Salome Zurabishvili
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 on the beating of Giorgi Bachiashvili: I would like to remind everyone that it was precisely because of such brutal actions and unjust treatment in prisons that the previous regime ended - complete chaos already reigns in the country
Irakli Kupradze: Where there is an opportunity to break at least one limb of Ivanishvili's structure, you should do it - those who are ready to fight, let's fight! - We left parliament in 2024, didn't we make it lame?
Shalva Papuashvili on Salome Zurabishvili: She could never truly become Georgian; She took a Georgian passport, she has Georgian blood in her veins, but she does not have a Georgian mind, soul, or character - She has no connection to what it truly means to be a child of this country
Aleko Elisashvili: We offered a compromise to the opposition, but in return we got foot-stomping, hunger strikes, and demands like “either boycott or nothing;” To those who insult us, we say: we can’t guarantee victory, but we *can* seriously heat up the process
Salome Zourabichvili: When the police act with impunity, criminals run wild, and the Prime Minister talks to us about his friends instead of the government, the question arises — what more needs to happen for the last of “Georgian Dream’s” Mohicans to open their eyes?
Lela Jejelava: It seems that only Salome Zourabichvili remains on the platform of resistance — but how is she supposed to restore resistance? We need to reach the Charter, but how are we getting there? — Either she presents a concrete plan, or this strategic confusion is harming the protest mood
Badri Japaridze: We agree with President Salome Zourabichvili that elections will not be held on October 4! — This is a battlefield, and we have decided to enter it through struggle, together with the Georgian people
Shalva Papuashvili: It’s laughable that Rasa Juknevičienė, in the draft resolution she prepared, initially called on the opposition to participate in the elections, and the very next day submitted an amendment urging them not to participate
Giorgi Baramidze: The European Parliament’s resolution is historic because the European Union has never been this clear; I call on "Lelo" not to persist in its mistake and not to grant legitimacy to "Georgian Dream," as stated in the resolution
Salome Zurabishvili: Neither a campaign for participating in the elections nor a boycott suits us; If anyone in this country believes that local elections can be held, that is a great myth—I am certain they will not take place
Resolution: The European Parliament condemns the politically motivated charges and detentions of Zurab Japaridze, Khazaradze, Badri Japaridze, Vashadze, Melia, Gvaramia, and other opposition politicians, and considers them political prisoners
Davit Matikashvili: Ms. Rasa is piling lie upon lie and telling them to herself in an empty hall – the Georgian people do not give in to blackmail, and this has been made clear to Rasa and her supporters by her fellow Members of the European Parliament as well
Giorgi Volski: Aleko Elisashvili, this well-known political and physical acrobat, is inviting Salome Zurabishvili to participate in the elections to become Tbilisi’s mayor, but Zurabishvili has a different idea—this is a low level of political fluff
Salome Zurabishvili: The detention of former high-ranking officials, threats of violence, or allegedly driving someone to suicide, and the demonstrative racketeering of well-known businessmen mean one thing: the state is destroyed!
Salome Zurabishvili: Terror in Georgia: After activists, journalists, and political leaders, the arrests are now targeting big business!
Oleksii Reznikov - Russia, in reality, is a paper tiger
A Korean tamada: Opening of the Korean Embassy in Tbilisi
Israeli Ambassador to Georgia - Our strategy is not to have Hamas controlling the Gaza Strip - Unfortunately, the UN cooperates with Hamas, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch work in favor of Hamas