Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, is one of seventeen ministries
of the Cabinet of Georgia
, responsible for the country's network of relationships with foreign nations
. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is located on Chitadze Street in Tbilisi
, Georgia
. The incumbent is Grigol Vashadze
(since December 6, 2008)
This ministry first appeared in Georgian politics in 1918 when the first leader of the Democratic Republic of Georgia
Noe Zhordania
formed the first Cabinet of Georgia
.
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Republic of Georgia
Ministry (collective executive)
A ministry refers to a collective body of government ministers headed by a prime minister or premier. Although the term "cabinet" can in some circumstances be a synonym, a ministry can be a broader concept which might include office-holders that do not participate in cabinet meetings...
of the Cabinet of Georgia
Cabinet of Georgia
The Cabinet of Georgia is an executive council of government ministers in Georgia. It is headed by the Prime Minister of Georgia. In the cases of utmost importance, the meetings may be led by the President of Georgia . The first Cabinet of Georgia was formed by Noe Zhordania in the Democratic...
, responsible for the country's network of relationships with foreign nations
Foreign relations of Georgia
Georgia's location, nestled between the Black Sea, Russia, and Turkey, gives it strategic importance far beyond its size. It is developing as the gateway from the Black Sea to the Caucasus and the larger Caspian region, but also serves as a buffer between Russia and Turkey...
. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is located on Chitadze Street in Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. The incumbent is Grigol Vashadze
Grigol Vashadze
Grigol Vashadze is a Georgian politician, diplomat and a member of the Cabinet of Georgia in the capacity of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia. From 2 November 2008 until 10 December of the same year Vashadze briefly served as the Minister for Culture, Heritage Preservation and Sport...
(since December 6, 2008)
This ministry first appeared in Georgian politics in 1918 when the first leader of the Democratic Republic of Georgia
Democratic Republic of Georgia
The Democratic Republic of Georgia , 1918–1921, was the first modern establishment of a Republic of Georgia.The DRG was created after the collapse of the Russian Empire that began with the Russian Revolution of 1917...
Noe Zhordania
Noe Zhordania
Noe Zhordania was a Georgian journalist and Menshevik politician. He played an eminent role in the Social Democratic revolutionary movement in Imperial Russia, and later chaired the government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia from July 24, 1918 until March 18, 1921, when the Bolshevik Soviet...
formed the first Cabinet of Georgia
Cabinet of Georgia
The Cabinet of Georgia is an executive council of government ministers in Georgia. It is headed by the Prime Minister of Georgia. In the cases of utmost importance, the meetings may be led by the President of Georgia . The first Cabinet of Georgia was formed by Noe Zhordania in the Democratic...
.
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Republic of GeorgiaDemocratic Republic of GeorgiaThe Democratic Republic of Georgia , 1918–1921, was the first modern establishment of a Republic of Georgia.The DRG was created after the collapse of the Russian Empire that began with the Russian Revolution of 1917...
- Akaki ChkhenkeliAkaki ChkhenkeliAkaki Chkhenkeli was a Georgian Marxist politician and publicist who acted as one of the leaders of the Menshevik movement in Russia and Georgia....
, May 25, 1918 - 1918 - Evgeni GegechkoriEvgeni GegechkoriEvgeni Gegechkori was a Georgian politician and Social Democratic revolutionary.He first entered the leftist student movement in 1903 during his studies at the Moscow University and soon joined the Menshevik wing of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party...
, 1918 - 1921
People's Commissars of Foreign Affairs of Georgian SSR
- Alexander SvanidzeAlexander SvanidzeAlexander Semyonovich "Alyosha" Svanidze was a Georgian Old Bolshevik and historian. He was a personal friend of Joseph Stalin and a brother of Stalin’s first wife Kato. Nevertheless, Stalin had him arrested during a purge in 1937...
, 1921 - 1923 - Georgi Kiknadze, 1944 - 1946
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Georgian SSR
- Georgi Kiknadze, 1946 - 1953
- Archil Gigoshvili, 1953 - 1954
- Mitrofan Kuchava, 1954 - 1962
- Archil Gigoshvili, 1962 - 1969
- Georgi Chogovadze, 1969 - 1970
- Revaz Pruidze, 1970 - 1970
- Shalva Kiknadze, 1970 - 1979
- Teymuraz Gordeladze, 1979 - 1981
- Giorgi Javakhishvili, January 1, 1985 - January 1, 1990
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Georgia
- Giorgi Khoshtaria, November 26, 1990 – September 15, 1991
- Murman Omanidze, September 15, 1991 – December 31, 1991
- Alexander Chikvaidze, March 1, 1992 – December 21, 1995
- Irakli Menagharishvili, December 15, 1995 – November 29, 2003
- Tedo JaparidzeTedo JaparidzeTedo Japaridze is a Georgian politician and diplomat.Japaridze was born in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia . He graduated from the Department of Western European Languages and Literature at Tbilisi State University in 1971 and worked there until 1974...
, November 30, 2003 – March 20, 2004 - Salome ZourabichviliSalome ZourabichviliSalomé Zourabichvili is a Georgian politician, from 2004 to 2005 Foreign Minister of Georgia and a former diplomat in the French service. Currently she is the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts assisting the UN Security Council’s Iran Sanctions Committee.-Biography:Zourabichvili was born in...
, March 20, 2004 – October 19, 2005 - Gela BezhuashviliGela BezhuashviliGela Bezhuashvili is a Georgian politician and the current head of the Georgian Intelligence Service since February 1, 2008...
, October 19, 2005 – January 31, 2008 - David BakradzeDavid BakradzeDavid Shekris Bakradze is a Georgian politician and diplomat who has been serving as the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia since June 7, 2008....
, January 31, 2008 – May 5, 2008 - Eka Tkeshelashvili, May 5, 2008 – December 6, 2008
- Grigol VashadzeGrigol VashadzeGrigol Vashadze is a Georgian politician, diplomat and a member of the Cabinet of Georgia in the capacity of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia. From 2 November 2008 until 10 December of the same year Vashadze briefly served as the Minister for Culture, Heritage Preservation and Sport...
, December 6, 2008 – incumbent