President of Georgia
Salome Zurabishvili

Place of birth

Paris

Education

1972 - Paris Institute of Political Science;

1973 - Columbia University;

1981 - Paris National School of Public Administration

Professional Experience

1974-1977 - Third secretary of the French Embassy in Rome;

1977-1980 - Second secretary of the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations;

1980-1984 - Employee of the Analysis and Forecasting Center of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

1984-1988 - First Secretary of the French Embassy in Washington;

1988-1989 - First Secretary of the European Conference on Security and Co-operation in Vienna;

1989-1992 - Second Counselor at the French Embassy in the Republic of Chad;

1992-1993 - First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of France to the Euro-Atlantic Council (Brussels);

1993-1996 - Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the Western European Union (Brussels);

1996-1998 - Adviser to the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France;

1997-1998 - Inspector General of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

1998-2001 - Officer of the Strategy, Security and Disarmament Division of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

2001-2003 - Head of International and Strategic Affairs of the General Secretariat of National Defense of France;

2003-2004 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Georgia;

2004-2005 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia;

2006 - Leader of political union The Way for Georgia;

2006-2015 - Professor at the French Institute of Political Science;

2010-2015 - Head of the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on Iran;

2016-2020 - Member of Parliament of Georgia of the 9th convocation;

2018 - Elected President of Georgia

Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Relations with Russia
Zurab Abashidze
Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
Salome Zurabishvili: Depending on the result, it will be decided whether the EU will suspend visa liberalization or other processes - my veto is symbolic, but I will use it on behalf of the people who are now on the streets
Salome Zurabishvili talks to Maia Sandu on phone
Michael Roth: We should not help the "Georgian nightmare" to "modify" the "law on foreign agents" in order to continue destroying liberal democracy
Charles Michel reports on the telephone conversation with Salome Zurabishvili and Irakli Kobakhidze
Foreign Ministers of Latvia, Estonia, Iceland and Lithuania arrive at Rustaveli Avenue
Salome Zurabishvili talks to Charles Michel on phone
Volodymyr Zelensky: I spoke with President Zourabichvil and thanked her for confirming her attendance at the inaugural Peace Summit
Salome Zurabishvili: I spoke with President Zelenskyy and thanked him for his solidarity and unwavering support for the Georgian people
Baiba Braže: Joining the European Union is not only a political goal, it requires practical steps to adapt the country's legal, justice and other systems to European standards
Estonian Foreign Minister: This law is a symbol of the choice between Russia and the European Union - this is a reversal to which the European Union will surely react
Salome Zurabishvili: I talked to our friends about our future plans, the European platform, on which I have been working for several weeks and which I will officially present to our population
Salome Zurabishvili: I explained to the representatives of friendly countries that with my veto I would under no circumstances enter into some fake, artificial, deceitful negotiations - no and never!
Salome Zurabishvili: I will lead the pro-European front in these elections, not with my direct involvement in the elections, but I will be the guarantor for the pro-Western and pro-European front
Salome Zurabishvili: 20% of our territory is occupied by Russia, but this did not divert Georgia from the European path and will not stop us in the future - everything is not happening as Russia wants
Mamuka Khazaradze: a European platform of national resistance should be created with joint forces, in which process we consider the most important thing is close coordination with President Salome Zurabishvili
Administration of the President: the face-to-face meeting between Salome Zurabishvili and Jim O'Brien lasted longer than the scheduled time - the content of the conversation is not public
The participants of the rally gathered near the Parliament blocked Rustaveli Avenue
Deputies of "Georgian Dream" enter the parliament with the help of police forces
Steven Blockmans: If Georgia misses the opportunity to get closer to the EU, it will take a long time to repair the damage caused by the autocratic regime