Vakhtang Makharoblishvili

Born on October 2, 1978, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Married, with two sons.

Career:

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

July 2019 – June 2021 - First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

October 2016 – July 2019 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

May 2012 – October 2016 - Deputy Permanent Representative of Georgia to the UN

February 2013 – July 2013 - Chargé d'Affaires of Georgia to the UN

November 2009 – May 2012 - Director, Deputy Director, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

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

September 2004 – October 2005 - Deputy Director, Department of European Affairs and EU Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

July 2004 – September 2004 - Head of Division, Department of European Affairs and EU Integration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

August 2002 – July 2004 - Head of Division, Department for the EU Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

September 2001 – August 2002 - Second Secretary, Department for the EU Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

August 2000 – September 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

Languages:

Georgian; English; Russian; French

Diplomatic rank:

Holds the diplomatic rank of Ambassador.