Grigol Vashadze
Grigol Vashadze | |
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| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia | |
| In office 6 February 2008 – 2 November 2008 | |
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| Born | 19 July 1958 Strength Is in Unity (2018-2021) Third Force (2021) |
| Spouse | Nina Ananiashvili (m. 1988–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Diplomat |
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| Website | [1] |
Grigol Vashadze (
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia (2008–2012).[citation needed] He is currently a member of Parliament of Georgia.[citation needed
]
Early career
Born in
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, simultaneously doing his postgraduate training in international law at the Soviet Diplomatic Academy. At one time, he was a member of Soviet diplomatic team at the START I talks with the United States. He worked in Department of International Organizations and Department of Cosmos and Nuclear Weapons of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union.[citation needed
]
Career
From 1990 to 2008, Vashadze engaged in private business and lived mostly in
Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili.[citation needed] In October 2012, he was succeeded by Maia Panjikidze.[citation needed
]
In July 2018 Vashadze was nominated as a presidential candidate for
Salome Zurabishvili won just one percentage point ahead of Vashadze.[1] In his presidential campaign, Vashadze signalled his intention to use the presidency’s limited powers to send a vocal message of integration with NATO and the European Union.[2] He also promised to reduce bureaucracy and took a strong stance against the legalization of cannabis.[3]
On 24 March 2019 after Mikheil Saakashvili stepped down as chairman of the United National Movement, he was nominated by the former chairman and won the following leadership election unopposed. He served as chairman until 15 December 2020, when he left the party.[citation needed]
Personal life
Vashadze has been married, since 1988, to the famous ballet dancer Nina Ananiashvili and has two children, Nodar and Elene.[4] Beyond his native Georgian, Vashadze speaks Russian, English, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, and French.[5]
Vashadze held
deputy of the Russian State Duma, suggested to strip Vashadze of his Russian citizenship on account of his being "anti-Russian", but the parliament quickly dismissed the proposal as illegal. Following this incident, Vashadze renounced his Russian citizenship.[8][9]
References
- ^ Margarita Antidze (November 28, 2018), Ruling party candidate leads in Georgia presidential runoff[dead link] Reuters.
- ^ Margarita Antidze (November 28, 2018), Ruling party candidate leads in Georgia presidential runoff[dead link] Reuters.
- ^ "Presidential Election Guide". Civil Georgia. 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ^ A Swan Takes Flight, interview of Nina & Gregory by Paul Lieberman. Archived 2001-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times Magazine, June 21, 2000, published at ananiashvili.com. Accessed on May 4, 2008.
- ^ Grigol Vashadze. Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Accessed on May 4, 2008.
- ^ Kommersant interviews new foreign minister. Rustavi 2.
- ^ Georgian Greens disapprove foreign minister`s candidacy. Rustavi 2.
- ^ "Georgian foreign minister renounces Russian citizenship". RIA Novosti. 2009-11-04. Archived from the original on November 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ Georgian FM Stripped of Russian Citizenship. Civil Georgia. June 28, 2010. Accessed on February 10, 2012.
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