July 15, 2005–February, 2009 - Head of the Permanent Mission of Georgia to the OSCE and other International Organisations based in Vienna.

July 1, 2004–July 15, 2005 - Director, Department of International Security, National Security Council of Georgia.

June, 2001 - June 30, 2004 - Counsellor, Mission of Georgia to NATO, Brussels, Belgium.

August, 2000 - June, 2001 - Counsellor, Embassy of Georgia to the Kingdom of Belgium, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Mission of Georgia to the European Communities and NATO.

August, 1999 - August, 2000 - Counsellor, Embassy of Georgia to the Kingdom of Belgium, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

November, 1998 - August, 1999 - Head of Bilateral Relations Division, Department for Politico-Military Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tbilisi, Georgia.

April, 1997 - November, 1998 - Deputy Head of NATO Division, Department for Politico-Military Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tbilisi, Georgia.

June, 1996 - November, 1997 – held various positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Academic Background

2004 - George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies

1999 - Defense Resource Management Institute, Monterey, California

1998 - Swedish National Defense College

1997 - NATO Defense College, Rome

1990 - 1995 - Tbilisi State University, Georgia. Masters Degree in International Law and International Relations.

Foreign Languages:      
English; Russian; French

Source: the Georgian Foreign Ministry