Irakli Kurashvili

Date and Place of Birth

January 16, 1972, Tbilisi, Georgia

Professional EXPERIENCE

03/2023 - present - Ambassador of Georgia to the Republic of Latvia

04/2022 - 02/2023 - Director General for European Union, Directorate General for European Integration, MFA of Georgia.

2018 – 2022 - Ambassador of Georgia to Argentina, accredited to Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia (based in Buenos Aires).

2012 - 2017 - Ambassador of Georgia to the Swiss Confederation, accredited to the Principality of Liechtenstein (based in Bern).

2009 - 2012 - Minister - Counselor, Embassy of Georgia to the Kingdom of Spain (August 2009 – January 2010); (March 2012 –July 2012 – Chargé d'affaires a.i. of Georgia in Spain).

2009 - Ambassador-at-Large at the MFA of Georgia.

2006 - 2007 - Consul, Embassy of Georgia in Spain.

2006 - Chargé d'affaires a.i. of Georgia in Spain.

2004 - 2005 - Head of Bilateral Relations Division of the Department of European Affairs and European Integration, MFA of Georgia.

2001 - 2004 - Counselor/Consul, Embassy of Georgia in Brussels, Belgium.

1997 - 2000 - First Secretary of the Department for Europe and Americas, MFA of Georgia

1995 - 1997 - Third Secretary of the Political Department, MFA of Georgia.

EDUCATION

1989 - 1994 - Faculty of History, BA in History (With Honors), Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

1995 - 1996 - Specialized course on International Relations, Madrid Diplomatic School (Spain).

DIPLOMATIC RANK

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary