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

Salome Zurabishvili - Russia is trying to divide us, the Russian regime in Georgia is trying to prevent unity, the will of the nation, and prevent us from seeing where Georgia should move and develop - the answer must be given once again
Salome Zurabishvili: A significant share of electricity price increase is due to free energy allocated to bitcoin mining - dependence on Russian imports is growing
Joe Wilson: supporters of freedom are saddened by the anti-American “Georgian Dream” supporting Iran’s terrorist regime
Salome Zurabishvili: The verdict against Elene Khoshtaria is yet another shocking attack on democracy and fundamental rights in Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili: Salome Zurabishvili slandered the Church on a day of mourning, and now she raises questions about who was where and who was not - regarding the opposition, these people turned their backs on the country and the Church, and complaining about who was present or absent is hypocrisy
Salome Zurabishvili: I truly hope that in these very difficult times Ilia II will help us preserve the unity that was achieved today - something many do not like or want - I did not have any pass, but I stood in front of Sioni Cathedral, and I am happy even with that
Salome Zurabishvili: We are all obliged to be together on Sunday - It would have been the Patriarch's wish for all presidents of Georgia to be there; that too would have been a sign of unity, beyond all these political confrontations
Giorgi Vashadze - There is a war in the neighborhood, what should a state-minded government do to confront this threat The first thing it should do is consolidate the nation - they tell us that there is a threat of war, if so, we must face it united
Giorgi Sharashidze on Salome Zurabishvili: Betrayal is when you leave the battlefield - in fact, 12 of us are doing the work of the entire opposition
Gia Volski on the unification of part of the opposition - They have formed some kind of internal theater, their goal is grave and dark - they have left Salome Zurabishvili in a position where she is walking around with a flag in her hand and saying that she is the president
Giorgi Sharashidze on Opposition Alliance - These parties were united by the idea of ​​a boycott and the so-called peaceful overthrow of October 4 - and all this only strengthened the Dream
Salome Zurabishvili - I welcome the opposition alliance - this strategy should become the basis for a united struggle of political and public forces - to ensure regime change and peaceful transformation
Salome Zurabishvili: Russia is losing on all fronts - it is losing old allies, and now Iran too
Salome Zurabishvili: Dictatorships must end!
Salome Zurabishvili on sanctioning of Imedi and POSTV – This was an expected consequence, they should find questions and answers in themselves
The South Caucasus: Strategic Autonomy Needed
Estonian Ambassador: I will be leaving Tbilisi later this week - Does my departure reflect the current state of relations between Georgia and Estonia? Of course it does - I cannot hide that
UAE’s Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimy - “We will leave no stone unturned to make sure that we do defend ourselves”