Vakhtang Makharoblishvili

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH

October 2, 1978, Tbilisi, Georgia

Professional EXPERIENCE

06/2021 - Present - Ambassador of Georgia to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Head of the Mission of Georgia to the European Union

07/2019 – 06/2021 - First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

10/2016 – 07/2019 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

05/2012 – 10/2016 - Deputy Permanent Representative of Georgia to the UN

02/2013 – 07/2013 - Chargé d'Affaires of Georgia to the UN

11/2009 – 05/2012 - Director, Deputy Director, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

10/2005 – 11/2009 - Senior Counsellor, Embassy of Georgia to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Mission of Georgia to the European Union

09/2004 – 10/2005 - Deputy Director, Department of European Affairs and EU Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

07/2004 – 09/2004 - Head of Division, Department of European Affairs and EU Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

08/2002 – 07/2004 - Head of Division, Department for the EU Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

09/2001 – 08/2002 - Second Secretary, Department for the EU Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

08/2000 – 09/2001 - Attaché, Foreign Policy Research and Analysis Center, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

Education

2004 - Leiden University, International Business Law, LLM

2002 - Post Graduate Studies in Diplomacy, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies

2000 - Tbilisi State University, International Law and International Relations, BA

Diplomatic rank

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary