.