Lelo MP
Salome Samadashvili

Education

1997 - Allegheny College, Political sciences and phylosophy

2002 - Central European University, Constitutional Law

2001 - University of America, Public administration

Professional Experience

2016 - present - University of Georgia, International Relations and Political Sciences Department, Director

2015 - present - University of Georgia, guest lecturer

2014 - 2015 - US NDI Libya Parliamentary Program, Director

2013 - 2014 - Martens Center for European Studies, honorary researcher

2005 - 2013 - Georgian Mission to EU, Head, Ambassador of Georgia to Belgium and Luxemburg

2002 - 2004 - NDI, Head of the Parliamentary Program

2001 - 2001 - International Center for Education and Arts, program specialist

2000 - 2001 - Washington University, USA, Assistant to the Professor

1998 - 1998 - Embassy of Georgia to USA, Chief of Chancellery

1997 - 1998 - Monterey Institute of International Studies, Herbert Scoville Fellow

Honorary Degree

The Presidential Order of Excellence (01 Nov 2011)

President of Georgia
Salome Zurabishvili
Prime Minister of Georgia
Irakli Gharibashvili
Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
The Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament supported the draft law "On transparency of foreign influence" in the second reading
Anri Okhanashvili turned off Salome Samadashvili's microphone, and after a protest from the opposition MP, the chairman of the committee asked her to leave the hall
Salome Samadashvili: Cancelation of free-visa regime does not require the support of all EU member states, the votes of some of the states will be enough
Vakhtang Gomelauri: some of the participants of the rally threw various objects at the policemen, including stones, bottles, poured paint, verbally and physically insulted them - an attack on a policeman means an attack on a state institution
Salome Samadashvili: The appointment of Davit Khidasheli to the post of advisor to the Minister of Defense is a criminal offense and an investigation should be started
Salome Samadashvili: "Georgian Dream" has a new phase, it is the deterioration of relations with strategic partners, and Germany is among them
Salome Samadashvili: Overriding the veto will be another signal from Georgian Dream that they oppose our country's accession to the European Union
Salome Samadashvili: I have no problem with them checking our documents, although corruption means abuse of power and the opposition has no power - similar methods are often used to harass opponents in autocratic countries
The Anti-Corruption bureau is planning to check the property declaration of 30 opposition MPs of the Parliament and Tbilisi City Council
Nika Gvaramia calls the information spread about the configuration of the opposition shadow cabinet "delusion"
Salome Samadashvili: I very much hope that Kobakhidze will be the last prime minister appointed by the oligarch in our country
At the session, where the ministerial candidates are heard, there was uproar: Anri Okhanashvili asked Salome Samadashvili to leave the hall
Beka Liluashvili on Georgian Dream, Why does it prevent the creation of working formats? Who are they deceiving?
Salome Samadashvili: These loser Russians placed the EU flags only in front of the majority seats in the Parliament hall, they also put it up for "People's Power"
Salome Samadashvili: Melia is a valuable politician - Lelo will cooperate with everyone who believes that we need to defeat the Russian regime, but the future does not mean the restoration of the one-party rule of the National Movement party
Salome Samadashvili: The decision on the status is threatened by the position of Viktor Orban, a common ally of Vladimir Putin and Bidzina Ivanishvili, who threatens to block the approval of the EU enlargement package
Salome Samadashvili: We don't have time to waste time with the representatives of the Russian government, who have not fulfilled the important requirements of the European Union and are going to continue the simulation processes even today
Salome Samadashvili: It was said here that we, the opposition, call Georgian Dream the Russian political power - I recommend that you read the Russian press and you will see that Russians themselves call you their allies, Vladimir Putin's regime considers you to be the most reliable ally for them
George Katcharava - The events of April 2024 determine future trends of global pollical and security architecture