President of Georgia
Salome Zurabishvili

Place of birth

Paris

Education

1972 - Paris Institute of Political Science;

1973 - Columbia University;

1981 - Paris National School of Public Administration

Professional Experience

1974-1977 - Third secretary of the French Embassy in Rome;

1977-1980 - Second secretary of the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations;

1980-1984 - Employee of the Analysis and Forecasting Center of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

1984-1988 - First Secretary of the French Embassy in Washington;

1988-1989 - First Secretary of the European Conference on Security and Co-operation in Vienna;

1989-1992 - Second Counselor at the French Embassy in the Republic of Chad;

1992-1993 - First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of France to the Euro-Atlantic Council (Brussels);

1993-1996 - Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the Western European Union (Brussels);

1996-1998 - Adviser to the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France;

1997-1998 - Inspector General of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

1998-2001 - Officer of the Strategy, Security and Disarmament Division of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

2001-2003 - Head of International and Strategic Affairs of the General Secretariat of National Defense of France;

2003-2004 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Georgia;

2004-2005 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia;

2006 - Leader of political union The Way for Georgia;

2006-2015 - Professor at the French Institute of Political Science;

2010-2015 - Head of the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on Iran;

2016-2020 - Member of Parliament of Georgia of the 9th convocation;

2018 - Elected President of Georgia

Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Relations with Russia
Zurab Abashidze
Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
European Georgia chairman
Giga Bokeria
Salome Zurabishvili: I spoke with the President of Estonia, who expressed his support for Georgia's European Union integration path and its European future
Shalva Papuashvili: So many foreigners intervened in the issue of transparency, in the end they also came out to rallies, this shows exactly that this is one of the most Georgian laws adopted by the Parliament, so we will overcome the veto
Irakli Kobakhidze: Salome Zurabishvili vetoed the law, thereby blocking all space for discussion
Mamuka Mdinaradze: Ursula von der Leyen makes foreign interventions the main issue of the election campaign - the question of what is wrong with the "Transparency of Foreign Influence" law is still unanswered
Salome Zurabishvili: I am waiting for President Macron in Georgia on the Independence Day, May 26
Grigory Karasin: Zurabishvili, "a peculiar woman", selflessly tries to destabilize her own country - Whose interests does she protect?
President returns draft law "On transparency of foreign influence" to Parliament in the same form and adds only one article, according to which the law is valid only for one day after its enactment
Michael Roth: President Zourabichvili vetoed the „foreign agent law“, let’s take the chance, dear Georgian Government - It’s not too late to choose Europa instead of Russia
Margus Tsahkna: Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili's veto on the "Foreign Agents" law opens the way forward - Estonia calls on Georgia’s leadership to withdraw the law
Mamuka Mdinaradze: Many thanks to Salome Zurabishvili, who finally confirmed that there are no comments and arguments against the Transparency Law
The President vetoed the law on transparency of foreign influence
Salome Zurabishvili: It doesn't matter much whether this law will be withdrawn or not, because the whole picture is disturbing - if they had not introduced this law, they would have a chance to win the elections
Salome Zurabishvili: The draft law "On transparency of foreign influence" is unacceptable and is not subject to modification - It is clear what is happening: the government is not doing what the country expects
Salome Zurabishvili: The draft law "On transparency of foreign influence" is unacceptable and is not subject to modification - It is clear what is happening: the government is not doing what the country expects
Salome Zurabishvili: Depending on the result, it will be decided whether the EU will suspend visa liberalization or other processes - my veto is symbolic, but I will use it on behalf of the people who are now on the streets
Salome Zurabishvili talks to Maia Sandu on phone
Michael Roth: We should not help the "Georgian nightmare" to "modify" the "law on foreign agents" in order to continue destroying liberal democracy
Charles Michel reports on the telephone conversation with Salome Zurabishvili and Irakli Kobakhidze
Steven Blockmans: If Georgia misses the opportunity to get closer to the EU, it will take a long time to repair the damage caused by the autocratic regime