Ilia Darchiashvili
Ilia Darchiashvili | |
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ილია დარჩიაშვილი | |
16th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 4 April 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Irakli Garibashvili Irakli Kobakhidze |
Preceded by | David Zalkaliani |
Head of the Administration of the Government | |
In office 22 February 2021 – 4 April 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Irakli Garibashvili |
Preceded by | Kakha Kemoklidze |
Succeeded by | Revaz Javelidze |
Personal details | |
Born | Sighnaghi, Georgia | 21 February 1981
Citizenship | Georgia |
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Ilia Darchiashvili (Georgian: ილია დარჩიაშვილი; born 21 February 1981) is a Georgian government official, diplomat, and a former bank manager, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia since 4 April 2022.
Education and early career
Born in
In 2014, Darchiashvili became Deputy Director of the state-run Municipal Development Fund during the first tenure of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and, next year, he was promoted as its Director. In the same year, he was moved to the position of First Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure. He then was Ambassador-at-large at the Foreign Ministry from 2016 to 2017. He served as Georgia's Ambassador to Poland from 2017 to 2021. Shortly after Irakli Garibashvili's return as Prime Minister, Darchiashvili became Head of the Administration of the Government of Georgia in March 2021.[1]
Foreign Minister
On 4 April 2022, Prime Minister Garibashvili appointed him
Ranks and awards
Ilia Darchiashvili holds the
References
- ^ a b c "Foreign Minister Zalkaliani Appointed Ambassador to U.S." Civil Georgia. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Ukrainian FM "looking forward" to working with newly appointed Georgian counterpart". Agenda.ge. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "New Georgian FM Meets EU's Borrell in Brussels". Civil Georgia. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Ilia Darchiashvili". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
External links
- Ilia Darchiashvili on Twitter
- Ilia Darchiashvili on Facebook